Yu mulling move to greener pastures

Former national diving coach Yu Fen, midway through a legal dispute with the country's diving authority over unpaid bonuses, set nerves on edge yesterday by announcing that she may leave China to coach overseas.

"Sport has no national boundary," the Olympic champion-producing coach told China Daily by phone. "Diving is my lifetime career and developing the best athletes, whether Chinese or foreigners, is always my target."

Although cagey when pressed on whether she would join the exodus of Chinese coaches plying their talents abroad, she said: "It's natural for a coach to live and work where you can be better recognized."