Golden moments may be fewer in London
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Optimism">Optimism</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="glitter">glitter</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="brightly">brightly</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="haul">haul</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="premature">premature</span>.</p><p><span word="Sports">Sports</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Peng">Peng</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="context">context</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="delegation">delegation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="delegation">delegation</span> <span word="consists">consists</span> <span word="of">of</span> 621 <span word="officials">officials</span>, <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coaches">coaches</span>. <span word="Competing">Competing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="medals">medals</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> 171 <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> 225 <span word="women">women</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="squad">squad</span> <span word="is">is</span> 24.68 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> 244 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="unprecedented">unprecedented</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>," <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="topped">topped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="with">with</span> 51 <span word="golds">golds</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tops">tops</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="injured">injured</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="remarkable">remarkable</span> <span word="accomplishments">accomplishments</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spotlight">spotlight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="repeat">repeat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feat">feat</span>," <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="tough">tough</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="prioritized">prioritized</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>."</p><p><span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medalists">medalists</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="events">events</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span>, <span word="badminton">badminton</span>, <span word="diving">diving</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gymnastics">gymnastics</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="absent">absent</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coaches">coaches</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="expectation">expectation</span>.</p>
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