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Paris, August 11 (Reporter Hao Lingyu) On August 11, local time, the Chinese sports delegation of the Paris Olympics held a press conference at the "China House" in Paris to introduce the Chinese team's participation in this Olympics. Zhou Jinqiang, deputy head of the delegation, said that the Chinese delegation won 40 golds, 27 silvers and 24 bronzes in the Paris Olympics, creating the best results in overseas competitions. "If you use one word to summarize the characteristics of the performance of the Chinese sports delegation in this Olympics, it is 'breakthrough'."

First, the number of participating events has reached a breakthrough. Zhou Jinqiang said that the Chinese sports delegation participated in 232 events in this Olympics, the most outside the country. Freestyle BMX and surfing and several other events participated for the first time, with a wider range of participating events, and athletes from more events have the opportunity to participate in the Olympics.

The second is the breakthrough in the total number and quality of gold medals. Zhou Jinqiang said that the 40 gold medals surpassed the 39 gold medals of the London Olympics and the 38 gold medals of the Tokyo Olympics. The number of athletes who won gold medals reached 60, setting a new record in overseas competitions and equal to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In addition, in shooting, swimming and weightlifting, one world record was broken and nine Olympic records were set.

The third is the breakthrough in the coverage of gold medal events. Zhou Jinqiang pointed out that in this Olympic Games, the Chinese sports delegation won gold medals in three events, namely synchronized swimming, rhythmic gymnastics and freestyle BMX, which had never won gold medals before. The total number of gold medals won was 14, second only to the 17 in the Beijing Olympic Games. By participating in the Paris Olympic Games, the total number of gold medals won by my country in the Olympic Games increased from 21 to 24. In addition, 14 events including table tennis, shooting, weightlifting, swimming, synchronized swimming, rhythmic gymnastics, tennis, freestyle BMX and boxing won Olympic gold medals for the first time.

Fourth, there is a breakthrough in the number of provinces that train and send gold medal athletes. Zhou Jinqiang introduced that the athletes who won gold medals in this Olympics came from 20 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities), and the athletes who won medals came from 24 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities). The number of provinces that train and send gold medal athletes increased by 3 compared with the Rio and London Olympics. Among them, there are not only eastern coastal provinces such as Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Shanghai, but also central and western provinces such as Guizhou, Yunnan, and Inner Mongolia. This shows the new achievements of the comprehensive and balanced development of competitive sports in my country, and also reflects that the selection work of the Paris Olympics is open, fair and just, providing all talented athletes with the opportunity to pursue their dreams in the Olympic arena.