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SINGAPORE - The Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) Sunday held a mourning ceremony in commemoration of the victims in a massive mudslide disaster in Northwest China.
Earlier, the Chinese athletes in the Youth Olympic Village lamented the death of the mudslide victims in the August 8 disaster that left at least 1,200 people dead and 500 missing in Zhouqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
The Chinese government has declared Sunday a national day of mourning activities.
China fielded a 106-member delegation to the first Youth Olympics that kicked off on Saturday following a water front opening ceremony in Marina Bay.
All the Chinese athletes could find a home away from home in the China House that serves as the temporary base for the COC.
The Games attracted 3,600 athletes aged between 14 and 18 from the world to compete in 26 sports.