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Ugliness and Grumbling

Tuesday, 21st April 2009 ~ Maggie ~ Link ~ Comments (0)

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Age-faking taken to new lows in women's soccer

The Chinese Football Association embarrassed itself yet again by sending professionals to play in the International School Sports Federation's World Schools Championship. A bunch of women who play in the CFA suited up for China's Chongqing Daping, beating the girls from Germany just 8-6 in the final. The CFA claims it had nothing to do with this, but given the amount of control that Chinese sports administrations and teams exercise over athletes, it is impossible that these women snuck off to Turkey to play in the tournament.

Tennis player speaks out against state system

Tennis player Li Na called for other athletes to enjoy the freedom that has recently been extended to China's tennis players. She and Zheng Jie have both improved their rankings since the Chinese Tennis Association has freed them to determine their training schedules and keep more of their winnings.

Tags: CFA, cheating, football, Li Na, soccer, state sports administration, tennis, Zheng Jie