Final medal chances on Olympic day 14
Updated: 2012-08-10 11:01:32
By Lee Hannon ( chinadaily.com.cn)
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China has just three crowning chances out of 17 medal events on Olympic day 14.
Zhang Chongyao will battle Hungary's Gabor Hatos in the men's 74kg freestyle wrestling quarterfinals at 8:30 pm.
The women's team will compete in the synchronized swimming final at 10 pm. They ranked second in the technical round on Thursday.
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China's team perform in the synchronised swimming teams technical routine competition during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre August 9, 2012.[Photo/Agencies] |
And Beijing bronze medalist and No 2 seed Zhang Wenxiu will look to advance her 2008 win in the women's hammer throw final at 2:35 am.
.Looking ahead to potential medal wins over the weekend.
Boxing men's light fly Olympic champion Zou Shiming will fight in Friday's 8:30 pm semifinal against Ireland's Paddy Barnes hoping to defend his title in a place in the final 3:30 am Sunday.
On Saturday, China will vie for final places in a number of 200m canoe and kayak sprint races. World Champion Qiu Bo and Lin Yue will hope for gold in the men's 10m platform final at 3:30 am.
And Liu Xiaobo will face Jamaica's Kenneth Edwards in the men's 80kg taekwondo preliminary rounds at 6:45 pm. The final will be held at 5: 30 am.
Medal Count |
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1 | ![]() |
46 | 29 | 29 |
2 | ![]() |
38 | 27 | 22 |
3 | ![]() |
29 | 17 | 19 |
4 | ![]() |
24 | 25 | 33 |
5 | ![]() |
13 | 8 | 7 |
6 | ![]() |
11 | 19 | 14 |