China will send 396 athletes to the upcoming London Olympic Games, it was announced last Tuesday. The team, consisting of 171 men and 225 women athletes, will also be accompanied by 225 officials for the Games which start on July 27. According to the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC), China will be represented in 23 of 26 sports at the Summer Games after it has failed to qualify for Soccer, Equestrian and Handball. The Chinese delegation has great expectation for winning medals in the Table Tennis, Badminton, Diving, Gym-nastics, Shooting, Weight-lifting, Swimming, Fencing, as well as Track and Field athletics. With the announcement of the entry list of the Chinese Olympic delegation, nine Suzhou athletes, including Wu Jingyu, Cai Yun, Zhou Chunxiu, Chen Qian, Zhu Weiwei, Zhang Xiaoyi, Wang Xueqin, Lu Haojie, and Zhao Jianguo, have qualified for The 2012 London Olympic Games. They will compete in eight events of six sports – Taekwondo, Badminton, Track and Field, Weight-lifting, Double Sculls, and Modern Pentathlon. Athletes of the Suzhou team were born in the 1970’s, 1980’s and 1990’s, recording the greatest age span in history, with Zhou Chunxiu, 34, and Cai Yun, 32, being the oldest in Suzhou team. The youngest athletes, Zhu Weiwei and Lu Haojie were born in the 1990s. It will be the tenth time for Suzhou athletes to appear at the Summer Olympic Games. Seventy-six years ago, Suzhou trackman Cheng Jinguan took part in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, being Suzhou’s first presence at the Summer Olympic Games. So far, Suzhou athletes have won five Olympic golds for China in 2000, 2004, and 2008. “We expect to win one or two gold medals this time,” said Bao Dongdong, the head of Suzhou Municipal Bureau of Sports.Nine suzhou athletes to compete at 2012 london olympics - Sinamay Bags ManufacturerNine suzhou athletes to compete at 2012 london olympics - Sinamay Bags ManufacturerNine suzhou athletes to compete at 2012 london olympics - Sinamay Bags Manufacturer We are high quality suppliers, our products such as Sinamay Bags Manufacturer , Women Straw Hats for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Wool Felt Hats.
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