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Guangzhou, People's Republic Of China

By Ric Bucher

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Su Wei stands jackknifed, clutching his stomach, face scrunched in agony. Along with the rest of the Guangdong Tigers' junior team, Su is in his third workout and sixth hour of training at the Guangzhou Sports Institute. He's a unique Chinese teenager, 6'11" and 260 pounds with feet arched like a lowercase "n." His is not a body built for continuous running, but that's what he's been doing. Film sessions, water breaks, postpractice ice packs? They're not on the agenda. Running is. It's too bad ...

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