Champion Gymnast Found Begging on Beijing’s Streets

The fate of one former gymnastics prodigy has sparked outrage in China, following revelations that he has been reduced to begging on the streets of Beijing. Zhang Shangwu, 28, was sent to a gymnastics academy at age 5, made the national team at age 12, and in 2001 won two…

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Champion Gymnast Found Begging on Beijing’s Streets

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