Tuesday, October 03, 2000, updated at 12:14(GMT+8)
Sports
Chinese Leaders Meets Olympic Athletes
Top leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Chinese government today met with the China sports delegation who had a record harvest of medals at the Sydney Millennium Olympic Games.
Li Ruihuan, who is on a business trip outside Beijing, has already sent a telegraph of congratulation to the delegation.
At the just-concluded Sydney Olympic Games, China pocketed record-high 28 gold, 16 silver and 15 bronze medals, ranking third at the medal table only behind the United States and Russia.
Top leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Chinese government today met with the China sports delegation who had a record harvest of medals at the Sydney Millennium Olympic Games.