Guo Jingjing

Olympic diving champion Guo Jingjing’s return to the pool will be delayed after China withdrew from a grand prix diving event in the United States next month because of the global swine flu scare. China Sports Daily said the national diving team, which won seven of the eight gold medals at last year’s Beijing Olympics, would not take part in the FINA Diving Grand Prix in Fort Lauderdale from May 7-10. Guo, who won her third and fourth Olympic golds last August, had been planning to return to competition for the first time since the Games at the tournament but has now cancelled her ... Read Full Story

Guo Jingjing Name: Guo Jingjing 郭晶晶 Date of birth: 15/10/81 Horoscope: Libra Place of birth: Baoding, Hebei Province Height: 163cm Weight: 48kg Status: Athlete Education: University Hobby: Music Registered with: Hebei Sport: Diving Guo Jingjing-1 Guo Jingjing started training in competitive diving in 1988. She took up diving when she was six-years-old at the Baoding Training Base. In 1992, she was selected to dive for the Chinese national team. Her current coach is Zhong Shaozhen. Currently her goal is to win medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Read Full Story

China's Swimming Association changed course on Wednesday and entered a diving team in the United States Grand Prix next week. The association originally announced on its Web site that it was withdrawing from the May 7-9 event in Fort Lauderdale, Florida because of concerns over the spread of swine flu. But USA Diving received an e-mail from the association on Wednesday that China was entering five divers, including Olympic 3-meter springboard champion Guo Jingjing. Photo: ent.wuhan.net.cn Read the full story on source: Taiwan News No related posts Read Full Story

BEIJING 2008 Olympics is currently underway. As such our focus this week on a Chinese athlete with gold potential. Guo Jing Jing is the princess of diving, just like Maria Sharapova to tennis. Guo Jing Jing was born in Baoding, Hebei province, on October 15, 1981, she started training in competitive diving in 1988. She took up diving when she was six-years-old at the Baoding Training Base. In 1992, she was selected to dive for the Chinese national team. Her current coach is Zhong Shaozhen. Possessing a pretty face, Jing Jing was the face of McDonald’s in China! [ faeza elai pictures gallery - ... Read Full Story

It’s always been my take that Chinese are able to do these kinds of campaigns in a more tasteful manner than their western counterparts. In any event, I’m all for there being less cancer in the world, no matter (well, almost no matter) how the prevention is promoted. Indeed, champions Olympic and otherwise are big draws to campaigns and business promotions. It’s good to know the Chinese (some) have a heart to for good, too, eh? Or is it just a PR thing? Chinese Olympic Champions, Guo Jingjing (diving queen), Yang Yang (gymnastics) and Liu Xuan (short speed skating) are doing their part to ... Read Full Story