BUDAPEST Cheap Nike Vapormax 2018 Women's Purple , July 22 (Xinhua) -- Shi Haoyu swung in the pool together with partner Sheng Shuwen, writing a piece of history as the first Chinese male swimmer ever showing up at the synchronized swimming event at an FINA World Championships.


Shi, who turns 16 in October, trained as a swimmer since a kid, but was persuaded by coach Lu Liya to try synchronized swimming three years ago, as two mixed duet events were added to the 2015 World Championships in Kazan.


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"Of course I love synchronized swimming. But after years of training, I treat it more like a career or a duty," said Sheng after Friday's preliminary of the mixed duet free event Cheap Men's Nike VaporMax Laceless Pure Platinum White , where the Chinese duo ranked eighth in 11 pairs of competitors. One day later, the pair also finished eighth in the final.


"I was touched by his enthusiasm for synchronized swimming," added Sheng. "And I felt my passion inside again since practicing with him."


Shi, shy and quiet, said he liked watching synchronized swimming before he was involved in the sport and he didn't hesitated at all when the coach asked him to have a try.


"I also have the support from my parents. They will watch my competitions and even give me advices frequently," said Shi, whose mother is an accountant and father a driver. Shi's nine-year-old brother is also practicing synchronized swimming.


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Their routine was called "Swing Night". "It tells a romantic a story. A man and a woman have crushes on each other as they meet in a party," described Sheng.


"At first, he was even too shy to gaze at me. And I had to play the role of the man and asked him to imitate my acting," said Sheng.


"Gradually, I have my understanding about the routine and I could lead my partner to perform Cheap Nike Presto ," said Shi.


Although some people might not appreciate male synchronized swimmers, Shi said he didn't care about it at all.


"When people are watching me, I just tell myself that they all admire my performance," said Shi.


Shi said his idol was veteran Bill May, who took the first ever mixed duet world title together with Christina Jones in Kazan 2015.


"I was impressed by his dramatic and powerful movements when I was watching the competition two years ago." said Shi.


Shi met May and had a short conversation with the 38-year-old American. "We didn't talk too much, but he said we were great," said Shi.


May was not disappointed by the two bronze medals he earned this time Cheap Nike Shox , and said he was happy to see more male synchronized swimmer in Budapest.


May always said that he hoped that he could hang on until mixed duet is included in Olympic Games.


"If mixed duet could be a part of Olympic Games, I would love to take part in it. And I would like to compete against May in the pool while become friends outside the pool," said Shi.


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CAIRO, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The Arab League (AL) warned on Tuesday against "the increasing waves of migration to the Arab region," according to an AL official.


"The Arab countries hosted in 2016 more than 26 million Arab migrants compared to 26 million in 2015, without counting those passing through the region for short time until reaching Europe," said Bader el-Din Alali Cheap Air Max 90 , AL assistant general secretary of the social issues.


The region is facing unprecedented challenges, Alali said in his speech to the extraordinary meeting of the Arab regional consultation on immigration and asylum.


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The AL diplomat reiterated that the Arab region is "the source of migration and the first among countries hosting migrants," adding that the Palestinians constitute half of the world refugees.


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Egypt is working with a growing number of countries to settle the crisis, and promoting development as the main motivation for illegal migrations, Ghonem said.


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