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Passion for sports lasts after Beijing Games

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Source: CCTV.com | 09-02-2008 09:03

Special Report:   2008 Beijing Olympic Games

The Beijing Olympics are over, but enthusiasm for sport continues. In northeast China's Liaoning Province, enthusiasm for physical exercise has sent people rushing to parks and training fields.

In northeast China's Liaoning Province, enthusiasm for physical exercise has sent people rushing to parks and training fields.

The early bird gets the ping pong table in this park. Late comers might find they have a long wait.

People in Shenyang, provincial capital of Liaoning, are still enthusiastic about sport after the Beijing Games. The national ping pong team's outstanding performance is big encouragement.

A Shenyang resident said, "Our players did so well in the Beijing Games. I believe this will raise more people's interest in Ping Pong."