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Water polo became an Olympic sport for men with the 1900 Games. Women’s water polo was added in 2000. Hungary has historically dominated the men’s competition, taking home 14 medals, 8 of those Gold Medals. In Beijing the men’s...
BEIJING, July 25 (UPI) -- More than 30,000 people stood in line on a hot Friday for their last chance to buy Olympics tickets near the National Stadium in Beijing. The Summer Games begin in two weeks. As tickets went on sale, a...
Don't ask a tourist's age or wage, steer clear of sex and avoid religion: what many Chinese consider idle chit-chat has now become the latest area of censure in Beijing as it prepares for an influx of Olympic visitors. Posters...
With the Beijing Olympics less than three weeks away, The New York Times is beefing up its coverage of China for obvious reasons. But how many stories can the paper run on architecture, earthquakes, anti-smoking campaigns, and...
