Uprising stars of Chinese Olympics delegation
2008-08-01 00:39:52 GMT2008-08-01 08:39:52 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English
The file photo taken on October 15, 2005 shows Guo Shuang of northeast China's Jilin Province waves after winning the gold medal in the women's individual sprint at the 10th National Games in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province. Born in Inner Mongolia, Guo started cycling at the age of 13, and established her status by beating veteran Jiang Yonghua, the Athens silver medalist to win the crown in the 2005 Chinese National Games.
The file photo taken on September 8, 2007 shows 16-year old Yang Yilin of the Chinese Gymnastics Team smiles after winning the bronze medal in the women's uneven bars at the 2007 Stuttgart World Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart of Germany.
The file photo shows Wu Jingyu (R) from Jiangxi Province fights her opponent during the final of women's 51 kg division of the 2008 National Taekwondo Championships in Yantai, east China’s Shandong Province, March 16, 2008.
The file photo shows China's Guo Wenjun waves after winning the women's 10-meter air pistol at the 11th Asian Shooting Championships in Kuwait City, capital of Kuwait, Dec. 8, 2007.
China will send its biggest-ever Olympic team of 639 athletes to compete on home soil this month. Those uprising stars among the Chinese delegation attracted much attention as they are also medal hopefuls in this Olympics.
