China's table tennis chief Cai Zhenhua (

Beijing, CHINA: China's table tennis chief Cai Zhenhua (L), Beijing Organising Committee Executive Vice President Jiang Xiaoyu (C), and former table tennis Olympic gold medallist Deng Yaping (R), applaud after they unveiled the medals for the 2008 Beijing Olympic games during the launching ceremony in Beijing, 27 March 2007. Beijing Olympic organisers unveiled a unique medal design for the 2008 Olympics here as part of festivities marking the 500-day countdown to the showcase event. A band of Chinese jade stands out as a distintive feature embedded on the back of each medal, whether gold, silver or bronze, organisers said at the unveiling ceremony carried live on state television. Interlocking dragons form the loop for the medal ribbon. AFP PHOTO/TEH ENG KOON (Photo credit should read TEH ENG KOON/AFP via Getty Images)