2016年CRI Chinese athletes prepares for Olympics in Brazil

 

Chinese athletes have been warming up for their respective events at the main Chinese training camp in S?o Paulo, as well as at the venues¹ in Rio itself.

The S?o Paulo training camp opened for the first time on Saturday.

Chinese official Sun Yuanfu took the Chinese media through the training facility over the weekend.

"The Chinese Olympic Committee decided² to set up a training camp in S?o Paulo for the Chinese delegation³ from July 22nd to August 15th. It should allow our athletes to get accustomed to the local environment before the Olympic Games begin. The facilities are designed to bring out the best in our Chinese athletes."

16 different Chinese teams are now in Brazil ahead of the Games.

Among them is the Chinese table tennis squad⁴, which is expected to bring China one of its largest single-sport medal hauls.

The squad gets a chance every day from 11:00 am to 1:00pm to train at the facility in Rio, allowing them to adapt to the environment.

Li Xiaoxia is one of China's top female tennis players, and has a lot of expectations on her to bring home a medal from Rio.

"Seeing the five rings makes me nervous. The pressure and the sense of responsibility keep growing. Admittedly, I haven't been eating well, and have also been having trouble sleeping as a result."

A total of 415 Chinese athletes are due to compete in Rio.

The average age of the Chinese athletes is 24.

The youngest on the squad is a 14-year old on the women's swimming team.

The oldest is 39-years of age on the pistol shooting squad.

Most observers expect China to finish in the top-5 in the medal count, with a strong possibility of a top-3 finish in Rio.

For CRI, this is Niu Honglin

1 venues   

n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 )；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；犯罪地点

参考例句：

• The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
• Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 来自互联网

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

4 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。