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Raising the flag
Thirty of us with the Tsinghua University honor guard squad were called up by BOCOG last June to become flag raisers for the Olympics. So far we have already taken part in 97 events. People may think we are professionals, but preparing for the Beijing Games is not easy.
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How the world got game
Far removed from its peach-basket roots in a cold New England gymnasium, basketball is now played in all corners of the globe by people in all walks of life.
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America the beatable
The United States men's basketball team entered the 2004 Athens Games as the gold-medal favorite, just as it had done at every Olympics since the sport was introduced in 1936. By the time of the opening ceremony in Athens, the US had racked up four times as many Olympic golds (12) as the rest of the world combined, and had only lost two Olympic games in its history.
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The Ming destiny
Led by NBA all-star center Yao Ming and rookie Yi Jianlian, China's men's basketball team is looking to rewrite history at the Olympics.
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Hoop dreams come alive
China's women basketball players are on a mission to overhaul their image as under-achievers after hitting rock bottom in the wake of the Athens Olympics.
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Swimming with sharks
More than 8km and a world of submarine violence separate the 1,500m race from the marathon swim.
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Peng's debut hangs in balance
Having picked up tennis at the age of eight, Peng Shuai is not considered an early starter - but that did not stop her becoming the first Chinese woman to break into the sport's hallowed upper circle.
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