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China to fix Olympic shooting squad next September

Xinhuanet 2002-12-18 19:49:34

¡¡¡¡BEIJING, Dec. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- China will fix on its shooting squad for 2004 Athens Olympic Games in September, 2003, after a series of qualification competitions, said Xu Haifeng, the head coach of Chinese shooting team, here on Wednesday.

¡¡¡¡Xu said that they would finalize the Olympic lineup through five competitions, including one leg of 2003 International Shooting Sporting Federation (ISSF) World Cup on June at Croatia.

¡¡¡¡"Besides the World Cup Croatia leg, we will have two legs of China Shooting Championships and two internal testing competitionson September." said Xu.

¡¡¡¡Xu also said that they eye for two gold medals in Athens, not five as it rumored around recently.

¡¡¡¡"Although we did a wonderful job in 2002, triumphing in the World Championships and the Asian Games, but we should keep a coolhead that we have no advantage in the Olympics." he said. Enditem

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