The Olympic Games

The Olympic rings are lit up during the opening ceremony of the Athens Olympic Games August 13th.

The performance in the opening ceremony.

Du Li got the first gold medal in the Athens Olypic Games.

Liu Chunhong lifted 275kg in total, 122.5 in snatch to claim the gold medal of the women's 69kg weightlifting August 19, 2004.

Dark horse, Liting and Sun Tingting got gold medal in the tennis Double,

Guo Jinjin got a gold medal in diving.

China's Liu Xiang celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the men's 110 metres hurdle final at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 27

Meng Guanliang and Yang Wenjun celebrate after winning men's C2 500m race in one minute 40.278 seconds on Saturday at Athens Olympic regatta, the first gold for China's canoeing sport in the Olympic history. [sina]

Luo Wei celebrates after defeating Elisavet Mystakidou from Greece to win the gold medal in women's under 67kg at taekwondo, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2004, at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece

Mathew Helm from Australia, China's Hu Jia and Tian Liang (L-R) pose on the podium during the medal ceremony of the men's 10m platform diving final at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 28, 2004. [Xinhua]

Chinese volleyball players celebrate their Olympic gold medal. Their triumph make the country's media bask in nationalist glory as it celebrated the best Chinese performance at the Olympic Games yet with four more gold medals. [xinhua]

Ko Lai-chak (L) and Li Ching show off their medals upon their arrival at the Hong Kong airport after they won a silver medal during the men's table tennis double at the Athens Olympic Games, August 31, 2004. It marked the first time Hong Kong won an Olympic medal since the territory returned to Chinese rule in 1997. Hong Kong windsurfer Lee Lai-shan won a gold medal in 1996. [Reuters]

International basketball superstar Yao Ming arrives in Beijing after the Olympic Games August 31, 2004. [Xinhua]

Zhu Muyan got the second gold medal for Taiwan.

Fireworks explode at the start of the closing ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 29, 2004. The next Olympic Games will be held in Beijing in 2008. [Reuters]

The mayor of Beijing Wang Qishan waves the Olympic flag in front of President of the IOC Jacques Rogge during the closing ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 29, 2004. The next summer Olympic Games will be held in Beijing in 2008. [Reuters]

Chinese dancers perform during the closing ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 29, 2004. The next summer Olympic Games will be held in Beijing in 2008. [Reuters]

奥运奖牌榜名次 国家 /地

区金牌 银牌 铜牌 总数

1 USA 35 39 29 103

2 China 32 17 14 63

3 Russia 27 27 38 92

4 Australia 17 16 16 49

5 JApan 16 9 12 37

6 Germany 14 16 18 48

7 France 11 9 13 33

8 Italy 10 11 11 32

9 Korea 9 12 9 30

10 U.K 9 9 12 30