The file photo taken on May 2, 2005 shows China’s Guo Yue competing in the second round match of the women’s singles at the 48th World Table Tennis Championships in Shanghai, eastern China.

The file photo taken on Sept. 1, 2005 show China’s Chen Jin competing in the second round match of the Aviva-Cofco China Masters Badminton Championships 2005 in Beijing, China.

The file photo taken on May 30, 2008 shows China’s Chen Ruolin in the 10m platform final of the FINA Diving World Series held in Nanjing, capital of eastern China’s Jiangsu Province.

The file photo taken on April 21, 2008 shows Liao Hui of the People's Liberation Army team salute after winning the gold medal in the men's 69kg class at the men's National Weightlifting Championships held in Guangzhou, southern China’s Guangdong Province. He also set the national record in the competition.

The file photo taken on July 6, 2008 shows 22-year old Xue Ming of the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team smiles after winning the best spiker award at the Macao leg of the 2007 women's volleyball Grand Prix in Macao of China. China will send its biggest-ever Olympic team of 639 athletes to compete on home soil next month. Those young new stars among the Chinese delegation attracted enormous attention because they represent both the present and the future of Chinese sports.

China will send its biggest-ever Olympic team of 639 athletes to compete on home soil this month. Those uprising stars among the Chinese delegation attracted much attention as they are also medalist hopeful in this Olympics.