The Chinese delegation, headed by sports minister Liu Peng, arrived in Turin Wednesday evening for the coming 20th Winter Olympic Games, a total of 21 Chinese sports officials and seven speed skaters.

Liu, on his first tour to head a Chinese sports delegation on the Olympic level, tipped the Turin Winter Olympics as a good chance to achieve better results and make better communication with other countries and regions.

"We expect that the Chinese athletes will do better and display a highly motivated spirit," Liu said.

For the Turin Olympics slated from Feb. 10-26, China has dispatched 151 members, including 76 athletes who will vie for the honors in 47 events.

重点词汇

tip v. 暗示，泄露