Olympics 2012: Chinese athletes to train in the East Riding

CHINESE PENTAPHLON team members will be training for Olympics 2012 at Bishop Burton College.

Qian Chen - a world champion 

Modern Pentaphlon consists of five sports: pistol shooting, fencing, swimming, horse riding and running. The College is already home to the Yorkshire regional training centre for the sport, but will now be constructing a new outdoor shooting range on its campus to enable the Chinese team to train for the sport’s shooting discipline.

China’s modern pentathletes will stay and train at Bishop Burton College, where they will fence in the new sports hall, ride at the equestrian centre, and train for the run/shoot using the new shooting range. China boasts as a team member one of the sport's world champions Qian Chen, who is a contender for the gold medal next year.

College principal Jeanette Dawson said: "We are absolutely thrilled. The team of around four athletes will be training here and staying with us in our accommodation. It helps raise the profile of the College, both home and abroad, and firmly establishes us as a National sporting venue. It's great for Hull and the East Riding and helps put the region on the map."

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