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"I have mixed entertainment with training for my daughter, and, plus, she loves running. I did not impose my will on her," her father, an amateur runner himself, was quoted as saying."It is worth paying the price and making sacrifices for the glory of the country."
Uh huh. An 8-year girl just decides to get up in the morning a run 65 km every ... single ... day. For those of you scoring at home, that's a marathon AND A HALF.
I, myself, actually do enjoy running. But no one that enjoys running would subject themselves to this punishment. Let alone an 8-year old. Can't you just see the love on her face in this picture!
Some abuse claims have been filed and you'd hardly be surprised by the next nugget of info:
Zhang and his wife separated mainly because she opposed his way of training their daughter, according to the newspaper.You think?
Abuse claims as 8-year-old Chinese girl runs 2,212 miles (Washington Post)
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