Swifter, higher, stronger ... smarter

Education opportunities for budding sports stars is giving more athletes the skills to survive after retirement, reports Tang Yue

After winning silver in the 100m sprint at the National Games five years ago, underdog turned favorite Hu Kai was understandably distraught when he could only finish eighth in the competition last year in Shandong.

But as painful as the defeat was, it had little impact on the marathon he is well on his way to finishing at Tsinghua University.