By Debbie Emery - Breaking Celebrity News Reporter

The Chinese are currently in the lead in the Olympic medals race, and Breaking Celebrity News has shocking new photos showing their young aspiring athletes screaming and crying in anguish during hardcore training sessions that could reveal the secret to their success.

After taking home gold in the men's team gymnastics on Monday, many are marveling at how the Chinese competitors can be so much faster, stronger and fitter than their western rivals, and the roots of their success can now be seen to span back to a very early age.

PHTOS: Take A Look Inside The Brutal Chinese Olympic Training Regime

Many aspiring Olympians are in the gym for up to eight hours a day, six days a week, and according to teachers, they don't get any holiday because a break from training for even a month would make the youngsters rusty, reported the Telegraph.co.uk.

In the Yunnan Province, children as young as four train for hours every day as they grimace in pain holding handstands, contort into distorted positions, or grip tightly to bare metal bars, unable to hide the agony in their little faces.