Zhang tracking a bright future

Former sprinter plans to pursue coaching career

When runner Zhang Peimeng was told he had bone cancer at the age of 22, he could not imagine one day becoming a landmark figure in Chinese athletics.

Fast-forward eight years to last Friday's announcement that Zhang was finally hanging up his spikes at the conclusion of the 13th Chinese National Games in Tianjin. Now 30, his name will live in history as the first Chinese male to nudge the 10-second mark in the 100 meters