1.  Flamboyant coach Miroslav Blazevic told reporters that Croatia will field more attackers on the pitch than any other side at the World Cup.

2.  Noticeably absent were runners trained by flamboyant coach Ma Junren, whose team was not included because it did not take part in qualifying events.

3.  Wang used to train under flamboyant coach Ma Junren, who is now putting a new stable of promising runners together.

4.  Wang once trained under flamboyant coach Ma Junren but switched to a different coach because of disputes over his strict style and over prize money.