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Article: Two medals, no gold are "realistic" for Chinese athletes
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- April 23, 2004
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Two medals, no gold are "realistic" for Chinese athletes
By Sportswriter Wang Zijiang
GUILIN, South China, April 23 (Xinhua) -- China's "most realistic"
target from the track and field at the upcoming Athens Olympic Games
is to win two medals, a top Chinese athletics official said here on
Friday.
Feng Shuyong, head coach of the Chinese national team, said that
it's very difficult for China to win a gold in Athens because nobody
has the confidence to do so.
"We will try our best to win a gold, but it's very difficult," he
said. "No Chinese athlete has a winning advantage in any events. "
Feng, who is here watching the Chinese athletes compete in the
Guilin Grand Prix, admitted that the ...