China&#39;s Olympic flying start
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AS the excitement of the Athens Olympic Games fades, the build-up to Beijing 2008 is in full swing. The countdown to China began last weekend when Beijing&#39;s mayor took possession of the Olympic flag at the Athens closing ceremony.
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The eyes of the world are looking towards Beijing for the Olympic Games that will be held here fewer than 11 months from now. But for real China watchers, an event next month will draw much greater attention and have a much greater impact on the country than 16 days of athletics.
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This time in Athens, the &quot;golden pair&quot; China had prepared for its rivals was Chen Qi and Ma Lin, two Olympic rookies. In the final match played in the Galatsi Olympic Hall in northwest Athens Saturday afternoon
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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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Japan's double Olympic judo gold medallist Ryoko Tani has hit upon an unusual idea to prepare for this year's Beijing Games -- a neurological kick-start.
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China unveiled its first domestically  developed regional aircraft on Friday, moving a step closer to  its goal of becoming an aviation giant and challenging the  dominance of Boeing  and Airbus.
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - The first taekwondo medals of the Athens Games were awarded Thursday night in the men&#39;s and women&#39;s flyweight division, and Taiwan captured both golds.
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AUSTRALIA&#39;s Olympic sports have begun to prepare for the Asian onslaught they expect when Beijing hosts the next Games in 2008.
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While Chinese athletics were striving for gold at the Athens Olympics, Chinese companies and international firms are competing for the business chances offered by the Games.
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In another era, say as far back as the pre-BALCO days, it would have been a wonderful moment. The host country&#39;s new hero, a rising star, sets an Olympic
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Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia gave China gold and silver Thursday night in the Olympic women&#39;s springboard diving event. China ran its diving medal total to seven.
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The first airliner from Taiwan to land in Beijing in more than 55 years touched down in the Chinese capital on Saturday to fanfare as part of special charter flights between the arch-foes for the Chinese Lunar New Year.
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Athletes who won China its highest-ever Olympics gold medal tally were greeted like heroes when they returned Tuesday, with flag-waving fans cheering wildly at the airport.
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As a child, Lin Ju lay in bed at his parents&#39; home in the Fujian province of China and dreamt of representing his country in the Olympic Games. Yesterday at the Galatsi Hall, the venue for the table tennis competition, that dream came true almost exactly ...
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With an Olympics looming in Beijing, the world track and field championships that begin Saturday in Osaka, Japan, are a prologue. A look at some of the most intriguing events.
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ATHENS It begins. On Monday afternoon on Sky Radio - Greek talk radio with an Anglo title - a caller made the following observation: &quot;All these countries are sending us congratulations for a great Olympics.
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THE race may be on only this Sunday, but already, Shanghai is in high gear for Formula One. For one thing, the organisers of the first-ever Chinese Grand Prix had no problem filling the seats in their enormous stands.