Embattled Chinese women's coach Elisabeth Loisel has no time to feel relieved after her team's hard-fought victory over the Republic of Korea (ROK) on Monday. She still has plenty to prove in the ongoing East Asian Championship as the team faces Japan today and Asia's No 1 Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Saturday.
Wang Feng and Qin Kai opened China's FINA Diving World Cup campaign in victorious fashion yesterday in Beijing after they convincingly won the men's synchronized springboard title.
Two-time gold medalist David Durepos dribbled down the sideline, turned on a dime but was boxed in by traffic, then wheeled around again before hitting a teammate with a no-look pass for an easy score.
A sluggish China side needed a last-gasp goal three minutes from stoppage time to come from behind and beat the Republic of Korea (ROK) 3-2 in the opener of the East Asian Women's Football Championship yesterday in Chongqing.
The National Aquatics Center, popularly known as the "Water Cube", will again be under the limelight this week as some of the world's best divers head to Beijing for the FINA Diving World Cup from February 19-25 in a test event that will also serve as the sport's final qualifying match for the Beijing Games.
Good things never come easy and Chinese playmaker Zheng Zhi's return to the national team is a good example of that.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|