Ningbo Beilun Gym was packed that summer night in 2005. The World Grand Prix Women's Volleyball Tournament had touched down in Zhejiang province and Chinese fans were beside themselves watching China take on the US. Their hero had returned and the adoration was obvious: "Lang Ping, we love you!"
There is a well-known saying in China when the future hangs in the balance: "Meet all changes by remaining unchanged."
China's highly successful former Olympic diving coach Yu Fen expressed her desire to return to the national team and contribute to the team's Olympic preparations for the first time since leaving her post in 1996.
Before Yao Ming became the world's most recognizable Chinese sports star, the NBA didn't pay much attention to China - neither did many other big-time sports leagues. Six years later, the NBA is leading the charge of professional leagues trying to get a piece of China's seemingly infinite marketing pie.
The surprise pullout of Switzerland's dressage team from the 2008 Beijing Games last week has triggered concerns over the welfare of horses competing in the humid Hong Kong weather, but international equestrian officials downplayed the significance of the pullout.
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