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China is the only country in the world with academies dedicated to what most countries consider a recreation room pastime. At the Luneng Table Tennis School in Shandong province, 230 boarding students crowd a gymnasium set up with 80 ping-pong tables.

China's Sports Machine: Manufacturing the Best

Photographer Ian Teh meets China's new crop of Olympic Hopefuls

China Chases Olympic Gold

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