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As I worked as a sports journalist for my first 10 years with China Daily, I have 【小题1】 (close) followed how China has grown from a minor player in the international sports arena into a global sports power.

【小题2】 it had a huge population, China was not much of a global force in sports until the1980s. However, it was very good at table tennis at that time. The first major international breakthrough for China came in 1981 【小题3】 its women’s volleyball team won the Women’s Volleyball World Cup. Understandably, sports fans went crazy. Parades celebrating the victory 【小题4】 (hold) on many university campuses 【小题5】 some students shouting slogans such as “revitalizing (振兴) China”, which has since become the goal of the nation.

【小题6】 (motivate) by the victory, China invested more of the limited resources in training athletes. The investment paid off, as China got 【小题7】 (it) first Olympic gold medal in shooting in 1984. In all, Chinese athletes won 15 gold medals in the Los Angeles Olympics,【小题8】 (set) the course to becoming a global sports power. In 【小题9】 past decade, Chinese athletes have been winning about 120 gold medals in international sports games every year.

As China invests more resources in the sports sector thanks to the fast-paced economic development and winning world titles becoming normal for Chinese athletes, the government started encouraging ordinary 【小题10】 (citizen) to play sports.