Ultimate test of will and skill
By Xu Jingxi in Hefei | China Daily | Updated: 2016-10-19 07:57
Success of Hefei event underlines growth of sport across China
When Zhang Fan went to Hawaii to compete in the 1995 IRONMAN World Championship, he was the only athlete representing China.
A graduate student at the University of Michigan at the time, Zhang hung the national flag over the window the moment he arrived at his hotel, showing the world that Chinese were ready to take the challenge.
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