QUESTION:
If you live or visit China and especially Beijing, you can hardly fail to notice that the country is putting maximum effort in developing sports in China and for the 2008 Olympic Games.

China has performed strongly at the Olympic Games in recent years in a range of sports such as gymnastics, ping pong (table tennis), swimming and shooting.

How many gold medals did China win at the 2000 Games held in Sydney and where did they place in the overall medal tally?

A. 52 gold and first place overall;
B. 12 gold and fifth place overall;
C. 28 gold and third place overall;
D. 28 gold and second place overall.

ANSWERS:
C is the right answer! China took 28 gold, 16 silver and 15 bronze medals away from the Sydney Olympic Games and placed third behind the USA and Russia.

China won gold medals in the 20km walk, badminton, cycling, diving, weightlifting, shooting, table tennis and shooting--just to name a few. China will emerge as one of the world's best sporting competitors and will see many more medals added in the future. You had better book your hotel now for 2008!