Archive for June 27th, 2008

Chinese Olympic team thrash Ligue 3 side

Friday, June 27th, 2008

PARIS, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) — Chinese Olympic team posted a resounding 4-1 victory over French Ligue 3 side FC Avignon in the fifth match of their current European tour. China were forced to come back from a goal down when striker Gao Lin …

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Have thousands of children in China been named "Olympics"?

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Chinese parents on the hunt for creative baby names are turning to the Olympic Games for inspiration. Just don’t try to name your new baby “@”.

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Young Chinese Olympic hopefulls

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Athletes as young as 7 years of age are training in China, in order to one day be able to compete in the Games. While most of the athletes are still way too young to compete in this yers Beijing Olympics, they persistantly train with …

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Is the upcoming Chinese Olympics a disgrace?

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Many people feel deep discomfort at the thought that China, with its widespread human rights violations and abuses, support for North Korea, and issues relating to Tibet, will get to host the next Olympics. There are comparisons made …

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China: Olympics Not Political

Friday, June 27th, 2008

BEIJING — China on Thursday denied injecting politics into the Beijing Olympics despite a rare rebuke from the International Olympic Committee over remarks by a Chinese official about Tibet and the Dalai Lama.

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