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Serving up a lesson in grit and resolve

China Daily Updated: 2023-10-29 Large | Medium | Small Dong Shunjiang. Chinese wheelchair tennis player Dong Shunjiang missed out on a medal at the Asian Para Games this week, but the irrepressible 31-year-old is determined to take the positives from his campaign in Hangzhou as he looks forward to future challenges on the court. Dong, a survivor of the Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan province in 2008, saw bronze slip from his grasp in a 2-0 defeat to Japan's Takuya Miki at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Tennis Centre on Friday. However, Dong remained upbeat after his shock exit, explaining that he regards the Asian Para Games as an opportunity to grow physically and mentally as a person by competing against higher-level opponents. But when I started playing tennis, I learned to face challenges instead of running away from them," Dong said after Friday's defeat.

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