the excitement of sydney 2000 olympic games lasted for a long time. 28 gold medals won by chinese athletes dwarf our asian nelghhors, heat quite a few hlg countries of sports, and surprise the two superpowers——the united states and the russian federation. the great success clearly indicates that a new superpower of sports is in embryo.
our success in the 27th olympic games is far beyond sports. first, the glory greatly enhances the international prestige of china. through tv, people all over the world know more about new china, especially the dramatic progress made in the past two decades. next, it greatly boosts the morale of our people. billions of chinese witnessed how the former ugly ducklings hecame china with the force of an avalanche. the successful stories or the olymplc medalists fuel the ambition of millions of chinese youth. finally, it heightens our selfconfidence and nationalism. china, a weak nation in sports in the past, has rapidly risen up and become one of the sports giants. why couldn't she be a modernized china soon? what is more,the success has laid a firm foundation for beijing to host the 2008 olympic games.
the 27th olimpic games was over, but the olympic spirit lives on. in the race for a better nation,there is no finish line. if we keep on working hard, the day will certainly come when china will be a powerful country with international prestige.