China wins first women&#39;s volleyball Olympic gold in 20 years
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China embraced its first volleyball Olympic title in 20 years, beating Russia 3-2 in the women&#39;s final in Athens on Saturday. After trailing two sets down, China came from behind to trounce Russia 28-30, 25-27, 25-20, 25-23 and 15-12 to claim the title.
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Japan revived memories of their glorious  gymnastics past when they upstaged favorites China and the  United States to snatch the Olympic men's team gold for the  first time in 28 years Monday.
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China&#39;s Wang Xu captured gold in the 72-kilogram category, defeating Russian Gouzel Maniourova in the final Monday. Kyoko Hamaguchi of Japan took the bronze.
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After 12 days of stressful and exhausting competition, China came out as the No 1 power at the 2004 Paralympic Games. With a total of 141 medals, 63 of them gold, China emerged as the dominant force at the Games in Athens.
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The U.S. softball team wins its third straight gold medal with an unprecedented and nearly unblemished romp through the Olympics, capped by a 5-1 victory Monday over Australia.
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ATHENS, Aug 30 : China emerged as the world&#39;s second most powerful sporting nation at the Athens Olympics as it achieved its best-ever medal haul and set the perfect foundations for a glorious showing when Beijing hosts the 2008 Games.
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Ryu Seung-min broke down the Great Wall of China in table tennis, becoming the first South Korean player to win the gold medal in the men&#39;s singles since 1988.
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Chantelle Newbery has jumped into sporting history by winning Australiaâs first Olympic diving gold medal since 1924 in the women&#39;s 10 metre platform in Athens.
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wins gold in the 3 metre women&#39;s springboard at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 26, 2004. Guo won the women&#39;s 3m springboard diving gold medal, her compatriot Wu Minxia (L) took
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Outsider Athanasia Tsoumeleka snatched the women&#39;s Olympic 20km race walk title after a thrilling finish to give hosts Greece their first athletics gold of the Games.
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China&#39;s Olympic athletes, who won a record 32 gold medals in Athens, arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to a hero&#39;s welcome from dozens of dancers, drummers, a brass band and throngs of wellwishers.
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At the world-noticing 28th Olympic Games, Chinese good athletes, fearing no strong opponents and competing with all might, have achieved unprecedented, excellent results, making new historic breakthroughs at the Athens Olympics in China&#39;s sports and
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Despite the unfavorable draw rule changes which ruled out any all-Chinese final in the doubles events, China clinched its first gold in the table tennis tournament of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games in women&#39;s doubles Friday.
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The women&#39;s hockey team secured Germany&#39;s tenth gold medal at Athens in a sensational surprise victory over the Netherlands.
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Argentina beat Paraguay 1-0 in the men&#39;s soccer final to win the nation&#39;s first Olympic gold medal in 52 years. It may get a second today in basketball.
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Chinese second seeds Wang Nan and Zhang Yining have defeated South Korean third seeds Lee Eun Sil and Seok Eun Mi to win the Olympic women&#39;s doubles table tennis gold medal.
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With the next Summer Games set for Beijing, China will have a chance to defend its women's volleyball gold medal without leaving home.