Yao Ming said last week that if he misses the Beijing Olympics due to injury, it would be the biggest loss of his career. And he is not alone - the other 1,200 Chinese athletes, training intensely for the Bejing Games, feel the same way.
The misery for China's women's soccer head coach Elisabeth Loisel looks to continue after a crushing 4-0 loss to the US in the opening game of the Algarve Cup on Wednesday.
Closed-door Olympic trainings are dull and sometimes intolerable for Olympic taekwondo double gold medalist Chen Zhong. But the determined Chen tries to enjoy the moments of leisure in her restricted existence.
The rapid development of taekwondo in China has become a good model for the sport's future in the world, according to chief official of the China Taekwondo Administrative Center (CTAC), the sport's governing body.
Prize money for the upcoming Volvo China Open in April will be boosted to $2.2 million, an increase of $200,000, organizers say. Total prize money has increased fivefold since the tournament debuted 14 years ago.
The tension between club and country is one of the most vexing realities for professional athletes.
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