The year before the first modern Olympic Games, Greece invited China to send a team. But the Qing government didn't send any athletes to the Games. China did not take part in the Olympics until the 10th Games, held in Los Angeles in 1932. There, Liu Changchun took part in the men's 100metre and 200metre races. He did not win any medals.
China won her first gold medal at the 23rd Olympics in Los Angeles in 1984, when Xu Haifeng won the men's free shooting event. China came in fourth with 15 gold medals in all.
At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia, China won 28 gold medals, entering the top three of the medal chart for the first time. September 22nd, 2000 was named China Day because China won six gold, three silver and one bronze medals that day.
In 2004, the 28th Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece. Two hundred and two countries took part in the Games. China got the second place with thirtytwo gold, seventeen silver and fourteen bronze medals.
We all know that in 2008, the Olympic Games were held in Beijing, where China won the first place.
