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The Special Administrative Region of Macau ( Chinese territory ) won four medals at the 2006 Asian Games in Busan ( South Korea ).
Guo Jingjing is one of the grestest athletes in Asia. She is an Olympic and world champion diver, who was born in Hebei but grew up in Beijing. Unlike many athletes, she hates fame. Guo says, "Entertainers like pop singers, movie and TV stars need attention. Athletes don't..."
The 21st World University Games were held in Beijing, with 165 countries and dependencies participating. There were 6,757 sportspeople. The athletes participated in 12 sports : aquatics, athletics, basketball, diving, fencing, gymnastics, judo, soccer, table tennis, tennis, volleyball and water polo. George E. Killian ( President of FISU) said, "It is with great honor and pleasure that I take this opportunity to welcome you and the more than 6,000 athletes, coaches, and administrators from 165 countries that have gathered here tonight in this wonderful city of Beijing, China for the opening of the largest Summer Universiade in the history of FISU. I first came to Beijing some four years ago at the request of our late President, Dr. Primo Nebiolo, to explore the possibility with the local governmental authorities of hosting a Summer Universiade. Following our initial visit, it wasn't long after that the city of Beijing notified us of its desire to host the 2001 Summer Universiade. The rest is history..."
Zhou Shiming won the silver medal in the light flyweight division at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Chicago ( USA ).
Qiao Hong won a gold medal for China in the women's table tennis team event and a bronze medal in the singles at the Atlanta Olympiad in 1996.
China won the gold medal in water polo at the 1978 Asian Games in Bangkok ( Thailand ).
Du Li is an Olympic shooter from Zibo ( Shandong province). She finished first in the air rifle competition in Athens'2004 and first in the same event at the 2006 Summer Asian Games in Doha (Qatar).
Liu Xiang won the gold medal in the 110m hurdles at the 2007 IAAF World Track and Field Championships in Osaka (Japan). The gold medal is one of more than 200 international medals in his career.
This Asian country is the birthplace of wrestling. It has become a popular sport in Asia and Europe.
The best Chinese winter sportspersons are: Han Xiaopeng ( freestyle skiing / Olympic gold medalist, 2006 ), Xianying Liu ( biathlon ), Zhang Dan ( figure skating ), Wang Manli ( speed skating ), Wang Meng ( short track speed skating / Olympic gold medalist, 2006).
China won the silver medal at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Championship in the United States.
Guangzhou will be host city to the 2010 Asian Games.
Lang Ping (volleyball player) was voted China's sportspeople of the year for 1981-82. Under her leadership, the People's Republic of China won three world champions and an Olympic title. She was later made coach of the China volleyball team and led them to glory at the 1986 World Championships in Czechoslovakia (currently Czech Republic / Slovak Republic) . In the 2000s, she won a place in the International Volleyball Federation Hall of Fame.
This Asian country won the bronze medal at the 2002 FIH Field Hockey Women's World Championship in Perth ( Australia ). The medalists were: Chen Qiuqi, Li Aili, Pan Fengzhen, Qi Yingling, Nie Yali, Long Fengu, Chen Zhaoxia, Ma Yibo, Cheng Hui, Liu Yanli, Huang Junxia, Fu Baorong, Li Shuang, Tang Chunling, Zhou Wangfeng, Zhang Haiying, Chen Xiaolan, Hou Xiaolan.
Chuang Tse-tung ( table tennis player ) won the men's singles titles of the world championships three times (1961, 1963, 1965).
China finished in ninth place at the 1990 FIBA Basketball Women's World Cup in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia).
Shangai will host the 2011 FINA World Championship.
Yao Ming is one of the pioneers of basketball players in the People's Republic of China. He put China on the map when was one of the most valuable players in the NBA. For this reason, he was the flag bearer of the Chinese Olympic team at the 2004 Athens. Yao was born on September 12, 1980 in Shangai.
The most popular Olympic sports are table tennis, soccer, wrestling, volleyball, basketball, athletics, diving, swimming, judo, cycling...
China has won 286 Olympic medals since 1984.
Shangai hosted the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2007. Final standings: 1.Germany, 2.Brazil, 3.USA, 4.Norway, 5.China, 6.Australia, 7.England, 8.North Korea, 9.Canada, 10.Sweden, 11.Japan, 12.Denmark, 13.Nigeria, 14.New Zealand, 15.Ghana, 16.Argentina.
From 1974 to 2006, the People's Republic of China has won 2,216 Asian medals. At the 15th Summer Asian Games, the Chinese team came first in the medal table among the 45 participating nations and territories. Chinese athletes were on the gold medal podium 166 times.
Alejandro Guevara Onofre: He is a freelance writer. Alejandro is of Italian, African and Peruvian ancestry. He has published more than seventy-five research paper in English, and more than twenty in Spanish, concerning the world issues, olympic sports, countries, and tourism. His next essay is called "The Dictator and Alicia Alonso". He is an expert on foreign affairs. Alejandro is the first author who has published a world-book encyclopedia in Latin America.
He admires Frida Kahlo (Mexican painter), Jos Gamarra (former president of the Bolivian Olympic Committee ,1970- 1982), Hillary Clinton (ex-First Lady of the USA), and Jimmy Carter (former President of the USA). Alejandro said: "The person who I admire the most is Jos Gamarra . He devoted his professional and personal life to sport. Jos played an important role in the promotion of Olympism in Bolivia -it is one of the Third World`s poorest countries- and Latin America. His biography is interesting". The sportspeople he most admire is Olympic volleyball player Flo Hyman. "This African-American sportswoman is my idol... "
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