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How young are those gymnasts, really?

I will study well and keep myself fit Looks like someone in the Chinese media has a sense of humor. Yesterday's Mirror ran a two-page feature on China's gymnastics teams, profiling the team members and applauding them for their fine performance at this... ...full story at Danwei

from Danwei on Thu, Aug 21 2008

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