London 2012, China already tops medals table
London (AsiaNews)
- The third day of competitions in the 30th edition of the Olympic Games, running
from July 27 to August 12 in London, begins today. Topping
the medals table thus far is China, which has to date collected six golds, four
silvers and two bronzes for a total of 12 medals. In
second place the United States, with three golds, five silvers and three bronze
medals (11 medals in all), and somewhat surprising, on the lowest step of the
podium the Italian national team with two golds, three silvers and two bronzes
(a total of seven medals). Under
the Sign of the Dragon, China has retained its stature as the strongest team as
in the previous Olympics 2008 in Beijing.
In the last edition of the Games, in fact, the Chinese "war
machine" came away with 51 golds, 21 silvers and 28 bronzes, for a total
of 100 medals.
China
has now become the main protagonist of the event, winning the first gold of the
30th edition of the Games. Architect
of record, the shooter Yi Siling (pictured) who won the 10 meters air rifle competition
with a score of 502.9. A
merited success sealed in the final round with a score that never fell below 10
points. "My
stability has helped me a lot," said the athlete after the competition. "I've
been away from my family for over a year - she added - and now I miss them very
much."
After
winning seven of eight the gold medals at stake in Beijing 2008, China has confirmed
the nation's lead in the diving in London. Yesterday,
in fact, the couple He Zi and Wu Minxia defended their title in the three-meter
synchronized springboard diving. It
is the third Olympic victory for Wu, who won her first title in Athens in 2004 alongside
Guo Jingjing.
Among
the Chinese there is also Olympic champions Guo Wenjun, back in the competition
after giving birth - just four months ago - to her son. She
won in the women's 10 meters air pistol, as in 2008 in Beijing. "I
was very nervous throughout the final," she said beaming after her Olympic double. "I told myself to calm down
and tried to stay focused."
Other
Asian countries that have scored up a victory so far in the London 2012 Olympics
are Kazakhstan, South Korea and North Korea, mindful of mistakes made at the
inaugural football game (see AsiaNews 26/07/2012 London
2012 Olympic gaffe: South Korean flag displayed for Pyongyang event), this time at the awards ceremony the
organizers made no mistake in the flags displayed alongside the athletes of
both countries.
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