Yao Ming awarded title of one of China's top ten youngsters
( 2003-11-28 16:22) (Xinhua)
 Chinese basketball star Yao Ming, the first top-picked
foreigner in NBA history, was awarded the title of China's top ten youngsters of
2003, said local reports on Friday.
The Houston Rocket center, along with China's first astronaut Yang Liwei and
other eight outstanding young people representing various fields of media,
medicine, science, and business, was voted in by a 65-man special committee from
47 candidates recommended across the country, according to Friday's China Youth
Daily.
Jointly organized by the All-China Youth Federation, the China Youth
Development Foundation and ten Beijing-based media organizations, the 14th
appraisal of this kind in China will hold an awarding ceremony in
December.
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