Yes We Can

Top left: Iran volleyball player Nasrin Farhadi rushes to save the ball during the preliminary round against the Chinese team. China beats Iran 3-0.

Top right: Thai athlete Aekkasit Jumjarean (left) goes for the ball during a men's preliminary basket ball game on Wednesday.

Center left: Chinese table tennis player Hu Erguang is known for his left-handed killer service.Center middle: Kittikorn Baodee (right) from Thailand breaks the block of Gao Kai (left) from China during the men's preliminaries soccer five-a-side on Thursday.

Center right: Tian Jianquan from the Chinese mainland fends off a challenge from Hong Kong's W K Chan to win the gold in the men's individual foil category of wheelchair fencing on Thursday.

Bottom right: The men's 100-meter backstroke gold medallist Zheng Tao gets some help from his coach as he prepares for the winning heat on Wednesday. [Photo/Xinhua News Agency, China Daily and Shenzhen Economic Daily]