The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is pinning its medal hopes on cycling, windsurfing and badminton at the Rio Summer Olympics, according to Commissioner for Sports Yeung Tak-keung.
Wu Xiaoming runs a sports export business, but the upcoming Rio Olympics has not brought him additional fortune.
Chinese tourists in Brazil for the 2016 Rio Olympics are each set to spend 72,145 yuan ($10,860) on average, according to the latest report from Ctrip, one of China's leading online travel service providers.
Olympic fencing champion Lei Sheng has been named China's flag-bearer at the Rio Olympic Games opening ceremony.
The countdown to the Rio Olympic Games has already started. Besides the largest-ever delegation of 711 athletes from China, the players from US, UK and Russia whose origin can be traced back to China should not be underestimated.
The Rio 2016 Olympics are just around the corner and are meant to be historic with so many first-times.
Even though Rio 2016 is 'Made in Brazil', the Olympic Games is going to definitely see a lot of 'Made in China'. From Olympics mascot, security check equipment and air-conditioning installations to sports equipment, Chinese brands are the main engine.
Hot sporting events have boosted the tourism industry. However, because of the small audience and resource shortage, the threshold of the sporting events tourism has been quite high. But due to the huge potential of the sports tourism, many online and offline travel agencies have been scrambling for the cake.
For many athletes the ultimate prize is winning an Olympic gold medal. The broadcast producer Wang Haiwei cannot lay claim to one of those, but he can boast of having been on hand at a string of Olympics to see others do exactly that.
A month before the opening of the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 He Liu left China to study in Britain and thus missed the chance to experience the Olympics in her own country.
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