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Future Olympians

China Daily | Updated: 2012-07-30 10:41

Future Olympians

Young trainees practice boxing at the Sports Authority of India complex in Bhiwani, a sleepy northern town which is considered a mini Cuba with dozens of boxers fighting it out hard in top national and international competitions. Manish Swarup / Associated Press

Future Olympians

A boy practises with the help of experienced athletes at a weightlifting training base in Xiamen, Fujian province. Mo Feng / for China Daily

Future Olympians

Cuban children practice boxing in a local training center in Havana. STR / Agence France-Presse

These children could be the next Li Ning, Guo Jingjing, Muhammad Ali, Aaron Cook and Matthias Stainer. Some of the kids are hard at work hoping to fulfill their Olympic dreams some day, while others simply enjoy their sports.Whatever their motivation is, it is always a good thing to get out there and get active.

Future Olympians

Children put their best fist forward during a taekwondo martial arts class in Lagos, thecapital of Nigeria. Pius Utomi Ekpei / Agence France-Presse

Future Olympians

At a children's sports school in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, girls wait in turn for a gymnastics practice. Shen Zhicheng / for China Daily

 
Future Olympians

Children play soccer at sunset on Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Christophe Simon / Agence France-Presse