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Chinese Athletes Destitute After Glory Days

80% are jobless, injured, or impoverished

By Victoria Floethe,  Newser User

Posted Jul 23, 2008 8:35 AM CDT

(Newser) – Zhao Yonghua was a Chinese national skiing champion and won several gold medals. But now, at 31, she is bedridden from diabetes, exacerbated by overtraining. With no hope of recovery or employment, the former star finally had to sell one of her gold medals to...   Read full story »

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