Team China
Athletes Village was officially opened on Friday, and the Chinese delegation has moved into the village.
The volunteers from Hangzhou took part in a setting-out ceremony for the 16th Asian Games at Zhejiang University of Media and Communications on Tuesday before leaving for Guangzhou for the Games.
While citizens and volunteers are busy getting Guangzhou ready for the Asian Games, the city's athletes are preparing to shower their hometown in glory.
He Chong, Beijing Olympic gold medal winner in diving, practices during an open training session on Oct 27, 2010. The National Diving Team opened their training in Beijing for the 16th Asian Games.
Xie Xingfang, an image ambassador of volunteers for the 16th Asian Games, displays the book containing her sports news and stories, on Oct 23, 2010. Xie, once a member of the national badminton team, attended the ceremony for 1,860 volunteers at South China Normal University (SCNU) and led them in making a service oath to the Asian Games
Chinese sports authorities on Tuesday announced the country's largest-ever delegation for an international sporting event as China aims to defend its gold medal and medal tally titles at the coming Guangzhou Asian Games.
Olympic champions Liu Xiang and Lin Dan will lead China's assault to win the most medals at the Asian Games for the eighth straight time as China unveiled on Tuesday a 1,454-member delegation, the largest ever in history, for next month's Asiad.
Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang runs during a training session in Shanghai, Oct 22, 2010.
China's cycling sees its disparity with the world's top class as the 2010 Tour of Hainan road event concluded here Tuesday without a stage winner, a points leader or an Asian front runner from hosts China.
The general goal for China at the upcoming Guangzhou Asian Games is to showcase the professionalism and spirit of fair play of the Chinese athletes to the world, a top official with China's sport authorities said on Wednesday.
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