Architect of China’s Beijing success retires 19/08/2010 |
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China's deputy sports minister Cui Dalin, the man behind the medal table-topping triumph at the Beijing Olympics, has retired at the age of 60.
Cui was in charge of competitive sports in the state system for the four years running up to what he described as "an historic breakthrough" at the 2008 Olympics, where Chinese athletes won 51 golds and 100 medals in all.
After the 2008 Olympic triumph, Cui turned his attentions to improving Chinese football, basketball, athletics and swimming.
It was football, however, that occupied most of his time over the last year after the corruption scandal that led to the arrest of a series of top officials, including the head of the Chinese Football Association Nan Yong.
Cui's retirement was confirmed on Wednesday (August 18) in an official statement released by state news agency Xinhua.
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