China's diving "Dream Team" has made every effort to cement its status as the dominant force in the sport, but a series of setbacks at the recent FINA Diving World Series and FINA Diving Grand Prix has raised doubts about China's chances of winning every gold medal in Beijing.
China stands at the edge of the cliff heading into Saturday's 2010 World Cup Asian Zone qualifying group match against Iraq. Simply put, China must beat the Asian Cup champion to keep alive its waning hopes of advancing to the final qualifying round.
China's women's volleyball team will open its Olympic gold-medal defense against Venezuela with strong momentum after finishing second at the Swiss Volleyball Masters and with the return of two stars Feng Kun and Zhao Ruirui. Their match will be held on on Aug 11.
As the Beijing Olympic torch arrives in Guiyang today, Yuan Zhou, mayor of the city, tells China Daily "this is a good opportunity for people, especially foreigners, to have better understanding of this inland city in southwest China".
While the nation anticipates another ping-pong sweep at this year's Olympics, China's table tennis chief Liu Guoliang is already planning for life beyond the Games, setting his sights on 19-year-old Ma Long.
With a year and a half until the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, China's figure skating pairs veterans Pang Qing and Tong Jian have already made steps toward winning their first Olympic medal.
Defending champion and world No 2 Phil Mickelson and 2008 Masters champion Trevor Immelman have confirmed they will be competing in the 2008 HSBC Champions at the Sheshan International Golf Club, Shanghai, from Nov 6-9.
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