Chinese Gymnastic Brain-drain Results in Double Effects

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Chinese Gymnastic Brain-drain Results in Double Effects

The brain drain of Chinese gymnastic coaches was spurring on the sport's development but threatening to the Chinese legion, said Zhang Jian, head of the Chinese Gymnastics Association on Friday.

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The brain drain of Chinese gymnastic coaches was spurring on the sport's development but threatening to the Chinese legion, said Zhang Jian, head of the Chinese Gymnastics Association on Friday.

"There are many Chinese gymnastic coaches working for foreign teams now," said Zhang. "They train the athletes with the advancedexperience learnt from China."

"It is threatening, to some extent, to the Chinese gymnasts, which, however, spurred us to improve on and on at the same time,"Zhang added.

According to Zhang, America and Australia alone have recruited about 60 Chinese coaches and there are many more in other parts onthe earth.

"They help promote the sport around the world, speeding up its development."

Former Chinese coaches are also leading their West Asian proteges to the upcoming 14th Asian Games, which starts on September 29.

The coaches from provincial teams such as Hunan, Tianjin and Liaoning are exerting their talents in the West Asian countries including Jordan, Kuwait, Yemen and Saudi Arabia.

Source: Xinhua News Agency

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