Badminton head coach Li Yongbo is one of those shouldering the burden even though defending champion Lin Dan is still in his prime.
"The greater the expectation, the more pressure we feel. If people played down their expectations, the athletes might perform better," Li, whose team won three of the five golds on offer in Beijing, said.
Although China did well in the Beijing Games, top sports officials insist that China is still on its way to becoming a powerhouse like the US and Russia.
"We are still on the way (to becoming a sports powerhouse). We took a giant step forward in Beijing. The London Games is another chance to progress as it will inspire more Chinese people to take up sport in their daily routine,” Liu said.
Questions:
1. How many gold medals did China win at the 2008 Olympics?
2. What is the average age of the squad?
3. How many athletes have no previous Olympic experience?
Answers:
1. 51 golds.
2. 24.68 years.
3. 244.
About the broadcaster:
Rosie Tuck is a copy editor at the China Daily website. She was born in New Zealand and graduated from Auckland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Communications studies majoring in journalism and television. In New Zealand she was working as a junior reporter for the New Zealand state broadcaster TVNZ. She is in Beijing on an Asia New Zealand Foundation grant, working as a journalist in the English news department at the China Daily website.
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