 | Family of Chinese gold medalist withheld news of grandparents' death.
"Congratulations on your gold medal! Oh, and your grandparents have both been dead -- for a year!"
Chinese diver Wu Minxia started heavy training at the age of 6, and was sent off to a full-time training camps at the age of 16.
Her grandparents died a year ago, and her month had a long battle with breast cancer. Both facts were withheld from her so she wouldn't be distracted from her training.
Her father told a Chinese newspaper: ... |
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