31.   Their successes, however, must be balanced with the accident that left Chinese gymnast Sang Lan paralyzed.

32.   Wracked by guilt and fear, the distraught parents of partly paralyzed Chinese gymnast Sang Lan prepared Friday to fly to the United States to be at her side.

33.   Chinese gymnasts will continue to invent difficult moves but they deny going to acrobatic extremes in their quest for a first Olympic team gold medal at Atlanta next year.

34.   Chinese star gymnast and Olympic gold medalist Liu Xuan has formally announced her retirement, state media reported Sunday.

35.   It is the first time a Chinese gymnast has come away from the Asian Games with five gold medals.

36.   It was the first Olympic or world all-around title for a Chinese gymnast though Li is reigning Olympic champion in the floor exercises.