Archive for April 4th, 2009

Olympic champion shines at China's national games short track … - Xinhua

Saturday, April 4th, 2009

Olympic champion shines at China's national games short track …Xinhua, ChinaQINGDAO, East China, April 3 (Xinhua) — Winter Olympic champion Wang Meng took the spotlight at a short track speedskating event of the National Games here on Friday. Wang, 24, captured the women's 1500 meters final in two minutes 20.662 seconds to …

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3 cities in race to host 2014 Youth Olympics - USA Today

Saturday, April 4th, 2009

3 cities in race to host 2014 Youth OlympicsUSA TodayLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Three cities will compete for the right to host the Summer Youth Olympics in 2014. The International Olympic Committee says Thursday that Guadalajara, Mexico; Nanjing, China; and Poznan, Poland, are all in the running. …Nanjing among three cities bid for 2014 Youth Olympics XinhuaFinding a focus the challenge for upcoming Youth Olympic Games SLAM! Sportsall 18 news articles

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Chicago Olympic bid needs more passion David Greising - Chicago Tribune

Saturday, April 4th, 2009

The Windy CitizenChicago Olympic bid needs more passion David GreisingChicago Tribune, United StatesYears before Beijing got the bid to host the 2008 Summer Games, that city was bedecked with Olympic propaganda. Of course, China is still—officially at least—a communist country, so propaganda came naturally. Our fair city, on the other hand, …Video: Tourists decide Chicago's Olympic fate Chicago TribuneHey, IOC: Take Chicago the way it is Chicago Tribuneall 866 news articles

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Olympic Briefs — US Hockey to Name Coach; London Site Will Become … - Around the Rings (subscription)

Saturday, April 4th, 2009

Around the Rings (subscription)Olympic Briefs — US Hockey to Name Coach; London Site Will Become …Around the Rings (subscription), GAThe US, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Norway, Scotland and Switzerland are the other participating nations. Olympic swimmer Dara Torres’ new book “Age is Just a Number” is coming out on Tuesday. …

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Podium drought finally ends for US biathletes - ESPN

Saturday, April 4th, 2009

Podium drought finally ends for US biathletesESPNThat makes China — yes, China — the early favorite for gold at next year's Vancouver Olympics. "I hope so," said Dan Rafael, a Canadian who coaches China's national teams. "Do I believe it? Yes. I think so." While curling has been around for …

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Beijing China - 2008 Olympics » The Daniel Keatings 411 post

Saturday, April 4th, 2009

Name : Daniel Keatings Age : 19 (as of April 1) Hometown : Corby, Northants, United Kingdom Club : Huntingdon Olympic Gymnastics Club Coach : Paul Hall Specialty : Pommel horse — wonderful light work, great hip extension, fluid swing. …

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Beijing China - 2008 Olympics » City Of Vancouver Turns To Milk

Saturday, April 4th, 2009

How amusing it is that Vancouver has repeatedly scorned residents here in order to accommodate the Olympic Games and their insatiable desire to be the focal point of attention for two weeks in 2010. And yet they come asking for help …

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Beijing China - 2008 Olympics » Brazil ‘deserves the 2016 Olympic

Saturday, April 4th, 2009

Identified as the “most popular politician on Earth” by Barack Obama, the South American leader made a passionate pitch for the 2016 Olympics to help his country to leap into the premier league of geopolitics. …

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Beijing China - 2008 Olympics » Beijing Baby!

Saturday, April 4th, 2009

Beijing Baby! Published on April 4, 2009 by Technorati Search for: olympics. No Caturday this week. Tommy’s sulking about the very poor (2 comments) response last week. It’s a long weekend here in China, no, not for Easter but Qing Ming …

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Beijing China - 2008 Olympics » China: China-France communiqué and

Saturday, April 4th, 2009

China: China-France communiqué and G20, a glorious defeat? Published on April 3, 2009 by Technorati Search for: olympics. Chinese president Hu Jintao and French leader Sarkozy met ahead of the G2O summit on 1 April to repair the ties …

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