The Chinese delegates are pictured parading in the stadium at the opening ceremony of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games on June 28, 1984 file photo. After 52 years, Los Angeles witnessed Chinese sport in another crucial moment, that is, for the first time, China sent a large delegate to take part in the Olympic Games. [Photo/Xinhua]

Xu Haifeng (R), a Chinese pistol shooter and the first person to win a gold medal for China in the Olympic Games, celebrates after winning a gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, while his teammate Wang Yifu (L) wins bronze, July 29, 1984, file photo. Xu became a coach for China's national shooting team after retiring in 1995. He was the first torchbearer to bring the Olympic torch into the Beijing National Stadium, also known as "Bird's Nest," near the end of the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics. [Photo/Xinhua]