Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I muri i tana pokanga ki te whakatika i tana waewae whati, i kii a Yao mena kaore ia e taea te purei i nga Orimipia Raumati 2008 i Beijing, "Koina te mea nui rawa atu i roto i taku mahi i tenei wa". I hoki mai ia ki te takaro me te tiima a motu o Haina i te Hurae 17, 2008. I te 6 o Akuhata, i mau a Yao i te mura o te Orimipia ki te Papa Tiananmen, hei waahanga o te reanga rama Orimipia. I kawea hoki e ia te haki Hainamana me te arahi i te roopu o tona whenua i te wa o te whakatuwheratanga. I eke a Yao ki te kete tuatahi o te kēmu, he tohu e toru, i te whakatuwheratanga a Haina
2008 Olympics Basketball Tournament game ki te United States i toa i te mētara koura.