Chinadaily Homepage
      | Home | Destination Beijing | Sports | Olympics | Photo |  
      2008Olympics > Sports

    China appears set to extend domination in Doha

    (Xinhua)
    Updated: 2006-11-21 13:58
    With 2008 Beijing Olympics in mind, world sports powerhouse China is sending a comparatively young squad to the upcoming 2006 Asian Games to be held in Doha, but its determination to extend domination at the medal tally remains untouched.

    "The Chinese delegation will strive to top the medals table for the seventh time running," said Duan Shijie, deputy chef de   mission of the Chinese Sports Delegation and vice president of the State General Administration of Sports.

    Related readings:
    China appears set to extend domination in DohaSrichaphan confirms participation in DohaChina appears set to extend domination in DohaField hockey faces battle
    China appears set to extend domination in DohaLiu Xiang prepares for Asian Games
    China appears set to extend domination in DohaTop paddlers out of Asiad squad
    China appears set to extend domination in DohaMalaysian karate hopeful suffers injury setback
    China appears set to extend domination in DohaGymnasts warned of Japan's revenge
    China appears set to extend domination in DohaDPRK to send 180 athletes to Asian Games
    China appears set to extend domination in DohaWorld champion teams for Asiad gymnastics
    "It is hard to predict how many gold medals our athletes will win at Doha, but we will try our best to make sure we are at the top," added Xiao Tian, another deputy chef de mission of the Chinese Sports Delegation.

    China pulled off 150 gold, 84 silver and 74 bronze medals four years ago in Busan to keep their top position at the quadrennial tournament for 20 years in a row since the 1982 version of the Asian Games in New Delhi, India.

    For one reason or another, some stars will be absent from these games that are expected to attract around 12,000 athletes from 45 countries and regions. Athens 10,000m Olympic champion Xing Huina will not be seen on the track, and also missing are Athens 100m breaststroke winner Luo Xuejuan and badminton's Athens gold medalist Zhang Jun.

    China is sending 647 athletes to compete in 37 out of 39 events in the 15-day tournament starting on Dec. 1 in Doha, and there will be a lot of new faces.

    "As the Doha Asian Games will be the last large-scale international comprehensive sports meets for China, it is important that athletes and coaches collect experience for the Beijing Olympics," said Duan Shijie.

    "Of the 341 male and 306 female athletes, 167 took part in the Games," he added. "But most of them, accounting for 63 per cent of the total, are making their debut in an international comprehensive tournament,"

    "We hope the these Games can put our youngsters to test and give them a taste of what it will be like in the Olympics."

    While China is almost certain to win the medal race, South Korea and Japan are expected to compete for the second spot.

    South Korea consecutively ranked second in the 1998 Bangkok games and 2002 Busan games, while Japan took fifth place in the 2004 Athens Olympics with 16 gold medals, beating South Korea, which came in ninth with nine gold medals.

    South Korea, which plans to send 750 athletes for 37 events, aims to garner about 70 to 75 gold medal, according to South Korean officials.

    "Our overall objective is to get 75 gold medals to maintain our spot at second place in the medal count," said Chung Hyon-suk, head of the South Korean athletic squad.

    Japan, which excels in judo, swimming and track and field, is expected to win 58 to 65 gold medals.



    曰韩精品无码一区二区三区 | 无码视频在线播放一二三区| 乱人伦人妻中文字幕无码| 97性无码区免费| 亚洲国产精品无码久久久秋霞2 | 精品无码人妻久久久久久| 亚洲VA中文字幕无码一二三区| 中文字幕人妻无码专区| 精品无码国产污污污免费网站国产| 日韩人妻无码精品专区| 日本中文字幕在线2020| 中文字幕在线无码一区二区三区 | 日韩av无码中文字幕| 无码八A片人妻少妇久久| 日本精品久久久中文字幕| 人妻少妇无码视频在线| 精品三级AV无码一区| 亚洲VA成无码人在线观看天堂| 国产高清中文手机在线观看| 亚洲一区二区三区在线观看精品中文| 成人无码视频97免费| 精品深夜AV无码一区二区| 无码欧精品亚洲日韩一区| 人妻少妇AV无码一区二区| 中文字幕免费在线| 国产中文字幕在线视频| 久久中文娱乐网| 最近最新中文字幕完整版| 一本大道香蕉中文日本不卡高清二区 | 中文字幕日韩一区| 99精品久久久久中文字幕| 熟妇人妻VA精品中文字幕| 日韩亚洲欧美中文高清| 无码中文字幕日韩专区| 婷婷综合久久中文字幕| 亚洲中文字幕视频国产| 少妇性饥渴无码A区免费| 中文字幕乱码无码人妻系列蜜桃| 中文字幕久久精品无码| 日韩AV无码精品人妻系列| 精品无码久久久久国产|