Gymnastics - Olympics Qualifier - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 19/4/2016 - Lei Gao of China performs the trampoline routine during the men's team competition. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
BEIJING (Reuters) - China aims to consolidate its existing strengths at this year's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro before striving to achieve a "leading position" at the next summer Games in Tokyo in 2020, the country's sports ministry said on Thursday.
Chinese athletes bagged the most gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, a feat accompanied by a wave of national pride, the culmination of China's "100 year dream" to host the world's most prestigious sports event.
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