Sweat Makes Champions by Wang Tiejun

Photo Credit: Wang Tiejun

Wang Tiejun was born in 1964 in Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.

He is the vice president and general secretary of Xuzhou Photographers Association and is a member of China Photographers Association. He has been studying and practicing the art of photography for over 30 years, and more than 3,000 images accepted and partly awarded at competitions at home and abroad.

Sweat Makes Champions
Daily Life, second prize singles
July 15, 2016

Students of a gymnastics school in Xuzhou, China, do toe-pressure training for 30 minutes in the afternoon.

There are over 2,000 sports schools in China, which have produced 95 percent of the countrys Olympians. Training is intense, and in todays China fewer parents are willing to let their children endure such grueling routines. Some schools have closed, while others are adjusting the way they work.