A young gymnast trains at the Xuhui Sports School in Shanghai, China. Photo: AP A young gymnast trains at the Xuhui Sports School in Shanghai, China. Photo: AP
A young gymnast trains at the Xuhui Sports School in Shanghai, China. Photo: AP
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Gattacca by 2022? China to select Winter Olympics athletes by their genes

Sporting hopefuls will have to undergo whole genome sequencing as part of preparations by the host nation

Topic |   China science
Stephen Chen
Stephen Chen

Updated: 1:55pm, 4 Sep, 2018

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A young gymnast trains at the Xuhui Sports School in Shanghai, China. Photo: AP A young gymnast trains at the Xuhui Sports School in Shanghai, China. Photo: AP
A young gymnast trains at the Xuhui Sports School in Shanghai, China. Photo: AP
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