Young weightlifters dream of Olympics one day
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Young weightlifters dream of Olympics one day
2012-07-25 01:55:23 GMT2012-07-25 09:55:23(Beijing Time) China Daily

Kang Yuxin, a 10-year-old girl who has newly joined the weightlifting team, practices lifting at the Xiamen Sports Centre in Fujian Province on July 11. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]

Coach Chen directs a member of the weightlifting team at the Xiamen Sports Centre in Fujian Province, on July 11. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]

Team members are still young, but their pectorals are obvious, at the Xiamen Sports Centre in Fujian Province, on July 11.[Photo/Asianewsphoto]

Older boys protect a young team member when he does his first lift with heavier weights at the Xiamen Sports Centre in Fujian Province, on July 11.[Photo/Asianewsphoto]

A boy hangs on a barbell after tiring training session at the Xiamen Sports Centre in Fujian Province, on July 11.[Photo/Asianewsphoto]

A team member strengthens their waist by putting a 20kg weight on their stomach at the Xiamen Sports Centre in Fujian Province, on July 11.[Photo/Asianewsphoto]
The training room of the weightlifting team is located in a row of bungalows in the east of the Sports Centre of the city.
Here is the dream factory of many children and has also cultivated excellent athletes like Lin Qingfeng, who will take part in the London Summer Olympics.