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Epic cycle ride driven by ideals
2023-12-06While there is nothing unusual about a Greek couple wanting to travel to Beijing for the Olympics, not many would have chosen to make the trip by bicy...
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'Little girl' Chen dives for gold
2023-12-06Chen Ruolin looked every bit the seasoned champion yesterday, as she dived her way to synchronized gold from the 10 m platform.An hour later, however,...
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Phelps writes Games gold history
2023-12-06He looked a bit uncomfortable at times yesterday -- perhaps because of the burden of Olympic history. Or, maybe his faulty goggles were to blame. But ...
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Golden gymnasts not fazed by age allegations
2023-12-06As China's women's gymnastics team basked in the glory of winning the country's first team Olympic gold medal, the young gymnasts took the...
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Athletes sport Olympic haircuts, tattoos
2023-12-06Honduran taekwondo player Miguel Adrian Ferrera Rodriguez made a decision two months ago that will literally mark him for the rest of his life.He had ...
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Li Na marches on, Federer crashes
2023-12-06The Olympic tennis tournament has been thrown into disarray with top seeds tumbling in both the men’s and women’s draws.The Williams siste...
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Lovable loser wins hearts of fans
2023-12-06American Matthew Emmons has won the hearts of Chinese people with an outstanding performance and an outgoing personality.China's love for Emmons i...
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'Sichuan spirit' fuels Zheng Jie
2023-12-06Glowing from her newly won Beijing bronze yesterday, Chinese doubles ace Zheng Jie said it was the "Sichuan spirit" in the wake of the May 1...
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Liu limps off to a trail of tears
2023-12-06A false start, a hobble and the face of China's athletics walked away from the Bird's Nest, shattering the dream of billions.Liu Xiang entered...
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Many brothers and sisters are teamed together battling in Qingdao to achieve their Olympic dreams.Two pairs of brothers, Jan-Peter Peckolt and Hannes ...