A businessman shows a souvenir table tennis ball set made for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi) Chinese manufacturing was highly visible and impressive at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The Ancient Olympic Games were made in Greece, but it seems the just-concluded Paris 2024 Olympic Games were "made" in China. This is not only because China is one of the top two gold medal winners, but also because a significant portion of the equipment used in the Paris Olympics originated from China.
PARIS, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Let's be honest, it didn't get off to the best of starts, sitting in the rain watching the opening ceremony on a big screen TV, you could have been forgiven for thinking: 'What am I doing here when I could be watching on a different TV and be dry?' It's fair to say that the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games was probably not the high spot of the just over two weeks when the world came together in sport in the French capital.
Deng Yawen of China competes in the women's park final of cycling BMX freestyle at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on July 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Yibo) * A new generation of Chinese athletes, born after 2000, impressed the world with remarkable performances and vibrant spirit at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
