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Suit & Tie: David Beckham showed off some of his skills on Wednesday during his trip to China, playing with students at a middle school in Beijing.
Beckham is on a five-day visit to China at the invitation of the China Football Association as China’s first international ambassador. (Photos: Alexander F. Yuan/The Associated Press; Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
Zijun Li of China performs during the Cup of China exhibition in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)
Russian pairs skaters Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov’s free skate landed them a silver medal at the Cup of China. (Photo: Feng Li/Getty Images)
Another amazing photo from the Paralympics: China’s He Junquan bites on a towel to aid his start in the men’s 50m Backstroke S5 race at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park. The S5 category is for swimmers with major limb loss of two limbs or with full use of their arms and hands but no trunk or leg muscles; swimmers with moderate coordination problems.
Huang Qiushuang of China competes in the balance beam during the women’s gymnastics qualification in the North Greenwich Arena at the London 2012 Olympic Games July 29, 2012.
Photo: Brian Snyder/Reuters
We can’t do this. Can you? Students stretch during a training session at a gymnastic course at Shenyang Sports School in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China. Some 60 students, between the ages of 6 to 15, undergo a nine-year gymnastics program which includes foundation courses and gymnastic training courses at Shenyang Sports School, and those who are outstanding may be selected to join the national team.
Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain drives during the first practice session of the Chinese F1 Grand Prix at Shanghai International circuit. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
A performer falls with a bicycle after riding it off the 10 metre platform during a break in competition at the FINA Diving World Series being held at the National Aquatics Centre, also known as the Water Cube, in Beijing. REUTERS/David Gray
Even if you’re tired of all the talk about Jeremy Lin, we couldn’t resist this great shot. (Photo: Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
