Guo Jingjing

Swimming World Names 2008 Divers of the Year

PHOENIX, Arizona, November 21. WITH December soon upon us, the annual celebratory issue of Swimming World naming the top aquatic athletes in the world will be coming to our subscribers' mailboxes and...

Yu's millions are pure fiction: SAC

China's swimming governing body suggested this week that Yu Fen is owed unpaid bonuses in the region of 25,000 yuan but the former national diving team coach has refused to accept this claiming it only represents a fraction of...

Artists in luxury sculpt China's new cultural revolution

Nov 10, 2008

As China sets out to rebuild its artistic heritage, support is coming from an unexpected source: The global luxury industry. The big brands have targeted the country - both for exhibition displays and for collaborations with...

Diving coach Yu continues tirade

Former national diving team head coach Yu Fen on Monday described as "meaningless" a statement from the sport's governing body refuting her claims to bonuses bestowed on star divers she once trained. Yu last week threatened...

Yu steps up catfight with Zhou

The former head coach of China's national diving team has now hired a lawyer to continue her quest to prosecute a rival coach for allegedly claiming athletes' bonuses that she claims are rightfully hers. Yu Fen, who trained...

China's sports authorities clear diving manager's name

Chinese sports authorities have cleared their Olympic diving team manager of embezzlement charges. Zhou Jihong, China's first Olympic diving champion who has been the administrator of the star-studded Chinese team since 2000,...

China's sports authorities clear diving manager's name

BEIJING, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese sports authorities have cleared their Olympic diving team manager of embezzlement charges. Zhou Jihong, China's first Olympic diving champion who has been the administrator of the...