Chinese athletes won all together 106 world championships in
2005, with eight individuals and two teams breaking world records
21 times in 15 sporting items.
The state's General Administration of Sport awarded a group of
institutions and individuals who had made great contributions to
the development of China's sport over the past year, at a recent
work meeting attended by sports government officials.
The contributions were judged based on such criteria as the
number of athletes that local sports bureaus sent to national
teams, how many world records or Asia records individual players or
teams made, and the good performances players or teams made at
important international or Asian sports events.
The Guangdong Sports Bureau, together with nine other local
institutions was awarded due to their contributions in sending
excellent players to national teams. 152 athletes were honored,
including Olympic diving champion Guo Jingjing, women's table
tennis Olympic winner Wang Nan, one of fastest women on ice Yang
Yang, top-seeded table tennis players Wang Liqin and Zhang Yining
and world boxing championship silver medal winner Zou Shiming.
81 coaches received sports honor medals for the achievement
their teams made over the past year, which included short track
speeding team coach Xin Qingshan，national women's table tennis team
coach Shi Zhihao, badminton team coach Li Yongbo, and coach of
Chinese gymnasium team coach Lu Shanzhen.?
(Chinanews.cn January 28, 2006)
