China hails historic Olympic performance, emerging stars and breakthroughs

BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- China's top sports official on Tuesday hailed the country's athletes historic performance at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

China secured 40 gold, 27 silver, and 24 bronze medals at the Paris Olympics, marking the country's best ever performance at an overseas Olympic Games. Chinese athletes also set one world record and nine Olympic records.

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