Well Chinese were gung Ho about getting the gold in 10m actually. I saw Chinese news sites wanted that medal to kick start a great campaign
Btw i cam across this interesting news about the Olympics Opening ceremony
Beijing disperses rain to dry Olympic night -- china.org.cn Beijing fired over 1,000 rain dispersal rockets on Friday evening to blow away rain clouds for the smooth opening ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games at the National Stadium, confirmed the local observatory on Saturday morning.
It was the largest rain dispersal operation in China, and the first time that such technology has been used to ensure the weather condition for Olympic opening, said Chinese meteorologists.
Last i think this happened was when the Russians did it as part of (world war D day celebrations)? in Moscow. The Chinese have just taken it further.