Children are seen during a table tennis training session at the Shichahai Sports School in Beijing. China's status as a sporting superpower was achieved on the back of intense state-led training in ... more 

Children are seen during a table tennis training session at the Shichahai Sports School in Beijing. China's status as a sporting superpower was achieved on the back of intense state-led training in schools, but the current crop of coaches and students say there is life outside the sports halls less