" SYDNEY Da'Norris Searcy Panthers Jersey , Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Ben Mowen, the captain of the Australian national rugby union team (Wallabies), will quit Australian rugby union at the end of the 2014 season, local media reported on Thursday.
Mowen has decided to move to France after the 2014 Super Rugby season, saying he wants to spend more time with his family.
""It's the hardest decision of my career and I flipped 100 different ways trying to figure out which way I was going to go,"" he told Fairfax Media.
""But being away for so long Jarius Wright Panthers Jersey , it was a bridge too far. It's time to put my family first, that's the most important thing.""
The 29-year-old Australian rugby union player was promoted to captain the Wallabies last year, replacing James Horwill as Australia's skipper after just three months with the national side.
""I am probably the first (Wallabies captain to retire in this manner), but I'm also probably the first bloke to make his Test debut at 28 and retire at 29,"" Mowen said.
""It was short and sweet for a Test career. It's a hard decision. It took months, but I'm comfortable where I've come to and I'm proud of the contribution I've made.""
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TIANJIN Dontari Poe Panthers Jersey , Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the facts and figures of the 13th Chinese National Games, the biggest ever in the history of the quadrennial event which opens here on Sunday evening:
Athletes: 20,341
A total of 20,341 athletes, 12,721 professional and 7 Torrey Smith Panthers Jersey ,620 amateur, including eight overseas athletes of Chinese heritage, have confirmed their participation. They represent 38 delegations, including almost all of China's provinces, municipalities, autonomous regions David Mayo Panthers Jersey , the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, and sports associations from various trades.
This is a new Games record in the number of participating athletes since the inclusion of amateur athletes for the first time in 30 years.
The countrywide event, inaugurated in 1959, is billed as China's mini-Olympics, and features 417 events across 33 sports for professional athletes, and 126 disciplines in 19 mass programs.
As many as 3,654 referees will officiate in the 13th Games. A total of 58 foreign referees have been invited to officiate in 11 sports including handball.
Volunteers: 17,000
There will be around 17,000 college students working as volunteers during the Aug. 27-Sept. 8 competitions of the National Games.
Venues: 47
There are a total of 47 venues for the Aug. 27-Sept. 8 competition in Tianjin, including 21 newly-built and 15 renovated. Ten of the 47 competition venues are located in colleges and universities.
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