China Focus: 100 days after quake, athletes from Sichuan fight and shine at Beijing Olympics

Source: Xinhua | 08-20-2008 07:35

BEIJING/CHENGDU, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Gymnast Zou Kai snatched a gold medal in men's horizontal bar on Tuesday to become the first, and most likely the only triple-crowned Chinese Olympian at the Beijing Games, and the glory came exactly 100 days after an 8.0-magnitude earthquake devastated his home province of Sichuan.

"I was here to fight for the gold today," said Zou, 20, after winning the final on Tuesday afternoon. "I was very nervous, but I had already won two gold medals at these Games, so my psychological state was better than my competitors."

Townees cheer for Chinese gymnast Zou Kai in Luzhou,  southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 19, 2008. Zou  Kai, native in Luzhou, won the gold medal with a score  of 16.200 in the men's horizontal bar final of Beijing  2008 Olympic Games Tuesday, which is also the third gold  he won in this Olympics. (Xinhua)

Zou won a team gold on Aug. 12 and an individual gold in men's floor exercise on Sunday.