China lights Paralympics torch - BeeldBeijing - Four days after closing the 2008 Beijing Games in triumph, China lit the 2008 Paralympic torch amid pomp and ceremony at Beijing’s ancient Temple of Heaven, marking the start of a domestic relay for the Sept. 6 Games. Hazey weather, making

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Beijing 2008 design? OK, but digital could make 2012 better - Design Week

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Beijing 2008 design? OK, but digital could make 2012 betterDesign Week, UK - 6 hours agoArchitecturally, the National Olympic Stadium in Beijing, dubbed the Bird's Nest, would take a lot to beat for the best piece of design - it is an unusual, …Video: [...]

World media hail Beijing Olympic Games - Xinhua

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World media hail Beijing Olympic GamesXinhua, China - Aug 26, 200826 (Xinhua) — The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, which ended on Sunday, has been hailed by media across the world as a huge success. The Beijing Olympics "was …2008 Olympic Games were overall success that will be hard to match [...]

Hansen, Olfert win triathlon - MADISONet.com

Hansen, Olfert win triathlonMADISONet.com, SD - 9 hours agoBy ELISA SAND, Staff Reporter Madison had clear and calm conditions on Saturday for the annual cross country mini-triathlon. The annual event features …

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US swimmer Shanteau undergoes cancer surgery - PR InsideATLANTA (AP) - U.S. swimmer Eric Shanteau had surgery to remove a cancerous testicle on Wednesday after fulfilling his goal of competing in the Olympics. The 24-year-old breaststroker underwent the operation at Emory University Hospital, said his

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Chinese soccer fans able to laugh - SI.com

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Chinese soccer fans able to laughSI.com - 12 hours ago… me after the Chinese men failed to win a game at the Olympics, just two months after China had been eliminated from qualifying for the 2010 World Cup. …Video: Olympic Minute: Closing Ceremonies, Final Golds AssociatedPressThe Olympics: Details [...]

Warm welcome for Olympic heroes - BBC NewsAfter the euphoria of Great Britain’s most successful Olympic Games in a century, Team GB got back to some sort of normality in the arms of their loved ones. The athletes returned on a special British Airways flight to Heathrow - although fans were

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BEIJING, Aug. 26 (Xinhua)– China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd. on Tuesday announced first-half net profits up by 114.29 percent over the same period last year on strong commission charges and fee income. The lender said in its half-year report net more

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Paralympics play catalyst roleVancouver Sun,  Canada - 1 hour agoFor a country that prides itself on embracing people with disabilities, the oversight by the Canadian Olympic Committee to have wheelchair access at Canada …Beijing provides lessons for Vancouver 2010 CTV.caSingapore 2010 Youth Games On Track GamesBids.comTickets to 2010 Vancouver Games go on sale in October [...]

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Shooters Russell Mark, Michael Diamond joke about Beijing smogNEWS.com.au, Australia - Aug 4, 2008SMOG is good. That is the message from Australia's top-notch shooting team, who believe the shroud of pollution over Beijing will actually help them. …Shooting star targets smog's silver lining Bangkok PostAussie shooters see bright side of smog Malaysia StarHey, the smog's not [...]

Athletes tackle Triathlon Challenge at Tees BarrageGazetteLive, UK - 7 hours agoOver 130 mega-fit athletes took part in the Triathlon Challenge at Tees Barrage yesterday completing a 1500km swim, 40km cycle and 10km run. …

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BEIJING (Reuters) - After the firework smoke has cleared and the flame goes out on Beijing’s spectacularly successful Olympics on Sunday, all eyes turn to next host city London and the inevitable question “how do they follow that?” The sheer scale of more

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Richards wins gold in 4×400m relay at Summer OlympicsTexasSports.com - 17 hours agoThe Americans have won the event in four straight Olympic games. Richards, fresh off a bronze medal finish in the 400m, anchored USA's come-from-behind …Video: Olympics '08: Redemption on the Track AssociatedPressJamaicans finally come up short on track National PostCincinnati's [...]

Airport welcome for British Olympic athletes canceled over safety …Xinhua, China - 2 hours ago… best Olympic performance for a century. Team GB athletes will pose for photographers after landing on Monday before heading to the airport's VIP suite. …Athletes' airport welcome cancelled over safety fears guardian.co.ukall 8 news articles

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Kazakh boxer Yerkebulan Shynaliyev won bronze medal - Kazinform

Kazakh boxer Yerkebulan Shynaliyev won bronze medalKazinform, Kazakhstan - 22 minutes ago/Kurmat Samarkhan/ Kazakhstan?s boxer Yerkebulan Shynaliyev became a bronze winner of XXIX Olympics, Kazinform reports. In the semifinal Y.Shynaliyev (81 …

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Olympics- High five as Fell takes unexpected silver in a true test of - Guardian UnlimitedHeather Fell won British women’s fourth medal in the modern pentathlon in the last three Olympics. Photographer: Daniel Dal Zennaro/EPA Two years ago Heather Fell was about to quit the modern pentathlon. Yesterday, after 12 hours of [...]

American Clay wins men’s decathlon gold at Beijing Olympics - Xinhua News AgencyBEIJING, Aug 23 (Xinhua) — Bryan Clay of the United States, silver medalist four years ago in Athens, finally won the men’s decathlon gold at the Beijing Olympic Games here on Friday. The 28-year-old collected 8,791 points, a new Olympic record [...]

International Olympic Committee Investigates Underage Gymnasts Claims - ABC NewsThe International Olympic Committee today asked the international gymnastics federation, known as the FIG, to examine the ages of Chinese gymnasts in light of potential evdience that at least one of them is younger than 16. Olympic committee looks at

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U.S. 4×100m teams both drop batons - NBC OlympicsBEIJING - Clank. The American men dropped the baton. Ping. The American women did, too. Dang. This Olympic track meet is turning into a downright disaster for the Stars & Stripes. Darvis Patton and Tyson Gay misconnected on the final pass in

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Hacker exposes alleged Chinese Olympic age fraudCNET News, CA - 21 hours agoStryde uses Google Translate on a document found in the Baidu search engine that indicates Chinese Olympic gymnast He Kexin was born in 1994 and thus below …Hacker Uncovers Chinese Olympic Fraud SlashdotReport: Hacker Uncovers Proof Chinese Gymnast Is Underage FOXNewsHacker uncovers 'proof' [...]