Xinhuanet Beijing August 30 th Sports Special The front page of People's Daily published on August 30 th published an editorial entitled "Five-Star Red Flag I am proud of you-warmly congratulate our athletes on their outstanding achievements in the Olympic Games". The full text of the editorial is as follows: At the 28th Olympic Games, which attracted worldwide attention, Chinese athletes made unprecedented achievements, achieved a new historical breakthrough in competitive sports in China, and won lofty honors for the motherland and people. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council telephoned the China sports delegation of the 28th Olympic Games to express their warm congratulations and cordial condolences. In the past few days, the Athens Olympic Games has touched the hearts of hundreds of millions of people in China. At the Olympic Games, the five-star red flag was raised again and again, and march of the volunteers played again and again, which aroused people's excitement and boosted morale. Our sports delegation won 32 gold medals, 17 silver medals and 14 bronze medals, ranking second in the gold medal list and third in the medal list. At this Olympic Games, China athletes' superb sports skills and good sports ethics have further promoted the Olympic spirit, once again demonstrated to the world the unremitting efforts of the Chinese nation to strive for self-improvement, and demonstrated the enterprising spirit and vigor of Chinese sons and daughters in the new century, which is a great encouragement to the people of all ethnic groups in China who are striving for building a well-off society in an all-round way. The motherland is proud of you and the people are proud of you. Athletes who have won glory for their country, you have worked hard, and the motherland and people welcome you back in triumph! From 1984, the China sports delegation achieved the breakthrough of gold medal zero for the first time at the Los Angeles Olympic Games, and to this Athens Olympic Games, the China sports delegation jumped to the second place in the gold medal list, and the competitive sports in China improved year by year. By the end of this Olympic Games, China athletes had won 1 12 gold medals at the Summer Olympic Games, which was a remarkable achievement. People are delighted to see that generations of athletes shoulder the hopes of the motherland and the people, aim high, work hard, and climb the world sports peak with extraordinary courage and impressive record, which fully proves that the Chinese nation has the ability to stand on its own feet in the world. People of all ethnic groups sincerely hope that China athletes will continue to carry forward the spirit of winning without arrogance and losing with grace, sum up experience, enhance their fighting spirit, make persistent efforts, constantly improve their own quality and competitive level, promote the all-round and balanced development of sports in China, and make new and greater contributions to the development of the Olympic cause and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The country is rich and strong, and sports are prosperous. The continuous success of athletes in the Olympic Games is a microcosm of China's great achievements in reform, opening up and socialist modernization. The continuous development of China's social productive forces, comprehensive national strength and people's physique has laid a solid material foundation for the vigorous development of sports. The continuous development of sports and the excellent achievements of athletes have greatly enhanced national cohesion and national pride. At present, people of all ethnic groups in China are marching forward courageously on the great journey of building a well-off society in an all-round way. We should learn from Olympic athletes' noble feelings of loving the motherland and winning glory for our country, their strong fighting spirit of not being afraid of strong players and fighting bravely, their collective consciousness of unity and cooperation, and their pragmatic spirit of scientific training and hard work, so as to turn the excellent quality of athletes into a powerful spiritual driving force for building a well-off society in an all-round way. Developing sports and strengthening people's physique is of great significance to building a well-off society in an all-round way and promoting people's all-round development. Without people's health, there will be no overall well-off society. The excellent performance of China athletes in the Olympic Games will further stimulate the people's fitness enthusiasm, promote the in-depth development of the national fitness campaign, greatly improve the health level of our people, and provide a broad mass base for the development of competitive sports. "I am proud of you with the five-star red flag, and I am proud of you with the five-star red flag", which is the common aspiration of hundreds of millions of people in China. The 28th Olympic Games has come to an end, and the baton of the quadrennial Olympic Games has reached our hands. We should make good preparations for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games by taking advantage of the great victory of China athletes. We firmly believe that with the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, the strong support of the people of all ethnic groups in China, the vigorous development of sports in China and the experience of previous Olympic Games, especially the Athens Olympic Games, our preparations for the Olympic Games will be successful. The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will surely achieve the set goals of "high-tech Olympics", "green Olympics" and "people's Olympics" and become an excellent Olympic Games, leaving a good impression on the world.