Cui: Medal pace to slow down

China's table-topping gold rush through the midpoint of the Beijing Games, has thrilled local fans, but the nation's sporting heads maintained a cautious tone, saying the team may not be able to win as many gold medals the rest of the way.

Cui Dalin, China's deputy Chef de Mission, believes Team China's best has passed since most competitions in the country's top sports have already ended.

"Our gold medal pace will slow down," Cui told a press conference yesterday. "There are so many events in which Chinese excel scheduled in the first half of the Games. That's why we are able to lead the medal tally now."