Posted AT 11:49 PM EDT on 25/10/04
Beijing's newest sports hero is a 120-lb. gamer
Xian, China — The programs, tickets and scraps of paper are thrust through the railing circling the sunken gymnasium; the people holding them jostle for a favourable position.
The young fans try to make eye contact, pleading for an autograph — anything — from Su Hao, the man of the moment, and on this rainy afternoon, a star.
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