China predicted to top gold medal tally at Rio Olympics

REUTERS

REUTERS

China, along with the United States, is predicted to top the gold medal tally at this year's Rio Olympics. But the country's decades-old sports system is now struggling to recruit its next generation of stars. It's now being forced to evolve in order to preserve its position in elite sports.



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