A young gymnastics student does a handstand during a training session at a gymnastics school in Shanghai March 23. More than 30 children, aged between 5 and 9, were chosen from local kindergartens or elementary schools to attend training courses five times a week.

A coach scolds a young gymnastics student during a training session at a gymnastics school in Shanghai, on March 23.

Young gymnastics students balance on the beam during a training session at a gymnastics school in Shanghai, on March 23.