Kim Chang Back, the South Korean coach of the Chinese women's field hockey national team, said on Tuesday that they will do the best to achieve the long-awaited gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008.

"We have great hope and confidence in winning the gold medal for the Chinese people," Kim said, who has been keeping a close watch to each match in the women's field hockey tournament at the ongoing 10th Chinese National Games.

Kim recalled that the Chinese national team had the potential to win the title at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004, "but was upset due to some mistakes".

Nicknamed "Hinddink of women's hockey", Kim has been coaching the Chinese national team since 1999, leading those hard-working players into the final stage at the Sydney Olympic Games for the first time, winning both the fifth place and all the credit for their fortitude.

Under hot anticipation and great pressure, the fourth-place finish at the Athens Olympic Games was nothing than a crack of dream.

After the Athens Games, some veterans retired and some new faces joined the national team. Yet, Kim remained optimistic, saying "the old went and the new comes, but the tradition of hard-working remains."

"Compared to those high-ranking teams, the Chinese players enjoy advantages in speed, willpower and accuracy," Kim said, "I believe that God will also stand by us for our efforts."

Source: Xinhua