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Russia, China join forces to top US in Games MOSCOW-- Russia and China are joining forces in a bid to dethrone the United States as the top medal winner at the Summer Olympics. "To beat America we need to unite our efforts and knowledge ... to achieve
better results in swimming and track and field, where they [the Americans] are
strong," Russian Olympic Committee chief Leonid Tyagachev told The Associated
Press on Thursday. The United States led the standings at last year's Athens Olympics with 35 golds and an overall tally of 103. China was second with 32 golds and 63 medals total while Russia had 27 and 92. Tyagachev said the two countries could cooperate in training athletes and sharing advances in sports equipment and medical care. Russian media quoted Tyagachev as saying the home crowd would support Russian competitors in events where there was no Chinese challenge. Russia's sports ministry would have to agree on any cooperation with China, Tyagachev said, adding that Russia wanted to beat every country, including China. Tyagachev visited China this month to meet with sports officials, and both sides agreed they had something to offer each other. "In many sports we have to learn [from China] ... while they dream of learning from us in those sports where they are behind," Tyagachev said. "That is why our union and contact is essential."
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