Chinese men wins 2011 Gymnastics Worlds team title

Video below is a highlight of the Chinese men at the 2011 Gymnastics Worlds in Tokyo where they have just won the team title. I was recently at a friend’s daughters gymnastics tournament. There were teams of five year-olds and up. At that age, 10 hours training each week is considered the norm. I was impressed with the commitment the athletes and their families put in. (It sounds weird calling five year-olds athletes, but they are.) At the tournament I was also reminded what a wonderful family atmosphere and community they have behind the sport. Anyways, I am happy to see these Chinese men achieving their dreams – the same dreams I recently saw the young American children diligently working towards.