Post by Whisker on Aug 3, 2012 8:58:27 GMT -1
China's Relentless Pursuit Of Olympic Glory
China has invested vast sums of money and resources into generating sporting superstars.
We visited one of the most famous of the nearly 3,000 dedicated sports training centres around the country - the Shichahai academy in Beijing.
It is a hothouse of ambition, where technique and sheer hard work are honed by the state in the quest for Olympic glory.
China has invested vast sums of money and resources into generating sporting superstars.
We visited one of the most famous of the nearly 3,000 dedicated sports training centres around the country - the Shichahai academy in Beijing.
It is a hothouse of ambition, where technique and sheer hard work are honed by the state in the quest for Olympic glory.
