China eyeing better results at Vancouver Games

After topping the gold medal table at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games, China is now aiming for a major breakthrough at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

"We hope our athletes can achieve better results than at the last Winter Olympics in Turin," Zhao Yinggang, China's winter sports chief, said yesterday at a ceremony to announce the country's team to the Vancouver Games.

At Turin, in 2006, the Chinese side won two gold, four silver and five bronze medals.