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Medal tally tops Games hopes

A NEW survey shows that the issue that most concerns the public about the Beijing Games is how many gold medals China will win. Nearly 70 percent of the 4,500 respondents said they paid most attention to the overall... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Tue, Aug 12 2008

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