Her face etched with pain, a child trains for Olympic glory while her gymnastics trainer stands on her legs.
The
cartoon space rockets and animal astronauts on her tiny red leotard are
a stark and powerful reminder of this little girl's tender age as she
trains as hard as any adult athlete in the Western world.
Nanning
Gymnasium in Nanning, China, is one of many ruthless training camps
across the country to which parents send their children to learn how to
be champions.
Her face etched with pain, a child trains for Olympic glory while her gymnastics trainer stands on her legs.
Boys and girls who looked no older
than five or six-years-old were tasked with swinging on beams, hanging
from pairs of rings and bounding across floor mats during the physically
strenuous training sessions.
Children are put through their paces doing punishing exercises to toughen them up
Children are trained at camps where the word 'gold' is hung on the wall to make them focus on success
Young boys and girls are put through their paces at the Chen Jinglun Sports School, the alma mater of Ye Shiwen
A child stretches at home during a gymnastics training session in Nanning, China.
The trainers are tough on the children who go through rigorous training schedules
Gymnastic stars are known for starting
at an incredibly early age, and this group of children appear no
different as they battled to complete the demanding routines on bars,
rings, and mats
While training techniques appear
extreme to Western eyes, they provide an insight into why China's
athletes at London 2012 seem so easily able to swim, dive, lift and
shoot their way to victory
Daily Mail
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