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| Did you know... | | | | skating ), Wang Manli ( speed skating ), Wang Meng ( |
| The Special Administrative Region of Macau ( Chinese | | | | short track speed skating / Olympic gold medalist, |
| territory ) won four medals at the 2006 Asian Games | | | | 2006). |
| in Busan ( South Korea ). | | | | China won the silver medal at the 1999 FIFA |
| Guo Jingjing is one of the grestest athletes in Asia. | | | | Women's World Championship in the United States. |
| She is an Olympic and world champion diver, who | | | | Guangzhou will be host city to the 2010 Asian Games. |
| was born in Hebei but grew up in Beijing. Unlike many | | | | Lang Ping (volleyball player) was voted China's |
| athletes, she hates fame. Guo says, "Entertainers like | | | | sportspeople of the year for 1981-82. Under her |
| pop singers, movie and TV stars need attention. | | | | leadership, the People's Republic of China won three |
| Athletes don't..." | | | | world champions and an Olympic title. She was later |
| The 21st World University Games were held in | | | | made coach of the China volleyball team and led |
| Beijing, with 165 countries and dependencies | | | | them to glory at the 1986 World Championships in |
| participating. There were 6,757 sportspeople. The | | | | Czechoslovakia (currently Czech Republic / Slovak |
| athletes participated in 12 sports : aquatics, athletics, | | | | Republic) . In the 2000s, she won a place in the |
| basketball, diving, fencing, gymnastics, judo, soccer, | | | | International Volleyball Federation Hall of Fame. |
| table tennis, tennis, volleyball and water polo. George | | | | This Asian country won the bronze medal at the |
| E. Killian ( President of FISU) said, "It is with great | | | | 2002 FIH Field Hockey Women's World Championship |
| honor and pleasure that I take this opportunity to | | | | in Perth ( Australia ). The medalists were: Chen Qiuqi, |
| welcome you and the more than 6,000 athletes, | | | | Li Aili, Pan Fengzhen, Qi Yingling, Nie Yali, Long Fengu, |
| coaches, and administrators from 165 countries that | | | | Chen Zhaoxia, Ma Yibo, Cheng Hui, Liu Yanli, Huang |
| have gathered here tonight in this wonderful city of | | | | Junxia, Fu Baorong, Li Shuang, Tang Chunling, Zhou |
| Beijing, China for the opening of the largest Summer | | | | Wangfeng, Zhang Haiying, Chen Xiaolan, Hou Xiaolan. |
| Universiade in the history of FISU. I first came to | | | | Chuang Tse-tung ( table tennis player ) won the |
| Beijing some four years ago at the request of our | | | | men's singles titles of the world championships three |
| late President, Dr. Primo Nebiolo, to explore the | | | | times (1961, 1963, 1965). |
| possibility with the local governmental authorities of | | | | China finished in ninth place at the 1990 FIBA |
| hosting a Summer Universiade. Following our initial | | | | Basketball Women's World Cup in Kuala Lumpur |
| visit, it wasn't long after that the city of Beijing | | | | (Malaysia). |
| notified us of its desire to host the 2001 Summer | | | | Shangai will host the 2011 FINA World Championship. |
| Universiade. The rest is history..." | | | | Yao Ming is one of the pioneers of basketball players |
| Zhou Shiming won the silver medal in the light | | | | in the People's Republic of China. He put China on the |
| flyweight division at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing | | | | map when was one of the most valuable players in |
| Championships in Chicago ( USA ). | | | | the NBA. For this reason, he was the flag bearer of |
| Qiao Hong won a gold medal for China in the | | | | the Chinese Olympic team at the 2004 Athens. Yao |
| women's table tennis team event and a bronze medal | | | | was born on September 12, 1980 in Shangai. |
| in the singles at the Atlanta Olympiad in 1996. | | | | The most popular Olympic sports are table tennis, |
| China won the gold medal in water polo at the 1978 | | | | soccer, wrestling, volleyball, basketball, athletics, |
| Asian Games in Bangkok ( Thailand ). | | | | diving, swimming, judo, cycling... |
| Du Li is an Olympic shooter from Zibo ( Shandong | | | | China has won 286 Olympic medals since 1984. |
| province). She finished first in the air rifle competition | | | | Shangai hosted the FIFA Women's World Cup in |
| in Athens'2004 and first in the same event at the | | | | 2007. Final standings: 1.Germany, 2.Brazil, 3.USA, |
| 2006 Summer Asian Games in Doha (Qatar). | | | | 4.Norway, 5.China, 6.Australia, 7.England, 8.North |
| Liu Xiang won the gold medal in the 110m hurdles at | | | | Korea, 9.Canada, 10.Sweden, 11.Japan, 12.Denmark, |
| the 2007 IAAF World Track and Field Championships | | | | 13.Nigeria, 14.New Zealand, 15.Ghana, 16.Argentina. |
| in Osaka (Japan). The gold medal is one of more than | | | | From 1974 to 2006, the People's Republic of China |
| 200 international medals in his career. | | | | has won 2,216 Asian medals. At the 15th Summer |
| This Asian country is the birthplace of wrestling. It | | | | Asian Games, the Chinese team came first in the |
| has become a popular sport in Asia and Europe. | | | | medal table among the 45 participating nations and |
| The best Chinese winter sportspersons are: Han | | | | territories. Chinese athletes were on the gold medal |
| Xiaopeng ( freestyle skiing / Olympic gold medalist, | | | | podium 166 times. |