When meeting with the Chinese sports delegation of the 20th Asian Games, Chen Yiqin emphasized that they should guard against arrogance and impetuosity and make persistent efforts to solidly advance preparations for the Los Angeles Olympics.

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 9th. State Councilor Chen Yiqin met with the Chinese sports delegation of the 20th Asian Games in Beijing on the 9th, conveying the warm congratulations and cordial condolences of the Party Central Committee and the State Council to all athletes, coaches and staff. He stressed that we must keep in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping’s instructions, guard against arrogance and impetuosity, make persistent efforts, and solidly advance preparations for the Los Angeles Olympics.

Chen Yiqin pointed out that the Chinese sports delegation achieved the best results in the Asian Games outside my country at this Asian Games, achieving a double harvest of sports performance and spiritual civilization. It demonstrated the innocence of winning glory for the country, the belief in winning tenaciously, the spirit of unity in fighting side by side, the confident and optimistic youthful demeanor, and the morality of fair play, winning honor for the motherland and the people. On the new journey, I hope that everyone will adhere to the supremacy of the motherland, sum up successful experiences, identify shortcomings and weaknesses, be down-to-earth and forge ahead, successfully complete the tasks of preparing for the Los Angeles Olympic Games, and further consolidate China's position as an Olympic power.

Chen Yiqin emphasized that the sports front must thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important expositions on sports work, strengthen organizational coordination and service guarantees, reform and improve the competitive sports management system and operating mechanisms, accelerate the training of reserve talents, improve the comprehensive strength of competitive sports, strictly rectify chaos such as "rice circles" in accordance with the law, and accelerate the pace of building a sports power.