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| Yao Ming to battle SARS with telethon |
| CCTV.COM 2003-05-11 16:05:35 |
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China's anti－SARS team has a new member －－ Chinese basketball star and Houston Rockets center Yao Ming. The big guy plans to host a telethon Sunday in his hometown Shanghai to raise money for SARS research. The three－hour program will be aired from 5 to 8 pm local time by Shanghai Television Great Sports Channel and the NBA Television Network.
What have you always wanted to ask Yao Ming？ Now's your chance. During "Super Star, Super Love", the big guy will take questions from viewers by phone, SMS text, and the Internet. All donations will go to the Shanghai Branch of China's Red Cross Society.
Yao Ming says the purpose of the telethon is to help tide over his homeland during its current difficulties.
"At the very beginning I didn't expect the program would be such a large－scale one. We just want to show our concern in some way," said Yao Ming.
Many big names in sports and entertainment will join Yao Ming for the fundraiser. The NBA will be represented by superstar Michael Jordan and Commissioner David Stern. Soccer star Vitor Rivaldo and tennis great Andre Agassi will also be in the line－up. Chinese soccer stars, who will provide a kick are Sun Wen, Qi Hong and Li Weifeng.
Yao Ming and other athletes will autograph basketballs and other souvenirs for viewers.
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Editor: Han Ling CCTV.com
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