China's gold standard bearers
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![China's Lin Dan returns the shuttlecock to Boonsak Ponsana from Thailand during their semi-finals of men's singles at the Yonex German Open Badminton Grand Prix Gold 2011 in Mulheim, Germany, March 5, 2011. Lin Dan won 2-0 to enter the final. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20120725/001ec94a1d8b1179d64d0f.jpg "China's Lin Dan returns the shuttlecock to Boonsak Ponsana from Thailand during their semi-finals of men's singles at the Yonex German Open Badminton Grand Prix Gold 2011 in Mulheim, Germany, March 5, 2011. Lin Dan won 2-0 to enter the final. [Xinhua]") |
Badminton: regular Olympic gold mine
● Women's singles
Competition time: July 28 to Aug 4
Contestants: Wang Yihan, Wang Xin and Li Xuerui
Gold prospect: The three potential gold-grabbers above will be looking for a fourth straight Olympic title in London. India's Saina Nehwal and Denmark's Tina Rasmussen are also strong contenders.
● Women's doubles
Competition time: July 28 to Aug 4
Contestants: Yu Yang & Wang Li, Tian Qing & Zhao Yunlei
Gold prospect: The two Chinese pairings could be the closest thing the Chinese team has to a dead cert for gold.
● Men's singles
Competition time: July 28 to Aug 5
Contestants: Lin Dan, Shen Long and Chen Jin
Gold prospect: In terms of strength and experience, grand slam winner Lin is a good bet for gold. In addition, rising young star Shen Long and 2008 Olympian Chen Jin could also give China reasons to be cheerful.
● Men's doubles
Competition time: July 28 to Aug 5
Contestants: Cai Yun & Fu Haifeng, Cai Biao & Guo Zhendong
Gold prospect: China's two pairings go into the Games needing a significant improvement on past performances in order to have a chance of medaling. The competition appears wide open with no outright favorite.
