More than five hundred Chinese athletes have qualified for the
upcoming Beijing Olympics next year, said China's sports authority
on Friday.
"514 athletes of 26 sports including 211 events have qualified
for the competitions in the Olympic Games," said Cui Dalin, vice
president of China's General Administration of Sport and vice
president of the Chinese Olympic Committee at the press briefing
about the preparations of the Chinese athletes.
"Team China is expected to field 550 to 570 athletes in the 2008
Oympic Games, representing the largest group of Chinese athletes to
attend any Olympic Games," Cui added.
According to Cui, some 1,300 athletes from 55 national teams
were currently in their final winter training sessions.
(Xinhua News Agency November 10, 2007)