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Impressive gymnasts hold court

Sports | Gymnastics
2008-8-10

CHINA'S gymnasts appeared to divide the judges, but that did not stop the overwhelming favorites from topping the men's qualifying competition in Beijing yesterday. Judges were seen to deliberate for up to 10...

Li Xiaopeng named new deputy governor of Shanxi

National
2008-6-12

LI Xiaopeng, the son of the former Prime Minister Li Peng, has been appointed as the deputy governor of Shanxi Province and placed in charge of industry and coal mining, according to Daynews.com.cn. Li, 49, has...

Li's memoirs

National
2008-1-4

CHINA'S prolific former top legislator Li Peng has published another book, reviewing the diplomatic work in the two decades when he was vice premier, premier and chairman of the Standing Committee of the National...

Injured Li fails to make worlds squad

Sport | Gymnastics
2007-8-15

DOUBLE Olympic and eight-time world champion Li Xiaopeng has missed out on a place in the China's 18-strong squad for the world championships because of a toe injury. Yang Wei will lead the men's contingent with...

Gymnast Li Xiaopeng to miss world championships

Sport | Gymnastics
2007-8-14

DOUBLE Olympic and eight-times world champion Li Xiaopeng has failed to recover from a toe injury and will miss next month's world championships in Germany. The 26-year-old parallel bars specialist, who also missed...

Li doubtful for gymnastic worlds

Sport | Gymnastics
2007-7-18

OLYMPIC champion gymnast Li Xiaopeng is doubtful for September's world championships in Germany. Chinese manager Zhang Peiwen was quoted in the Beijing News as saying he was concerned Li would not be fit enough...

Li to miss worlds due to injury

Sport | Gymnastics
2006-8-9

CHINA'S Olympic gold medalist Li Xiaopeng has been ruled out of the world gymnastic championships in October after having failed to recover from an ankle injury sustained almost a year ago.

Li leads new blood at worlds

Sport | Gymnastics
2005-11-9

DOUBLE Olympic champion Li Xiaopeng will spearhead a 10-strong Chinese team for the Melbourne world gymnastics championships to be held on November 22-27.

Gymnast pulls out of games

Sport | Gymnastics
2005-10-11

CHINA'S star gymnast Li Xiaopeng has pulled out of the men's gymnastics team event at the 10th National Games in Jiangsu Province due to recurrence of ankle injury.

Crucial test for China

Sport | Soccer
2004-11-11

TWO years ago China's soccer fortunes couldn't be brighter. Today, there's only a glimmer of that promise.