Chinese emerging stars to watch at London Olympics
Chinese emerging stars to watch at London Olympics
15:20, October 29, 2009 
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By sportswriter Tan Jingjing
The 11th Chinese National Games which ended in east China's Shandong province on Wednesday were regarded as a trial to pick out promising athletes for the London Olympics.
Following are some of the dazzling rookies possible to make a splash at the 2012 Olympics.
Luo Ying from central China's Hunan province was the most impressive springboard diver to Zhou Jihong, head of the Chinese national diving team. Although finished tenth place in the 3m springboard, Luo impressed her coach and the public with a perfect class in each of her move as well as a good state of mind.
To gradually improve her difficulty, the 13-year-old Luo is prominent to take over Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia in the event.
In the pool, the 16-year-old Chen Qian renewed Asian records of 400m and 800m freestyle in 4:02.35 and 8:20.36. Her 400m result currently ranks fourth in the world.
National swimming coach Yao Zhengjie valued her as a promising "leading figure" of women's middle and long distance swimming events.
Lu Minjia from east China's Zhejiang province was a hot favorite in the women's long jump as she achieved 6.74m to surpass her earlier 6.60m with a gold medal. Although still far from the world record, the 16-year-old was called as a "talented seed" by Feng Shuyong, head coach of the Chinese athletics team.
In the weightlifting competition, rookie Guan Xinlei from central China's Jiangsu province knocked down defending world champion Ouyang Xiaofang to win the 63kg division gold medal with a world-record breaking total result of 265kg.
The 18-year-old had surpassed world records of jerk and total twice respectively at the Chinese sports extravaganza, which laid solid foundation for her Olympic debut in London.
In the tennis events, teenager player Wu Di from Shanghai upset his national teammate Gong Maoxin, Zhang Ze and top seed Zeng Shaoxuan of Jiangsu province, to win the men's singles.
Playing for a professional club in Shanghai, he might continue his momentum in the routine professionals and brew a breakthrough for China's men's tennis singles in the future.
Girl shuttler Wang Shixian from Jiangsu province was one of China's potential medal contenders at London Olympics as Chinese badminton head coach Li Yongbo said she had already been picked by the national team and her excellent performance added China's competitiveness in 2012.
In last month's China Masters badminton Super Series, the 19-year-old, ranked 64th in the world, overcame world number two Wang Lin and newly-crowned world champion Lu Lan to defend her prominence.
Other potential stars emerging at the Chinese "mini-Olympics" include the 19-year-old Zhu Shanshan in toxophily, the 21-year-old Li Xuemei in the track cycling and national champion Mai Jiajie in the men's shooting.
Source: Xinhua
The 11th Chinese National Games which ended in east China's Shandong province on Wednesday were regarded as a trial to pick out promising athletes for the London Olympics.
Following are some of the dazzling rookies possible to make a splash at the 2012 Olympics.
Luo Ying from central China's Hunan province was the most impressive springboard diver to Zhou Jihong, head of the Chinese national diving team. Although finished tenth place in the 3m springboard, Luo impressed her coach and the public with a perfect class in each of her move as well as a good state of mind.
To gradually improve her difficulty, the 13-year-old Luo is prominent to take over Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia in the event.
In the pool, the 16-year-old Chen Qian renewed Asian records of 400m and 800m freestyle in 4:02.35 and 8:20.36. Her 400m result currently ranks fourth in the world.
National swimming coach Yao Zhengjie valued her as a promising "leading figure" of women's middle and long distance swimming events.
Lu Minjia from east China's Zhejiang province was a hot favorite in the women's long jump as she achieved 6.74m to surpass her earlier 6.60m with a gold medal. Although still far from the world record, the 16-year-old was called as a "talented seed" by Feng Shuyong, head coach of the Chinese athletics team.
In the weightlifting competition, rookie Guan Xinlei from central China's Jiangsu province knocked down defending world champion Ouyang Xiaofang to win the 63kg division gold medal with a world-record breaking total result of 265kg.
The 18-year-old had surpassed world records of jerk and total twice respectively at the Chinese sports extravaganza, which laid solid foundation for her Olympic debut in London.
In the tennis events, teenager player Wu Di from Shanghai upset his national teammate Gong Maoxin, Zhang Ze and top seed Zeng Shaoxuan of Jiangsu province, to win the men's singles.
Playing for a professional club in Shanghai, he might continue his momentum in the routine professionals and brew a breakthrough for China's men's tennis singles in the future.
Girl shuttler Wang Shixian from Jiangsu province was one of China's potential medal contenders at London Olympics as Chinese badminton head coach Li Yongbo said she had already been picked by the national team and her excellent performance added China's competitiveness in 2012.
In last month's China Masters badminton Super Series, the 19-year-old, ranked 64th in the world, overcame world number two Wang Lin and newly-crowned world champion Lu Lan to defend her prominence.
Other potential stars emerging at the Chinese "mini-Olympics" include the 19-year-old Zhu Shanshan in toxophily, the 21-year-old Li Xuemei in the track cycling and national champion Mai Jiajie in the men's shooting.
Source: Xinhua
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