They did not really care until 1984 L.A. games.
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when was the olympic flag first made
The 2004 Summer Olympics were held in Athens, but unlike the first answer, the first Olympics were held in Olympia not in Athens.
China stood first in 2008 Olympics with 51 Gold, 21 Silver and 28 Bronze Medals
I think the earliest that China was in the olympic games was in 1956. go search wikipedia for it and scroll down to the list of participating countries. Australia was involved in the very first of the modern Olympic games in 1896 (although this is a debatable point). They have participated in every Olympics since, one of only a couple of countries to do so.
Liu Changchun was the Republic of China's first Olympic athlete, competing in the 100 meter dash at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
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China was first in gold medals with 51 and second in total medals with 100.
Rural families were some of the first to become involved in the cottage industry.
China first participated in the Winter Olympics at the 1980 Games in Lake Placid. The 2010 Games in Vancouver are the 9th they have participated in.
At the first Olympic games.
1896 (first Olympics)