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updated: Sat Jul 12, 2008 04:34 pm

Olympics News

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2 hrs ago | Asbury Park Press Online

Chang inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame

Michael Chang finds it appropriate he's receiving his sport's highest honor as China awaits the Olympics.

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7 hrs ago | ESPN

U.S. boxing team awaits decision on Yanez appeal

Luis Yanez's teammates feinted and weaved in concert at Gleason's Gym on Friday, filling the Brooklyn boxing landmark with their uniform punches and grunts in the U.S. Olympic team's final public workout before ...

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11 hrs ago | CBC News

Russia's Isinbayeva raises pole vault record

Yelena Isinbaeva celebrates her latest world record Friday at the Golden Gala meet in Rome.

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16 hrs ago | NBC Olympics

Chambers fastest at British trials

British sprinter Dwain Chambers competes to win a 100 meters sprint during the British Olympic trials at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England, Friday, July 11, 2008.

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Fri Jul 11, 2008

New York Daily News

Amputee Pistorius again fails to qualify for Games

Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius missed out in another attempt to qualify for the Olympics on Friday, but sliced more than a second off his 400-meter time from last week.

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Olympic swimmer Shanteau has testicular cancer

Olympic swimmer Eric Shanteau is heading to Beijing with a startling diagnosis: He has cancer.

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The Daily Illini

Team USA looking for redemption in Beijing

U.S. men's Olympic basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski addresses his team following practice on Saturday in Las Vegas.

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Thu Jul 10, 2008

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The Olympians: Ryan Hall

Our Olympians profile series kicks off with Ryan Hall, a record-setting young runner making his Olympic debut in the marathon this summer.

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Wed Jul 09, 2008

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U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials - Photos - KNTV | San Francisco

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Amazing Beijing Olympic Garden

The Olympics in Beijing are an inspiration to many, including an army of landscape artists.

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RTE.ie

Chambers to challenge lifetime ban

British athlete Dwain Chambers begins a race against time today to try to clear the way for him to compete at next month's Olympic Games in Beijing.

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RTE.ie

Barca refuse to release Ronaldinho for Olympics

Barcelona refused to allow forward Ronaldinho to take his place in the Brazil squad for next month's Olympic Games.

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Tue Jul 08, 2008

CNN

Sarkozy to attend Olympics opener

French President Nicolas Sarkozy will attend the opening of the Beijing Olympics next month, his office said Wednesday, putting an end to his threat to boycott the event over China's treatment of Tibet.

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The Brattleboro Reformer

U.S. sending a deep squad to Beijing

Sprinter Tyson Gay elicited gasps and groans with his performance at the U.S. track and field trials.

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Mon Jul 07, 2008

www.nytimes.com | pilo

Cities Near Beijing Close Factories to Improve Air for Olympics

With Beijing struggling to clear polluted skies before the Olympics in August, the nearby industrial port of Tianjin has ordered 40 factories to suspend some operations for two months as part of a broader ...

Beijing’s air quality remains a major concern for the Games as the city continues to struggle with pollution, despite a $20 billion government cleanup campaign. Beijing is also a victim of its neighborhood: pollution blows in from surrounding regions that are dotted with coal mines, coal-fired power plants, steel mills, cement factories and other clusters of heavy industry.pilo www.nosle.com

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Sun Jul 06, 2008

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Bush will attend opening of Beijing Olympics

President Bush will attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing on August 8, the White House announced Thursday.

And a handful of senators, including former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, sent President Bush a letter urging him not to attend the opening ceremony, saying that "if the Chinese government is ever to treat its people with basic human rights, it must be sent a bold and clear message
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In China, the president looks forward to seeing President Hu (Jintao) and other senior Chinese leaders for discussions on a wide range of issues, including the way ahead on North Korean denuclearization.
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Newkerala.com

Beijing's smog 5-times over safety limit as Olympics draw near

London, July 6 : Pollution surrounding Beijing's Olympic stadium can be five times worse than levels reckoned safe by the World Health Organisation, according to reports.

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The Boston Globe

Bikes, China's icon, thrive despite car invasion

Commuters with bicycles, electric bikes and mopeds move across the street, Friday, May 23, 2008 in Shanghai, China.

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Boston Globe

Terra gets Olympic Internet rights

Internet company Terra says it has been awarded Internet and mobile rights to transmit the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Latin America.

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