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Hurdler Liu anxious to put injury curse behind

Star hurdler Liu Xiang, whose shock exit from the Beijing Olympics in 2008 still haunts him and his fans, is putting a higher emphasis on safety as he bids to defend his Asian Games title for the second time in Guangzhou.

Afghanistan fighter finds silver lining in taekwondo

Nesar Ahmad Bahawi brought war-torn Afghanistan its first medal of the 2010 Asian Games by grabbing a silver in taekwondo on Thursday.

Korean veteran repeats 20-year-old feat at Asiad

Park Byung-taek became the first shooter to win Asian Games gold medals over two decades as the Republic of Korea (ROK) dominated the Aoti ranges on Thursday.

Dragon boats spark the fire within

Nurses, fishermen, housewives and soldiers are all getting stuck into the Guangzhou Games' colorful dragon boat racing competition, which made its Asiad debut on Tuesday and has attracted teams from all walks of life.

Securing the safety of China's showcase

Up to 100,000 security personnel were deployed for the Nov 12 opening ceremony of the Guangzhou Asian Games, a local police chief revealed on Thursday.

Improving China starstruck by MLB's Choo

In the wake of Thursday's 7-2 loss to the Republic of Korea, members of China's baseball squad admitted they were somewhat in awe of Choo Shin-soo, the ROK's star player from Major League Baseball's Cleveland Indians.

Sun Yang wins men's 1500m freestyle gold

Sun Yang of China narrowly missed the world record in the men's 1500m freestyle but broke the Asian record by more than 10 seconds at the Asian Games here on Thursday.

Ye Shiwen wins women's 200m individual medley gold

Ye Shiwen of China took the gold medal of women's 200m individual medley at the ongoing 16th Asian Games here on Thursday.

China's Pan beat S Korea's Cha in 9-ball pool quarter-finals

China's Pan Xiaoting and South Korea's Cha Yu-ram compete in the nine-ball pool quarter-finals of Asian Games billiard sports in Guangzhou, Nov 17, 2010.

Lee to make redemption, Lin Dan advance

World top badminton player Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia was given a chance to redeem his loss in the team event against Thailand when he meets Boonsak Ponsana in a quarterfinal rematch at the Asian Games.


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