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Fencing preview: Chinese fencers aspire for Olympic gold after 24-year hiatus

xinhuanet.com     7 hrs ago   102 related          

By Tai Beiping BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- After a 24-year drought of Olympic fencing gold, China fencing team is gearing up for the saucy feast at the upcoming Beijing Games by fielding in hopefuls such as women epeeist Li Na...                

Tennis stars join gold rush at 'fifth Slam'

mg.co.za     1 hr ago          

TALEK HARRIS | HONG KONG - With the sport's biggest names lining up for a shot at gold, the Olympic tennis tournament provides a welcome shake-up to the usual order of service. "An Olympic gold would be something very special,"...                

A Word On The Blacks And Mongolians Story... [Deadspin Beijing Bureau]

gawker.com     12 hrs ago          

Click on the star next to each commenter to see their A Word On The Blacks And Mongolians Story... The Olympics begin in August, and they're in China, so, you know, it should be a rather fascinating world event, if you're into...                

Through the smoke, signs of progress in China's fight against tobacco

iht.com     yesterday   3 related          

A smartly dressed man carried a lighted cigarette into the elevator of an upscale apartment building here one recent morning, and something remarkable happened. "In China, you cannot drink, eat and socialize without a...                

Zheng Jie to play in singles but doubles is her main focus

thestar.com.my     Jul 18, 2008   6 related          

BEIJING: Zheng Jie might have made the Wimbledon singles semi-finals, but doubles remains her focus at the Beijing Olympics where she will again team with Yan Zi in search of gold. The 25-year-old created history earlier this...                

Zheng Jie resurfacing in time for Olympics

indiaenews.com     Jul 16, 2008   13 related          

From correspondents in Beijing, China, 12:33 PM IST If Zheng Jie thought winning two Grand Slam tennis events was tough, she now faces an even tougher job - to claim her first ever Olympic title on home soil. Zheng, who missed...                

Chinese divers expected to dominate in Beijing

usatoday.com     Jul 12, 2008   6 related          

Not much has changed. The United States, meanwhile, will try to avoid duplicating its humiliating results in Athens, where the Americans were blanked for the first time in 92 years. "We will not be shut out at these Olympic...                

Beijing the fifth grand slam

news.com.au     Jul 9, 2008          

From Talek Harris in Hong Kong, China THE Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open. With the sport's biggest names lining up for a shot at gold, the Olympic tournament provides a welcome shake-up to the usual...                

Rapid response to lipids profile and leukocyte gene expression after rosuvastatin administration...

cmj.org     Jul 5, 2008          

Background Statins are potent lipid-lowering agents widely used in medical practice. There has been growing evidence suggesting the pleiotropic effects of statins in addition to the lipid-lowering effect. However, it is still...                

Chinese no longer overlook Zheng

iht.com     Jul 3, 2008   235 related          

SHANGHAI: As a child athlete, Zheng Jie was always looked down upon - literally - for her diminutive size, passed by in favor of the taller, faster girls that China's tennis establishment thought were the answer to the...                

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