SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese coaches and officials are panicking that meat-free diets imposed on Olympic athletes outside their training camps are hampering their performances in the lead-up to the London Games.
Chinese athletes have been ordered to minimize the risk of accidental doping from clenbuterol-tainted meat this year by steering clear of pork, lamb and beef.
"They have showed significant decline in their strength and fitness," Yu Juemin told Beijing News after China lost in three sets to the United States on Sunday.
"We dared not eat pork when we come out of our training camp for the tournament because we are afraid of clenbuterol."
The ban on meat products came from the China's Sports Ministry this year and followed a warning from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) issued last November about contaminated meat in China and Mexico.
"WADA's message to athletes competing in these countries remains the same: eat only in restaurants and cafeterias that have been approved by your federation and/or event organizer," it read.
An aquatics sports official recently said the all 196 athletes in his charge had not eaten pork - a staple food for Chinese - for 40 days, and were surviving on fish and protein powder, state news agency Xinhua reported.
China has been plagued by tainted food scandals in recent years.
Last August, a Chinese court sentenced seven people to jail and handed down a suspended death penalty for selling clenbuterol to pork farmers.
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ZTE Corporation Involved in Smart Transportation Construction of Ningbo
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- Published: Tuesday, 03 July 2012 10:01
On the morning of June 29th, Ningbo municipal government and the Zhongxing Telecom Equipment Corporation (ZTE) signed the framework agreement on developing smart transportation in Ningbo. Liu Qi, mayor of Ningbo, Shi Lirong, president of ZTE Corporation delivered speeches. Liu Haiquan, vice mayor of Ningbo, and Wang Jianshe, secretary of municipal government attended the signing ceremony.
Smart transportation, an important part of a smart city, is the kernel of building a modern comprehensive transportation system in Ningbo, said Liu Qi in his speech. Ningbo will strengthen its smart transportation, striving to become a demonstration city and an industry base with smart transportation. The ZTE becoming the strategic partner will greatly push the development of smart transportation system and transportation industry in Ningbo. Mr. Liu hoped that ZTE would play roles in communication technologies, science and technology R & D to help build Ningbo into a smart city.
Smart transportation in Ningbo shall aim higher, cover a wider range and exert a greater influence than smart transportation in other cities, said Shi Lirong. ZTE will put more R & D efforts in turning Ningbo's smart transportation into a model for China and even for the world.
