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 |
A boy practises with the help of experienced athletes at a weightlifting training base in Xiamen, Fujian province. Mo Feng / for China Daily |
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.
Children put their best fist forward during a taekwondo martial arts class in Lagos, thecapital of Nigeria. Pius Utomi Ekpei / Agence France-Presse |
At a children's sports school in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, girls wait in turn for a gymnastics practice. Shen Zhicheng / for China Daily |
Children play soccer at sunset on Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Christophe Simon / Agence France-Presse |