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Yao's gift of sport for all

Updated: 2011-06-10 10:19

(chinadaily.com.cn)

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Yao's gift of sport for all
Chinese NBA player Yao Ming teaches a boy with special needs how to play basketball in a sports school at Jiuquan city, Northwest China's Gansu province, June 9, 2011. Yao, who recently returned from the United States as an envoy of Special Olympics, paid a special trip to Jiuquan to visit the children suffering from a range of diseases including autism, microcephaly, cerebral palsy, and epilepsy. The visit was aimed at raising awareness about special needs and the spirit of inclusion and equality that is advocated by the Special Olympics. [Photo/Xinhua]

 

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