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JUL 1, 2008
Traditional Chinese medicine could be a remedy for failure at Olympics
The Times
Chinese Olympic officials have advised national athletes not to take traditional remedies because some contain banned substances such as herbal ephedrine, a stimulant. But many still take them, including Yao Ming, the nation's star basketball player, who announced in April that he would use traditional medicine to help his recovery from surgery on his ankle.
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JUN 26, 2008
Giant bed for huge Games auction
BBC News
The bed used by China's 2.26m (7ft 6in) basketball star Yao Ming is one of 200 million Olympics memorabilia items for auction online, Chinese media say. Xiong Yan, president of the China Beijing Equity Exchange, which is handling the sales, said he hoped it would be the biggest Olympics auction.
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JUN 23, 2008
Long road back to China for coach
International Herald Tribune
James Li is American 1500m and 5000m star Bernard Lagat's personal coach and the associate head coach at the University of Arizona. He is also the manager of the U.S. Olympic men's track team. There may not be a more vital member of the entire American delegation. A handsome, soft-spoken man, Li was born in China and educated at its most prestigious sports institute. Many of China's top sports officials are his peers. When no one from the United States could get a peek inside Beijing's Olympic Stadium, Li knew whom to call. One of the stadium managers slept on a bunk above him for four years in college. "I believe this is my time," said Li, who became a U.S. citizen in 1998.
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JUN 22, 2008
China’s Olympic ‘madman’ gives life—and body—to Games
AFP
Sun Dingguo rewarded himself with his 36th Olympic-themed tattoo after completing a 10-month journey across China, pedaling his rickshaw for the glory of the Beijing Games. Sun, 30, one of China's so-called Olympic 'madmen', gave up his job last year to devote his entire life -- and his body -- to the Olympics.
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JUN 21, 2008
Chinese couples eager to wed on auspicious Olympics kickoff date
The Canadian Press
The Chinese capital is seeing a surge of couples registering to tie the knot on the auspicious Olympics opening date of Aug. 8, state media reported Saturday.
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