- Team China created another Olympic success in London 2012, grabbing 38 gold, 27 silver and 23 bronze medals for the second place on both the medal and gold tally, a second-to-best result only next to that of the 2008 Games on home soil, while their Paralympic counterparts took 95 gold, 71 silver and 65 bronze to top the table. [Related: Liu Xiang falls on London Olympic debut]
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Top: Liu Xiang kisses the last hurdle in his lane during his men's 110m hurdles round 1 heat at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium, Aug 7, 2012. Bottom: Chinese delegation parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the London Paralympic Games in London, Aug 29, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua] |
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