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2012/05/28 01:44
2012/05/28 01:44
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Games. "It is a huge challenge, bigger than the one I experienced during my preparation for the 2008 Beijing Games and I need to be strong," said Chong Wei who was outplayed by China's Lin Dan...
2012/05/28 01:44
2012/05/28 01:44
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2012/05/27 22:48
2012/05/27 22:48
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Republic won the 50 breaststroke — a non-Olympic event. Steffen swept both the 50 and 100 at the 2008 Beijing Games but then dropped out of last year's worlds after one poor heat. Now she...
2012/05/27 14:35
2012/05/27 14:35
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London to be competitive.” Nhlapo, who crashed out of the final in BMX racing's Olympic debut at the 2008 Beijing Games, has had a tough road in his quest to qualify for London. He broke his neck...
2012/05/26 22:05
2012/05/26 22:05
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... at her very last opportunity and claim the only spot for an American woman in her sport at the 2008 Beijing Games. "I haven’t felt this free since then," Martin said over the phone in the...
2012/05/26 19:21
2012/05/26 19:21
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... of bettering his world records in the 100 and 200 in London. Bolt won three gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games. "At the start I didn't feel as explosive as I normally feel like," he said....
2012/05/26 06:44
2012/05/26 06:44
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... will make their Olympics debut, with Meares and Bobridge the only cyclists remaining from the 2008 Beijing Games team. The Australian team medalled in eight of the 10 Olympic events at this...
2012/05/25 18:41
2012/05/25 18:41
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... improve his season best of 9.82 from a May meet in Jamaica. Bolt won three gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games. This was his sixth competition in Ostrava. Copyright 2012 The Associated...
2012/05/25 07:23
2012/05/25 07:23
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Armstrong, 38, is aiming for her third consecutive Olympic appearance. She won the time trial at the 2008 Beijing Games and has had a strong spring. “She’s the strongest woman in the time trial in...
2012/05/23 23:27
2012/05/23 23:27
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... B'Llana Luck and Griffin Marshall from Healy State School the gold medal she won at the 2008 Beijing Games as part of the Australian 4 x 200 metre women's freestyle relay team....
2012/05/23 19:21
2012/05/23 19:21
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... just how hard it is to win at the Olympics. The favourite to win the 100-metre hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Games, Jones tripped over the ninth hurdle in the final heat and finished...
2012/05/22 09:42
2012/05/22 09:42
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Ma Yue, the club's spokesperson, told Reuters. Batista coached Argentina to Olympic gold at the 2008 Beijing Games before replacing Diego Maradona as the coach of the national side. He was...
2012/05/19 20:47
2012/05/19 20:47
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Kingdom on the route. No other overseas legs of the relay have been planned after those before the 2008 Beijing Games were hit by protests against China. On the first day, specially trained...
2012/05/17 07:20
2012/05/17 07:20
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Cogdell, the bronze medalist at the 2008 Beijing Games, will have to come from behind if she is to earn a return trip to the Summer Olympics. The United States can send only one female trapshooter to...
2012/05/15 14:27
2012/05/15 14:27
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... seeking a berth on the British Olympic equestrian team after the heartbreak of being named for the 2008 Beijing Games but having to pull out due to an injured horse. Should she make it this time,...
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2012/05/15 13:38
2012/05/15 13:38
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Central Square of Beijing Olympic Park to take part in the Big Dance to celebrate the legacy of the 2008 Beijing Games, and the coming London Games. Dancers will do the same in Brazil's Rio de...
2012/05/15 06:30
2012/05/15 06:30
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June 18. U.S. Olympic men's coach Mike Krzyzewski, who coached Team USA to the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Games, said he won't coach the Olympics again after London. "I think this is the...
2012/05/15 00:32
2012/05/15 00:32
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Nishida to win the 52kg title, was in a buoyant mood and vowed to improve on her bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Games. "I'm improved so much since Beijing," she said. "I didn't really have a...
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2012/05/14 22:09
2012/05/14 22:09
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... the media and within policy circles. Call it the "post-Olympics effect." The triumphalism of the 2008 Beijing Games and the ensuing collapse of the global economy dramatically altered the...
2012/05/14 17:15
2012/05/14 17:15
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... fastest by a swimmer 15-and-under in history, as China's Li Xuanxu clocked an 8:24.37 at the 2008 Beijing Games as a 14 year old. NBAC's Gillian Ryan touched second in 8:36.56, while...
2012/05/14 17:15
2012/05/14 17:15
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... 50 and 100 free Olympic champion at the 2012 London Olympics as she won both golds at the 2008 Beijing Games. Daniela Schreiber (25.30) and Dorothea Brandt (25.45) took second and...