Boxing wins highlight China's top finish
Monday, 25 August 2008
BEIJING, Aug 24 : China's Zou Shiming and Zhang Xiaoping capped the host nation's brilliant run at the Beijing Olympics with two gold medals in boxing Sunday.
As the Beijing Olympics drew to a close, the Chinese topped the gold medal count with 51 gold, well ahead of nearest rival the United States (36). The Americans, however, led in total medals at 110 to the 100 medals won by China.
What made China's success even more striking was that it has led throughout the Aug. 8-24 Games.
China has already made sure of its top position before the last day's competition, and the vicotries of boxers Zou and Zhang were an icing on the cake.
Zou, the two-time world champion and the 2004 bronze medalist, grabbed China's first-ever Olympic boxing gold medal when he defeated Serdamba Purevdorj of Mongolia in the 48-kilogram class.
As the Beijing Olympics drew to a close, the Chinese topped the gold medal count with 51 gold, well ahead of nearest rival the United States (36). The Americans, however, led in total medals at 110 to the 100 medals won by China.
What made China's success even more striking was that it has led throughout the Aug. 8-24 Games.
China has already made sure of its top position before the last day's competition, and the vicotries of boxers Zou and Zhang were an icing on the cake.
Zou, the two-time world champion and the 2004 bronze medalist, grabbed China's first-ever Olympic boxing gold medal when he defeated Serdamba Purevdorj of Mongolia in the 48-kilogram class.