China hopes to grab a gold

"We look for at least one gold medal in the sailing events in Qingdao," said Yao Xinpei, the deputy head of the Chinese sailing team before the opening of the Olympics.

"Competition will be fierce but we will do our best," Yao added.

As the host, China is directly qualified to enter all 11 sailing events. Sailors competing in Yngling, 49er and Finn events were selected from Qingdao.