<prompt> Bhala ukuqhubeka kwalesi sigaba - Ngemva kokuhlinzwa ukuze alungise unyawo lwakhe olwaluphukile, uYao wathi uma engeke akwazi ukudlala kuma-Olympics asehlobo ka-2008 eBeijing, Kungaba ukulahlekelwa okukhulu kakhulu emsebenzini wami okwamanje. Wabuyela ukudlala neqembu lesizwe laseChina ngoJulayi 17, 2008. Ngo-August 6, u-Yao wathwala ilangabi lama-Olympic waya kulo iTiananmen Square, njengengxenye yokudlulisa isibani sama-Olympic. Waphinde waphatha ifulege laseChina futhi wahola ithimba lezwe lakhe ngesikhathi somcimbi wokuvula. U-Yao washaya ibhasikidi lokuqala lomdlalo, i-three-pointer, emqhudelwaneni wokuqala we-China 2008 Olympics Basketball Tournament  <response>: Umdlalo ngokumelene ne-United States eyayizothola indondo yegolide. 