China unmasks future stars in Nanjing
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UP to 2,000 performers featured at the closing ceremony for the Nanjing Youth Olympics yesterday after 12 days of competition that showcased the sporting superstars of the future.
No official medals table is published for the multi-sports event which focuses on a program promoting friendship and sportsmanship, rather than winning.
But China's deputy chef de mission Xiao Tian told state media that China topped the medals count.
“Our athletes claimed 37 golds, 13 silvers and 13 bronzes,” Xiao told the Xinhua News Agency, adding the tally “ranked the first in the Games.”
Unofficial tallies said China were followed by Russia on 27 golds and the United States with 10.
Tennis starlet Ye Shilin, 16, who is tipped to follow in the footsteps of 32-year-old double grand slam winner Li Na, won the girls’ singles. Another home-grown talent, 17-year-old Shen Duo, swept to six gold medals in the swimming pool, despite suffering from flu.
In table tennis, 17-year-old rising star Fan Zhendong claimed gold in both the boys’ singles and mixed team doubles events. China also dominated the girls football, beating Venezuela 5-0 in the final on Wednesday evening.
Chinese basketball phenomenon Yao Ming, an eight-time NBA All-Star, made an appearance at the Games and backed the non-competitive emphasis, saying that events for young athletes should do “away with the results, the records, the medals.”
“Whatever you are and no matter what size you are, we are all members of a group," Yao, who is listed as 2.29 meters tall, said. “The individual is always tiny,” he added.
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