China Olympians return as heroes
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They were greeted at Beijing airport by a senior party leader, a brass band and a traditional drum and cymbal troop, as well as crowds of well-wishers.
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Japan revived memories of their glorious  gymnastics past when they upstaged favorites China and United  States to snatch the Olympic men's team gold for the first time  in 28 years Monday.
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Reliving its glory days as a gymnastics power, Japan captured the men&#39;s team gold medal at the Athens Olympics on Monday.
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Britain's Olympic rowing heroes take to the water again during a homecoming at their home base.
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Ever since being awarded the 2008 Olympic Games three years ago, China has seen the event as a sort of coming-out party to the world and an opportunity to showcase the strides it has made.
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Athens - Runner-up to the United States by a handful of gold medals at the Athens Olympics, China was the big winner at the Paralympics.
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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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Greece staged a giant party on Sunday to  celebrate bringing the Olympics back to their spiritual  homeland in triumphant style.
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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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The Peking University men's eight is back for another go this weekend after last year's disastrous debut on the Rivah, when they swamped at the Eliot Bridge and had to swim ashore.
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When Li Ting and Sun Tiantian beat the Spanish women pair in the tennis double final on August 23, Beijing&#39;s Sanlitun bar street was flooded with cries of triumph at China&#39;s first Olympic tennis gold medal.
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Tourists seeking their own Olympian challenge while attending the Beijing Games this August might be tempted to get behind the wheel of a rental car and take a spin on the roads of the Chinese capital.
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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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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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ATHENS: China won the first two gold medals in the Olympic badminton tournament yesterday, with world champion Zhang Ning beating Indonesian-born Dutchwoman Mia Audina 8-11, 11-6, 11-7 in the singles final.
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Although the Beijing Olympics is still four years away, the Chinese capital is already gearing up to host the event. The city of over 12 million is refurbishing ancient landmarks in
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Table tennis players Li Ching and Ko Lai Chak won here Saturday the first Olympic medal for Chinese Hong Kong since the former British-occupied territory returned to China on July 1, 1997.