Shin and the other kids return to the tables for two more hours of practice, following their dreams in China's national sport, one shot at a time.
What's more, China's government promotes such tourism and sport, as it pushes nearly everything with a dollar sign attached.
Daley has said that China's stranglehold on the sport means that winning Olympic silver in diving would be the equivalent of gold.
In Internet searches, "Stryde Hax" allegedly uncovered Web pages showing lists complied by China's General Administration of Sport that show a 1994 date of birth for He.
While Japan's professional teams are owned by corporations and the league is arguably "too Japanese" ever to resemble the more individualistic ways of the U.S., the sport in China is in its infancy and could mature closer to the U.S. model.
For years watchers of the sport have assumed that China's Soviet sports model for choosing and training athletes is ill-suited to such a dynamic team sport.
Some were awarded for having created an earlier version of a modern sport, like China's claim to soccer or Mongolia's claim of field hockey.
"If golf were part of the Summer Games, it would make a huge difference for its growth here, " said the Shanghai-based American freelance journalist, who has been covering the sport's nascent China Tour for ESPN.
Whatever their specialties used to be, automakers ranging from global brands to China's ambitious rookies are scrambling to cash in on the explosive popularity of sport utility vehicles.
The 62-year-old Qatari appealed to the Court of Arbitration in Sport (CAS) in Lausanne to block the appointment of China's Zhang Jilong as his acting deputy as Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president.
No countries have been more critical of doping and steroid use in swimming than the U.S. and Australia -- especially when it comes to China, a newly emerged power in the sport.
Part of Beckham's new role will be to encourage China's youth to embrace soccer at a time when the country's government is attempting to grow the sport.
Saturday's fight featuring Zou Shiming China's first Olympic gold medalist in boxing will be the most-watched telecast in the professional sport's history, says his promoter, the octogenarian Bob Arum, who has represented boxers from Muhammad Ali to Manny Pacquiao.
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Maybe because the sport he drew up almost overnight ultimately spawned a global industry from the U.S. to China.
China, where millions play table tennis across the country, have never lost the women's singles crown since the sport was introduced at the 1988 Olympics.
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