Olympics helped Chinese give new thinking, says daily
August 13th, 2012 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 13 (IANS) The London Olympics have given the Chinese "a new thinking of who we are and what the world is", said a state-run Chinese daily Monday.An article ... Read more...
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Olympic medals attest to China’s progress, says daily
August 6th, 2012 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 6 (IANS) A state-run Chinese daily Monday said "sporting achievements attest to the country's progress" as the country led the medals tally in the London Olympics.An article in ... Read more...
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Don’t reject state-run sports, says Chinese daily
August 4th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 4 (IANS) A state-run Chinese daily has objected to the "total repudiation of the state-run sports system" for its "gold medal first" strategy that has evoked increasing criticism ... Read more...
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Medals don’t determine honour or dishonour: China Daily
August 2nd, 2012 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 2 (IANS) A Chinese daily Thursday said that winning is not everything and Olympic medals do not determine honour or dishonour after a weightlifter came in for criticism ... Read more...
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China plays down expectations for dominance at Olympics
July 26th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 26 (IANS) China has put its name down in a repeat of dominating performance on home ground as the clock ticks down to London Olympics."It won't be a ... Read more...
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China, US to battle it out for top position in London
July 22nd, 2012 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 22 (IANS) China beat long-time Olympic powerhouse United States in the number of gold medals at Beijing 2008 but in London it might be a different story.China ... Read more...
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China to send 396-strong team to London Olympics
July 10th, 2012 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 10 (IANS) China will send 396 athletes in 23 sports categories for the upcoming London Olympic Games, it was announced Tuesday.The team, consisting of 171 men and 225 ... Read more...
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Liu Xiang leads China’s medal charge in London
July 9th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 9 (IANS) After a lacklustre performance at the Beijing Games, the Chinese track and field team led by star hurdler Liu Xiang is pinning medal hopes on eight ... Read more...
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China can’t reach Beijing gold haul in London, says official
April 20th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 20 (IANS) China will not be able to repeat their Beijing Olympics performance of topping the gold medal tally when they compete at the London Olympic Games, a ... Read more...
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Beijing gold haul difficult in London: Chinese official
April 18th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 18 (IANS) China will not be able to repeat the glory of winning the most gold medals when they compete at the London Olympic Games this summer, a ... Read more...
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To ensure drug-free Asian Games, China conducts 2000 doping tests
November 11th, 2010 - 4:23 pm ICT by ANI
Guangzhou (China), Nov. 11 (ANI): To ensure a clean XVIth Asian Games here, the China Anti-Doping Agency has conducted nearly 2000 doping tests on Chinese athletes.A total of 1950 tests, including 120 ... Read more...
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China eyes winter ‘breakthrough’ in Vancouver
January 29th, 2010 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 29 (DPA) China hopes its largest ever winter Olympic sports team will achieve a breakthrough next month in Vancouver and make progress towards emulating the success of the nation's summer ... Read more...
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Chinese women tennis players turning around global tennis circuit
January 28th, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Jan. 28 (ANI): For the first time in China's history, two women tennis players have made it to semi-finals of a Grand Slam, and Chinese fans and press understandably are ... Read more...
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Chinese athletes stage boycott as World Games close
July 26th, 2009 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Taipei, July 26 (DPA) The World Games closed in Kaohsiung Sunday with China boycotting the ceremony as expected.
Just as they boycotted the opening ceremony to avoid seeing President Ma Ying-jeou open the ... Read more...
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Chinese athletes to boycott closing ceremony of World Games
July 26th, 2009 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Taipei, July 26 (DPA) Chinese athletes were to boycott the closing ceremony Sunday of the 8th World Games in Kaohsiung, south Taiwan, the Liberty Times reported.
The Chinese delegation had also boycotted the ... Read more...
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20 percent of Chinese athletes fake ages
March 13th, 2009 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Mar. 13 (ANI): At least one in five Chinese athletes have lied about their age to participate in sports competitions, scientific screening has revealed. An x-ray analysis of the bones ... Read more...
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Games saw new generation Chinese athletes: Official
August 24th, 2008 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 24 (Xinhua) The Beijing Games saw the rise of the new generation Chinese athletes as more than half of the gold medals won by the country were bagged by first-time ... Read more...
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China doubtful about topping Beijing medals tally
August 18th, 2008 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Aug 18 (ANI): Chinas sporting heads are maintaining a cautious tone, saying the team may not be able to win as many gold medals to top the medal tally, as ... Read more...
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Chinese culture shines at dazzling Olympics opening ceremony
August 9th, 2008 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, Aug 8 (Xinhua) Five thousand years of Chinese civilization rolled out on a painting scroll Friday as the Beijing Olympics opened with resounding fireworks, dazzling lights and merrymaking crowds. The National ... Read more...
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President Hu Jintao declares Beijing Olympic Games open
August 8th, 2008 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, Aug 8 (Xinhua) Carrying Pierre de Coubertin's dream of "solidarity, peace and friendship" to the world's most populous country, the 29th summer Olympic Games opened in Beijing Friday, 112 years after ... Read more...
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Boy from quake-hit zone leads Chinese contingent into arena
August 8th, 2008 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, Aug 8 (Xinhua) Lin Hao, a primary school student from the quake-affected Sichuan province and Chinese basketball star Yao Ming led the Chinese contingent as it paraded into the opening ceremony ... Read more...
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Psychologist to help Chinese athletes handle pressure
July 30th, 2008 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, July 30 (Xinhua) With just ten days left for Beijing Games, Olympic bound Chinese men's and women's teams are being given pressure-releasing psychological aid in their training camps. Psychologist Ding Xueqin, ... Read more...
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Beijing checks up its last-minute Olympic preparation
July 29th, 2008 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, July 29 (Xinhua) The host city of the 29th Summer Olympic Games is going through every details of its seven-year-long preparation as the Beijing Olympics are all set to begin August ... Read more...
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President Hu cheers up country’s Olympians
July 24th, 2008 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 24 (IANS) President Hu Jintao says he is looking forward to the Chinese athletes producing their best performance during the Olympic Games at home. "Keep a cool mind and achieve ... Read more...
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China, Russia to fight for shooting honours at Beijing
July 17th, 2008 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, July 17 (Xinhua) The forthcoming Beijing Olympics starting Aug 8 will witness a bitter rivalry between the Chinese and Russians in the shooting event. China and Russia are considered two powerhouses ... Read more...
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First Chinese Olympian’s son starts Olympic torch relay
July 17th, 2008 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Shenyang (China), July 17 (Xinhua) Liu Hongtu, whose father Liu Changchun was China's first Olympian, started the Beijing Olympic torch relay here Thursday. "I am passing my father's dream of Olympics today," ... Read more...
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Chinese athletes to face life ban if caught doping
July 13th, 2008 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, July 13 (Xinhua) Doping at the Beijing Olympic Games will result in a life-time ban for Chinese athletes, authorities here announced Sunday. China is taking strict measures to send a clean ... Read more...
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Top Chinese swimmer banned after testing positive
June 29th, 2008 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, June 29 (Xinhua) China's top female swimmer Ouyang Kunpeng has been banned from competition for life after testing positive for steroid. Ouyang, who won three silver medals in the 2006 Doha ... Read more...
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Olympic torch relay sets off in Quanzhou
May 12th, 2008 - 3:16 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Quanzhou (China), May 12 (Xinhua) The Beijing Olympic torch relay started Monday in China's southeastern coastal city Quanzhou, the third stop in Fujian province. After the relay started at the front square ... Read more...
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Australian wins first gold in Olympic stadium test event
April 18th, 2008 - 11:23 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Beijing, April 18 (Xinhua) The first gold medal in a test event of newly constructed Beijing Olympics stadium, called 'Bird's Nest', went to Australian race walker Jared Tallent. Tallent, 23, covered 20 ... Read more...
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Don’t expect too much from hosts: Ex-Chinese Olympic medallist
March 6th, 2008 - 2:57 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Beijing, March 6 (Xinhua) With roughly five months to go before the Beijing Olympic Games here, China's first Winter Olympic medallist Ye Qiaobo asked her compatriots not to place a huge burden ... Read more...
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