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China weeps for broken dream

August 18, 2008

"The problem today is his foot; it's not clear exactly when it began but it is six or seven years old. It was there before the 2004 Athens Games and it has been coming and going," his tearful coach and mentor Sun Haiping (right) told a news conference.

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  • "It's the end of the Achilles tendon in his right foot," he added. "I'm afraid he won't be able to compete before the end of the year ... he can barely walk.

    "He was in tears, he's very depressed."

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