China lines up beauties for Olympic gold
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Hundreds of smiling beauties like Ren Chen, 16, pivoting gracefully on a pair of high heels, are being groomed by China to win hearts and minds at the Beijing Olympics.
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From Seoul 1988 to Athens 2004, China has pocketed every gold for men&#39;s doubles in the Olympic table tennis tournament and, more amazingly, each time the gold has gone to a different pair of players.
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - The Chinese duo of Wang Nan and Zhang Yining overpowered Seok Eun Mi and Lee Eun Sil in a four-set sweep to win the gold medal on Friday at the Olympics.
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ATHENS, 22 August - Shooters from China and Italy have won the last gold medals in shooting events at the 2004 Olympic Games. The Men&#39;s 50m Rifle 3 Positions final finished in high drama as China&#39;s JIA Zhanbo
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China's state media was basking in nationalist glory as it celebrated the best Chinese performance at the Olympic Games yet with four more gold medals.
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Tennis star Andy Murray is setting his sights on gold at the Beijing Olympics next year.
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STUTTGART, Germany  - American gymnasts dominated the women's events at the world championships this week to give China a clear message that they have plenty of work to do if they want to win Olympic golds on home soil next year.
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The 21-year-old Chinese claimed the gold medal of the showcase men&#39;s 110m hurdles before a capacity crowd of 70,000 at the Olympic Stadium in the 28th Olympic Games here on Friday.
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BEIJING, Aug. 28 -- In a country eagerly preparing to host next summer's Olympic Games, little Zhang Huimin seemed destined to become an early champion for the Chinese public.
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The Chinese earned another gold medal -- their fifth of the Athens Games -- when Guo Jingjing easily won the women&#39;s 3-meter springboard Thursday night.
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China's stars dominate the men's and women's table tennis singles.
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Gymnastics The Chinese powered their way to another men's gymnastics world championship yesterday in Stuttgart, Germany, and now the questions are: Can anyone catch them in time for the Olympics in Beijing, and if so, how? Led by their champion, Yang Wei , China routed the competition for its third straight world gold medal - and eighth overall - scoring ...
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InfoWorld - The 2008 Summer Olympics is going to be China&#39;s coming out party, a chance for the country to show its modern face to the world.
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ATHENS The remarkable Chinese surge up the Olympic medal table spread to the track Friday as Liu Xiang won the men&#39;s 110 meter hurdles and Xing Huina won the women&#39;s 10,000 meters.
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A year before Beijing hosts the Summer Games, the country is feverishly preparing for its chance to show it is ready to take its place among the Great Powers  -  on its own terms
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BEIJING: With the end of the Athens Olympics, the focus is now on China&#39;s preparations as host of the 2008 Games. Authorities are promising a cleaner, greener and a culturally vibrant Beijing.
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China finished sixth in the synchronized swimming team event last week, which is not usually good news. But when your country is using an entire Olympics as a tuneup, sixth is perfectly acceptable.