15. Juni 2007  
Shanghai / China  
Artistic Gymnastics

Injured gymnast WANG able to move fingers, leg ...

Wang Yan: Crash at uneven barsPhoto: CGA

China's press reported that injured gymnast  WANG, Yan is expected to recover the function of the left part of body after she successfully moved her right fingers and leg, a doctor in Shanghai said yesterday. 

The 15-year-old gymnast from Zhejiang broke her neck after a fall from the uneven bars at China's National Championships in Shanghai last  Sunday. 
Wang fell on her head after leaving the high bar in the women's qualifying event while completing a 360-degree flip.
She lost control during the routine and had no time to protect herself as she landed head first, according to a witness to the incident....

... a Chinese coach tried to help, but it was too late...!

The team doctor couldn't get any reaction from her and immediately put her on oxygen. She was rushed to a hospital and was found to have suffered a cervical vertebra fracture. The Zhejiang Sports Bureau has promised to provide the best medical treatment for her and she also has medical insurance of 200,000 yuan (US$26,212).
Wang's injury is reminiscent of fellow Chinese gymnast Sang Lan, who broke her neck while making a practice vault at the 1998 Goodwill Games in New York. Sang has been paralyzed since then.
Source: Chinese media

Yang, Wei (CHN)

China's Nationals 2007
- Shanghai, Tuesday, June 13 
The Chinese national gymnastics championship is the first tournament for China's squad pick-up in the Olympic Games and world championship, which is slated to play on June 9 to 18.

Yang Wei, the all-around world championwon the all-around title at the Chinese National Championships, held Tuesday, June 12 in Shanghai. 
Ranked on third after the  qualification round behind Feng Jing and Chen Yibing, Yang Wei scored nearly two points more than Chen in the final.
The top seven gymnasts all scored more than 90 points!
* Men's All-Around Final
1. Yang Wei 93.400
2. Chen Yibing 91.500
3. Teng Haibin 91.350

4. Feng Jing 91.250
5. Feng Zhe 91.000
    Liang Fuliang 91.000
7. Guo Weiyang 90.200
8. Zou Kai 89.900