中國預計倫敦奧運中國獎牌數將不及北京
The Chinese Olympics delegation Wednesday projected that it wouldn't win as many medals in London as it did four years ago in its home country.
中國奧運代表團週三預計，和四年前舉行的北京奧運會相比，中國軍團在此次倫敦奧運會上贏得的獎牌數量將會減少。Xiao Tian, a deputy chef de mission for the Chinese, told reporters in the Olympic Media Center he performed an analysis that showed host countries from one Olympics historically medal in 32% fewer events in the next Games, and said he expects China to follow the trend.
中國體育代表團副團長肖天在奧運新聞中心告訴記者，他所做的分析表明，一個國家從奧運會東道主轉變爲非東道主後，其獲得的金牌數一般會下降30%左右，他預計中國也將遵循這種模式。China won 100 medals in the 2008 games, including 51 gold medals - tops among all countries.
中國在2008年奧運會總共贏得了100枚獎牌，其中包括51枚金牌，金牌數居所有參賽國之首。
"I don't think we'll have the same amount of medals as in Beijing," Mr. Xiao said.
肖天說，我認爲此次我們獲得的獎牌總數將不及北京奧運會。He added that he was particularly worried about the Chinese prowess in events such as men's basketball.
肖天又說，他特別擔心中國隊在男子籃球等比賽項目上的實力。"It will be very hard to medal in any ball games. I think that's our weak point," he said.
肖天說，中國隊想在任何大球項目上拿到獎牌都很困難，我認爲這是我們的弱點。The delegation also mentioned that it hopes its performance in London will be a "very good demonstration of sports ethics and charisma," and inspire more Chinese enthusiasm in sports, which Mr. Xiao said he hopes also will boost the sports industry back home.
中國體育代表團還提到，它希望中國運動員此次在倫敦的表現能夠很好地展現體育道德和體育魅力，並激發出中國人對體育的更多熱情。肖天說他希望這股熱情也能夠推動中國國內體育產業的發展。
