China Focus: 40 years on, Olympic memories still fresh among Chinese

BEIJING, July 4 (Xinhua) -- As the 2024 Olympics kick off on July 26 in Paris, Hu Jianqiu, more than 8,000 kilometers away in Beijing, is brimming with excitement and planning his schedule.

"I will most certainly watch the table tennis matches and women's volleyball," said Hu, 59, noting how the sporting gala is bringing back memories from 40 years ago.

In fact, the 1984 Los Angeles Games was the first Ol