Shanghai Daily wins third prize in tug-of-war

Date:2009-01-13

Shanghai Daily won the third prize at the 11th annual tug-of-war organised by the Wenhui-Xinmin United Press Group this afternoon. It was the second straight finish for the newsmen who finished third last year as well.

Eight teams of the Wenhui group participated with each team consisting of eight guys and four women. The teams which won two of the three rounds advanced to the next round.

Shanghai Daily lost the first round to Wenhui Daily but came fighting back after pushing the muscular guys to the back of the rope and girls in front which paid off.

But the next opponent proved a touch call as the defending champion, the Xinmin Hotel, won 3-0. Shanghai Daily finished shared third place with the group's administrative system team.

The final was a showdown between the Xinmin Hotel and the Property Management team, which included kitchen staff and security guards of the building. The Property Management team won the first after a long tussle but appeared to have exhausted their strength in the following two rounds. In the end, the Xinmin Hotel retained the title.

The guys in the Shanghai Daily team were Sam Riley from Feature Department, Li Xinran and Qian Tong from News Writers Department, Shen Li, Li Hualiang (also known as Xiao Bai), Zhang Rui and Wang Xi from Online Department, and the girls who joined in the effort were Liang Yiwen from Metro Department, Yao Minji from Feature Department, Chen Xiaoli and Tan Xian from Online Department.