P R O J E C T D E T A I L S

A 10-part original Olympic Channel series on the legacy of the radical national sports program undertaken by China for the 2008 Games, with episodes six through eight exploring the ascension of China’s first superstar Olympian Yao Ming, becoming even larger than just a sports icon.

Ever so famous as an NBA superstar, but playing in the Olympic Games and being China's flagbearer were in fact Yao Ming's childhood dreams. 

Find out more about China's sports industry development in Coming of Age: China After Beijing 2008.

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Presented by: Olympic Channel

Production: Fly Films

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Executive Producer for the Olympic Channel: Jan Lee

Director: Eric Ransdell

Producer: Norman Wong

Director of Photography: David Xie, Andrew Keefe

Editor (EP06-08: Yao Ming Episodes): Dalton Lai

Editor (EP01-05, 09-10): Andrew Keefe