Olympic Country - China
The flag of China is also often known as the Five-starred Red Flag. It has five golden stars on it. One large star and four smaller stars in a semicircle. The five stars represents the unity of the Chinese people. In school we organised a KS1 competition to design a new Chinese flag for the Olympic Games!
How Many Medals has China won?
In fact with all the medals that have been collected they have 608 medals in total. They have 237 gold medals. 195 silver medals and 176 bronze medals. Now that is a lot of medals!
When did China first compete in the Olympic Games?
China's earliest involvement with the Olympics goes all the way back to 1894. Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern event, invited the Qing Dynasty rulers. They asked them to send athletes to the first Modern Olympiad, to be held in Athens in 1896, but the Qing government didn't reply.
Summer Appearances and Winter Appearances
Summer: 1952, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020.
Winter: 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018.
China’s Tracksuit is titanium white, sunny yellow and ruby red. Below is a picture of it. In school we organised a KS2 competition to design a new Chinese tracksuit for the Olympic Games! There is also a picture of the winning tracksuit design.
Events and Medals
Blog by Isabella and Oscar from Rufford CofE Primary School
