China emerges as number two Olympic nation
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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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ATHENS -- After 16 days of competition and 301 events, the United States finished atop the medal charts for the third straight Summer Olympics, with Russia the overall runner-up and China second in gold medals -- its best showing ever and the leading edge
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Greek teenager Ilias Iliadis swept up the Olympic host country&#39;s second gold medal on Tuesday, winning the men&#39;s judo under 81kg category.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao met with Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on the afternoon of November 1. Hu Jintao said, as an
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Basketball superstar Yao Ming marched singularly as he carried China&#39;s flag into the Athens Olympics opening ceremony, several steps ahead of the Chinese delegation, his 7-foot-5 frame towering above the scene.
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The names may change. Not the results. China still rules the Olympic diving pool. The Chinese earned another gold medal - their fifth of the Athens Games - when Guo Jingjing
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Years of dedication and efforts have paid off for China as it has made surprises and reaped successes in the Athens Olympic Games, a leading official of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) said.
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China finished one-two through Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia in the women&#39;s 3m springboard diving final at the Olympic Games on Thursday.
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STUTTGART, Germany  - A mixture of daring and dynamism sent the United States above holders China to the top of the women's team standings in qualification at the world gymnastics championships on Sunday.
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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.
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A weightlifting drugs scandal and yet another twist to the saga of disgraced Greek sprinter Kostadinos Kenteris dominated the Olympics on Thursday as China extended their lead at the top of the medal table.
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HOST nation Greece grabbed its first gold medal of the Athens Olympics this morning when Nikolaos Siranidis and Thomas Bimis won the men&#39;s three-metre synchronised diving after China&#39;s favourites suffered a no-dive.
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With China's lead close to unassailable in the final stretch of the Athens Paralympics, Britain and Australia were dueling for second place in the overall medal standings as the Games resumed.
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A delegation of Olympic gold medalists from the Chinese mainland arrived in Hong Kong yesterday to a lofty welcome. On a three-day visit, the 68-strong delegation includes 50 gold medal winners at the Athens Olympic Games.
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On Aug. 8, when the Beijing Olympics begin in promised splendor, a few may reflect on how far or how fast China has come to host this high mark of international prestige.
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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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In 2000, Greece brought home 13 medals. The Greek Olympic Committee hopes to double that number.