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Ping pong is more than a sport in China - it's simply a part of daily life. The national sport of 1.3 billion people, it's beloved by everyone from young children to grandmothers. The game's important cultural role is evident just by looking around…

LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 23, 2008- Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant is photographed after the U.S.A. men's basketball team practice, July 23, 2008. Bryant will be a member of the Olympic team for this first time this summer in Beijing.

LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 17, 2008- Current, and two-time world champion in the 200m, track star Allyson Felix, graduate of USC, poses after a practice at West L.A. College, July 17, 2008. Felix will be headed to compete in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing,…

PASADENA, CA - JULY 24, 2008- Seven-time NCAA diving champion Troy Dumais is photographed at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center, July 24, 2008. Dumais, a native of Ventura, will attend his second Olympics this summer in Beijing.

CHULA VISTA, CA - JULY 22, 2008- Kayaker and La Jolla native, Carrie Johnson is photographed at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, July 22, 2008. Johnson will compete in the women's 500-meter individual (K-1) flatwater kayaking event at…

THOUSAND OAKS, CA - JULY 18, 2008- Long Beach native and U.S. men's Water Polo team captain, Tony Azevedo is photographed at Cal Lutheran University before team practice, July 18, 2008. Azevedo led the US with 15 goals at 2004 Olympics in Athens,…

CHULA VISTA, CA - JULY 22, 2008- Olympic archer Khatuna Lorig is photographed at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, July 22, 2008. Lorig has represented three different countries in the Olympic Games; the Soviet Union in 1992, Georgia…

IRVINE, CA - JULY 15, 2008- Triathlete Julie Swail-Ertel is photographed after a training run in Irvine, July 15, 2008. Swail-Ertel is attending her second Olympics, after helping the women's Water Polo team take home the Silver Medal at the 2000…

ORANGE, CA - JULY 21, 2008- Bob Malaythong, left and Howard Bach, are photographed at the Orange County Badminton Club, July 21, 2008. Malaythong and Bach will compete in the Beijing Olympics this summer.

With sunny weather year-round and a training facility in Chula Vista, Southern California is host to many U.S. Olympic hopefuls set to compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The following are a collection of those local competitors. NEWHALL, CA -…