The tide is turning
By Chen Jia | China Daily | Updated: 2012-08-24 07:49
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AC45 boats Team China (right) and Artemis Racing Red Team of Sweden (left) sail past Alcatraz Island during practice on San Francisco Bay for the America's Cup World Series sailing event on Tuesday. Racing begins on Wednesday and continues through Sunday. Team China features one Chinese sailor, Cheng Ying Kit, a 32-year-old who got his start as a yacht repairman. Eric Risberg / Associated Press |
Hot on the heels of Xu Lijia's sailing gold medal at the London Olympics, Chinese sailors make their debut in the America's Cup, Chen Jia reports from San Francisco.
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