Posted on 05/07/08
She was 'the pride of China,' now, at 50, she's going to the Olympics for Canada
EDMONTON -- If this were any other Olympics, in any other place, Jujie Luan wouldn't have bothered. Twenty-four years have passed since the fencer struck gold in the foil event for China at the Los Angeles Games, eight since she retired from competition. She has a husband and three children in her adopted home, Edmonton, and next week she hits the milestone 50 - old enough to be a grandmother to some Olympians.
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