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Chinese President Hu Jintao (C) shakes hands with a member of the returned Chinese Olympic Delegation during a meeting with the delegates in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 2, 2004. Hu Jintao praised the athletes' outstanding performance at the Athens Olympic Games during the meeting with them on Thursday (Sept. 2).

State leaders toast for Chinese Olympic athletes at the meeting in Beijing on September 2.

The Chinese Olympic gold medallists at Athens Games pose for a picture at the People's Great Hall in Beijing on September 2. The State General Sport Administration had a meeting for the Chinese delegation for the 28th Olympic Games on that day. Among them are shooter Wang Yifu (L5, bottom line) and Du Li (R5), paddler Zhang Yining (L7), Feng Kun (L8), capitain of women's volleyball team, sprinter Liu Xiang (L9), and tennis player Sun Tiantian (R3) and Liting (L4)

President Hu Jintao (4th from left), Premier Wen Jiabao (3rd from left) and other senior government officials take a group photo with the Chinese delegation to the Athens Olympic Games Thursday afternoon at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (cnsphoto)