Chinese Olympics machine has started spinning again. Training ground now: Sydney. From BBC News (photo: Chinese young athletes are gaining experience in Sydney, via bbc.co.uk):
The Chinese sporting juggernaut has thundered into Sydney.
It is a 300-strong team of elite young athletes to compete in the biennial Youth Olympics, a five-day festival featuring 16 different sports.
Chinese officials view this as an important training ground ahead of the Beijing games, and another step towards becoming a sporting super-state.
“In sporting terms, actually, we’re all at war against China,” said Simon Clegg, the chief executive of the British Olympic Association, ahead of the youth Olympics. [Full Text]
