Liu Peng, Minister of General Administration of Sport, attends a press conference in Beijing, China, June 23, 2016. China Daily/via REUTERS
BEIJING (Reuters) - China expects strong pressure to win medals at next month's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro from teams which have begun to better challenge its dominance in sports like badminton, state media said on Tuesday.
China topped the medals table at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and came second at the 2012 London Olympics behind the United States, events where Chinese wins were celebrated with an outpouring of national pride, something likely to be repeated in Brazil.
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