The largest-ever Chinese Olympic contingent of 570 athletes will participate in next year's Beijing Games, sports chief Liu Peng said yesterday. By September, about 500 athletes had already qualified, said Liu, minister of the State Gene ... ...full story at People's Daily
from People's Daily on Thu, Oct 18 2007
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