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Binging 40 medals in Beijing, two more than in 2000 in Sydney, his record "outside" since the Olympics has become universal. "The record is generally positive, and it is promising for the future, because this team is young," said Henri Sérandour Sunday, the president of the National Olympic Committee and sports french (CNOSF). If swimming and cycling have played locomotives by winning six medals each, with a single athletics medal is the great disappointment of competitions in China. "We are not happy with the result of athleticism and behaviour of some people," said Henri Sérandour. "We will invest much on the record of athletics and make it a priority," said Fabien Canu, the Director of the Olympic preparation. "If one wants to play a role in the Games, one can not happen to be present in a sport that combines third Olympic medal." With its 40 medals including seven gold, France finishes at the 10th place of nations. But the official classification does not meet Henri Sérandour. "This classification is difficult to understand. With 40 medals, one can be behind a country that would have won only 10 but have a gold medal more than us," he said. In the ranking official, Italy credited with a total of 28 medals ahead of France for having obtained eight gold medals. If we do not take into account the color of metal but only the quantity of medals, France ranks in 7th position of nations, as in Athens in 2004. The USA won 110 medals (36 gold), China 100 (51), Russia 72 (23), Britain 47 (19), Australia 46 (14) and Germany 41 ( 16). Bernard Laporte, the Secretary of State for Sports welcomed the results french in Beijing. "We do not win 40 medals snap," he said. "You should know that 80% of the delegation will be selectable for London, it suggests the London 2012 Olympics interesting." "An athlete in four had a medal, 54% was a finalist," said Jacques Rey, the head of mission. "France is the 4th nation compared to the number of subjects who received medals," he says. There were 80 countries won medals in Beijing against only 74 in Athens four years earlier. "We have 16 federations who won medals, almost as much as China and the USA", details Canu. "With 40 medals, beating the record with 22 athletes, 23, 24 years. It is a performance because the level of the Games is exceptional because of the density of nations. Ago the arrival of all Asian countries such as Korea, China is not alone. " Henri Sérandour wants french sport enjoys more power and the elite is tightened. "We wanted to recreate the Club des entreprises, as had been done for the Paris bid for 2012 Games," he said. "The elite needs a coaching privileged." Bernard Laporte also calls for a tightening of the elite. "We need more resources in management. It wants more private companies come with ways concentrated on athletes likely to have a medal. We have lists (of athletes to be financed) too long", at he said. If France beat its record of medals in Beijing, it has instead seen a decline in terms of gold medals. It is even his worst result since Seoul in 1988 where she won six titles. Les Bleus had returned to Atlanta in 1996 15 gold medals, 13 of Sydney in 2000 and 11 in Athens in 2004. "We must bring young people who have medals to get gold medals," said Canu. AP