1. 1/2/2008 Draws for 2008 Team USA Trials by USA Badminton
The draws for the USA Badminton 2008 Team USA
Trials on January 4-6, 2008 can be downloaded
as an Excel file by clicking on this link:
http://www.usabadminton.org/docs/2008TeamUSATrialsDraws.xls
Please note that the draws and match times are
subject to change.
Players whose first match time changes
significantly between now and the start of the
2008 Team USA Trials will be contacted by phone
or e-mail.
For more information please contact Chris Lawrence
at 317-345-5248 or by email at ccclawrence@...
Source: http://www.usabadminton.org/page.asp?Page=News&iID=463
2. China's sports system delivers, but at a cost
"Dong Jiong, Atlanta Olympic badminton silver
medalist and another of Shichahai's 32 world
champions, has said that a high percentage of
athletes are left without education or sufficient
literacy and social skills."
Source:
http://www.canada.com/topics/sports/story.html?id=866fb246-3283-447b-8342-cbb8a3\
64a952&k=99044
-- CLBP Moderators