Olympics | Feature: China's first Olympic champion cherishes golden memories

By Sportswriters Bai Xu and Zhou Chang

HEFEI, July 29 (Xinhua) -- When Xie Yu, a 24-year-old Olympic debutant, emerged from behind to win an Olympic pistol gold, the scene was reminiscent of what happened in Los Angeles 40 years ago.

On July 29, 1984, Chinese sharpshooter Xu Haifeng narrowly defeated his Swedish rival in the men's free pistol event at the Los Angeles Games, earning China its first-ever Ol