| The
Beijing Games will show the world what the Olympic Games
really are:
a gathering of young people who share the same goal
and the same enthusiasm for sport. As well as inviting
the finest athletes in the world to compete against
each other, the Games will also provide a stage for
China to present itself to the world during 16 days
and 17 nights of sporting celebration. The medal tally
of the first ten countries are as follows:
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| serial
number |
Country |
gold |
silver |
brass |
1 |
China
(CHN) |
51 |
21 |
28 |
2 |
United
States |
36 |
38 |
36 |
3 |
Russia |
23 |
21 |
28 |
4 |
Great
Britain |
19 |
13 |
15 |
5 |
Germany |
16 |
10 |
15 |
6 |
Australia |
14 |
15 |
17 |
7 |
South
Korea |
13 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
Japan |
9 |
6 |
10 |
9 |
Italy |
8 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
France |
6 |
15 |
17 |
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