NATION HITS GROUND RUNNING FOR 2022 OLYMPICS

Success of Beijing Summer Games in 2008 drives fitness fascination

Ten years after the flame was extinguished at the Beijing Summer Olympics, the legacy of the Games continues to benefit sports development in China as the country prepares for a winter encore in 2022.

Despite the steamy summer heat at Beijing Olympic Forest Park on the north side of the capital, sweat-soaked runners managed smiles as they jostled for position on Saturday afternoon.