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At the start of each day Cory Owens walks the race dogs to the track from the kennel. Walking the dogs, instead of driving, helps the greyhounds stretch before the race.

Taking care of 66 greyhounds also means that Cory Owens has to do some dirty work. Each day he must pick up after the dogs in their play area.

Greyhounds swarm Cory Owens for some water as he walks into the outdoor recreation area. Owens waters the dogs nearly four times a day. His weekend mornings usually start around 7 a.m. to let them out. He then doesn't leave until after midnight. The…

Eighteen-year-old Cory Owens works with his greyhounds at the dog track, but he gains much more than a paycheck. Owens spends around 80 hours at The Woodlands race track in Kansas City , Kansas each week taking care of a kennel of 66 racing…

In the stairways are pictures of Olympic champions that have attended the school. During the Olympic Games in Athens 2004, the city of Beijing had a goal that the school would achieve three gold medals in the games. At the end of the games the total…

Young boys waiting in line for a training session. The students who are not from Beijing have to move there to be able to attend the school.

One of the young students falls down in the foam rubber after not standing straight and gets told off from his trainer. Once the children are not able to do what the trainer says, the training sessions gets harder and harder, and they have to do the…

A young girl shows her hackneyed hands at a training session.

Every year the Beijing sports bureau make tryouts to find new children for the school. Within one or two years you can tell if they have the talent or motivation to become successful in sports. The children who are not good enough quit the school on…

Young boy training at a gymnastic session.