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LOS ANGELES， Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Los Angeles Lakers hosted an official media conference for its new Chinese player Yi Jianlian Friday at the team's training center.
Aided by an impressive individual performance at the recently concluded Rio de Janeiro Olympics， Yi was signed by the Lakers， one of the most popular National Basketball Association (NBA) team. Terms of the deal were not released.
""Going back to NBA feels both familiar and new，"" Yi told Xinhua and other local media reporters for the first time as an official Laker， ""but it won't take too long for me to get use to it.""
Yi has prior experience in the NBA. Drafted as the 6th overall pick by the Milwaukee Bucks in 2007， Yi last appeared in the NBA with the Dallas Mavericks in the 2011-2012 season. Over his five-year NBA career， the forward averaged 7.9 points and nearly 5 rebounds per game.
Although Lakers won the NBA Championship for 16 times， their performance was poor during the last two years.
However， Yi showed his confidence for the new season Friday.
""After Kobe's retirement， Lakers will start a new journey，"" Yi said， ""we will go step by step in this new journey， try our best to win more games. The first goal it to get into the playoff.""
A native of Guangdong Province， Yi competed for China at the Summer Games in Rio averaging 20.4 points and grabbing 6.6 rebounds. He also shot over 46 percent from three-point range. That included a stellar individual effort against the NBA All-Star-filled USA team where Yi dropped 25 and six boards on them in the Olympics， including two three-pointers.
As the 2016-2017 NBA preseason will kick off early October， Yi arrived at Los Angeles on September 2 and started his training right away， but he confessed that the team had not decided his position so far.
""Coach has not decided my position for yet，"" Yi said， ""I can shoot three-point shot， I am good at spread the floor， I could be playing power forward or center."" Enditem
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Justin Gatlin(R) of the United States greets Jamaican Usain Bolt after Men's 100m Final on Day 2 of the 2017 IAAF World Championships at London Stadium in London Andre Drummond Jersey , Britain, on Aug. 5, 2017. Justin Gatlin claimed the title with 9.92 seconds and Jamaican Usain Bolt took the bronze with 9.95 seconds.(XinhuaWang Lili)
LONDON, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Jamaican "lightning" Usain Bolt lost his first ever world championships final in his last 100m race on Saturday while Justin Gatlin Cheap Detroit Pistons Jerseys , 2005 world champion and at 35, emerged the surprise winner in 9.92 seconds, 0.03 ahead of Bolt.
But on a very rare occasion in sports history, the bronze medalist received much more cheers and applause than the winner.
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The silver went to American youngblood Christian Coleman in 9.94 and China's Su Bingtian Ish Smith Jersey , who became the first Asian to reach the men's 100m final at the world championships two years ago, finished eighth in 10.27.
After the race, Gatlin bowed down to the 8-time Olympic champion and 11-time world champion if saluting a king or being remorseful for ruining the Jamaican's chance of ending his career with a record fourth gold medal in the blue-ribbon 100m.
"It's just so surreal right now," Gatlin said. "Usain has accomplished so much in our sport and inspired others."
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Gatlin decided to ignore all the negativity and told people he is already a changed man.
"I wasn't focusing on the boos or whether the result tonight was a disaster. I was doing it for the people who believed in me. I wasn't doing it for myself. That helped to take the pressure off me.
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Earlier, Olympic champion Almaz Ayana claimed women's 10000m title, clocking a world leading time of the season at 30:16.32 to add on to her Rio Olympic gold medal.
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Her Ethiopian compatriot Tirunesh Dibaba finished runner-up with 31 minutes and 2.69 seconds. Kenyan Agnes Jebet Tirop ranked third with 31:03.50.
Moscow world titlist Andrius Gudzius of Lithuania claimed the men's discus throw title as the 26-year old won with a personal best throw of 69.21 meters. Sweden's Daniel Stahl was second with 69.19 and American Mason Finley took bronze with 68.03.
Rio Olympic silver medalist Luvo Manyonga of South Africa took his first world long jump title in 8.48m ahead of American Jarrion Lawson (8.44). Ruswahl Samaai, also from South Africa was third in 8.32.
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