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AUG 20, 2008
China Stages Tibet Opera During Games
The Daily Telegraph
An opera written to offer a rose-tinted portrayal of China's relationship with Tibet will run in a large Beijing theatre for three days this week.
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AUG 19, 2008
In China, Jocks Don’t Rule School; But the Smart Kids, They’re Cool
The Wall Street Journal
China's elite young athletes may be winning a lot of medals at the Olympics. But in China, organized sports still aren't really something for regular kids. Less than 3% of Chinese secondary-school students attend schools with sports teams. Children with exceptional athletic prowess or physical attributes are pulled out of ordinary schools early on and sent to the special academies that train the country's sporting elite. That poses a big challenge for sporting-goods companies such as Nike Inc. and Adidas AG. Both are looking to China and its 1.3 billion people to drive sales growth and both have set out to transform Chinese youth sports.
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AUG 19, 2008
Super Dan’ Invoked Chairman Mao on His Way to Gold
Express India
After winning men's singles badminton crown at the Beijing Olympics, China's Lin Dan has revealed that the secret to his success was a lucky badge of 'Chairman' Mao Zedong which he wore during his campaign.
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AUG 18, 2008
Dashing Dreams: China’s Olympic Track Star Liu Xiang Disappoints
ABC (America)
"Liu Xiang is the person who inspired the entire nation about something they never dreamed of," said Dong Jun, former long-time sports commentator for Chinese Central Television CCTV. "Of course, this should be the most important, the heaviest medal of all. ... It is a big blow for China," Dong told ABC News.
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AUG 18, 2008
China’s Liu Bows Out Without Running Olympic Race
AP
In any other city, at any other stadium, under any other circumstances, Liu Xiang might not have shown up at all. This, however, was far from any old setting. This was the Bird's Nest, the 91,000-seat centerpiece of the Olympics. The Beijing Olympics. And this was a moment, shortly before lunchtime Monday, that Liu's country of 1.3 billion had anticipated for years: China's only track and field superstar — one of China's most recognizable faces period — competing to defend his 110-meter hurdles title at home. And it ended after all of two full strides.
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