Video: China Rises – Xiao Sha Documentary

Youtube carries a video clip about gymnast Xiao Sha, which is part of the documentary China Rises. Xiao Sha, a 14-year-old gymnast from rural Guizhou, came to a training center in Beijing to prepare for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Hard daily training makes Xiao Sha tired and homesick but she never gives up because she is the hope to help her family escape poverty.

– Read more info here via NYT.

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