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1st anniversary of Beijing Olympics

One-year anniversary of Beijing Olympics marked

A total number of 34,000 residents gathered to practise Taiji outside the National Stadium, celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Beijing Olympic Games on Saturday. Full story

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The Games of the XXIX Olympiad

As the Olympic flame went out at the Bird's Nest, Beijing turned the closing ceremony into a jolly farewell party.

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One-year anniversary of Beijing Olympics marked

2009-08-08 08:27:28 GMT Xinhua English A total number of 34,000 residents gathered to practise Taiji outside the National Stadium, celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Beijing Olympic Games on Saturday.

China moving ahead with confidence gained during Olympics

2009-08-08 00:54:41 GMT Xinhua English BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- A summer day in the airless environment of Beijing's subway Line 1 is as humid as it has been during the past decade.

Bird's Nest never too much for Beijing: IOC member

2009-08-07 14:51:19 GMT Xinhua English By sportswriter Ma Xiangfei

Change is the word for Beijing one year after Olympics

2009-08-07 13:24:40 GMT Xinhua English BEIJING, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- When International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Kevin Gosper set foot on Beijing for the 30th time, all the memories about the familiar yet changed city was back to his mind one year after the Olympic Games.

Beijing Olympic venues host white elephant

2009-08-07 09:08:43 GMT SINA.com BEIJING – The Bird's Nest Olympic stadium in Beijing has hardly been used for sports events since the August Games, while just a corner of the Water Cubic aquatic centre has become a public swimming pool.

Association founded to promote Olympic legacies in Beijing

2009-08-07 08:42:46 GMT Xinhua English BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Beijing will carry on the Olympic legacies as a dedicated association was founded here Thursday.

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Zhong: Don't compare me to Liu

2009-08-07 08:13:19 GMT China Daily China's Olympic fencing champion, Zhong Man, does not like being compared to star hurdler Liu Xiang, whose accomplishments are seen as the bar for fellow Chinese athletes.

Phelps closes worlds in Rome with 5th gold medal

2009-08-03 03:07:04 GMT SINA.com ROME – Michael Phelps had every reason to be satisfied after the Beijing Olympics. Yet he kept insisting there was more to do in the pool.

Olympic 1500-meter champ Ramzi faces doping panel

2009-07-28 02:31:43 GMT SINA.com Olympic 1,500-meter champion Rashid Ramzi faced a disciplinary hearing Monday to explain why he tested positive for the blood-boosting drug CERA after the Beijing Games.

Olympic champion Bolt wins 100m at London GP

2009-07-24 21:53:09 GMT Xinhua English LONDON, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champion and world record holder Usain Bolt scored an easy victory in the 100 meters at the London Grand Prix here on Friday.

China's Guo Jingjing hopes to compete in London Olympics

2009-07-21 21:55:42 GMT Xinhua English ROME, July 21 (Xinhua) -- China's diving legend Guo Jingjing said on Tuesday that she hopes to compete in her sixth Olympic Games in 2012 at London.

Liu back in spikes but no rush to return: coach

2009-07-16 03:17:14 GMT SINA.com BEIJING – World champion high hurdler Liu Xiang's return from the Achilles injury that destroyed his Beijing Olympic dream moved another step closer when he started training in spikes Wednesday.