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YOUNG STAR: Fan Kexin bites her gold medal at the Short Track Speed Skating World Championships in Sheffield, Britain, on March 12, 2011 (AFP) |
Fan Kexin has risen as a promising young sports star in China. Fan, aged 19, won the gold medal of the women's 500 meters with 43.873 seconds at the ISU (International Skating Union) World Cup Short Track speedskating in Beijing on December 10, 2011.
Fan's rise was amazingly quick. Born in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, she was selected for the provincial team in 2009 and into the national team in 2010. Then in March of 2011 she won the gold medal at the world championships. Such a rapid success owes to her great talent and strong psychological quality.
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DYNAMIC DUO: Cai Yun (left) and Fu Haifeng celebrate their title win at the 2011 BWF Badminton World Championship in London on August 14, 2011 (ZENG YI) |
With their excellent performance in 2011, Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng have lived up to the name of the Best Pair in badminton.
In August of 2011, the duo defeated their South Korean counterparts, and won the gold medal at the 2011 BWF (Badminton World Federation) Badminton World Championship in London.
It was the third consecutive time for the duo to win the title. Currently, the pair ranks first in the world.
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CHESS CHAMP: Hou Yifan defendes her Women's World Chess Championship title in Tirana, Albania, on November 24, 2011 (YANG KE) |
Chinese chess player Hou Yifan successfully defended her Women's World Chess Championship title in Tirana, Capital of Albania, after defeating Indian challenger Humpy Koneru on November 24, 2011.
Hou, aged 18, won the 2010 Women's World Chess Championship in Antakya, Turkey, making her the youngest world chess champion ever.
She started to play chess at age five and showed astonishing talent at the game. At the age of nine, she was selected for the national chess team of China.
Hou has won numerous awards and titles. In addition to the Women's World Chess Championships in 2010 and 2011, she also won the Chess Champion of Guangzhou Asian Games in 2010.
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