A handful of gold is still disappointing

Gymnastics

Of the "Big Six", the gymnastics team seems most likely to take a tumble following the retirement of several veterans and a lack of multi-talented performers

With the retirements of all-rounders Yang Wei and Li Xiaopeng, the male squad will struggle to handle rising Japan while the women's side also suffered a blow when former leader Cheng Fei crashed out of the team with an injury last month.