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Sports couples face a romantic dilemma

2016-08-10 08:22

With the Qixi Festival - Chinese Valentine's Day - overlapping with the Rio Olympics on Tuesday, young couples faced the dilemma of choosing between sports and love.

Phelps puts spotlight on cupping

2016-08-10 06:36

Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps led American swimmers to a gold medal in the 4x100-meter relay, but what grabbed media attention and led to stories and photos around the globe were the purple and red circles on his back.

Trite, right and bright spots of Rio 2016

2016-08-10 08:23

I thought the Olympic Games, no matter their venue, are meant to be sellout events. On second thought, triggered by Rio's half-empty stands, I think the world has changed.

Chinese gold puts swimming in mainstream

2016-08-10 08:21

Inspired by golden results at the Olympics, swimming is gaining momentum in China as a mainstream competitive sport as well as a popular exercise appealing to the public.

Netizens join fray after swimmer's remark about Sun

2016-08-09 02:05

The swimming rivalry between China and Australia has escalated beyond the pool, with Australian swimmer Mack Horton's comments about Chinese rival Sun Yang triggering heated confrontations.

Brazil now China's biggest source of beef imports

2016-08-08 07:29

About a year after recovering from a scare related to mad cow disease, Brazil has supplanted Australia as the biggest seller of beef to China. A production deficit is widening in China, and imports are heading for a record

China urges Olympics committee to rectify flag mistake

2016-08-08 14:09

Chinese delegation has lodged a protest to the Rio Olympics organizing committee for using a wrongly designed national flag.

China's Wu Minxia cements her name in Olympic history

2016-08-08 11:52

At the Maria Lenk Aquatics Center at Rio's Olympic Park that was named to memorialize Brazil's greatest female swimmer, Chinese diving diva Wu Minxia cemented her name in Olympic history on Sunday (Monday in Beijing).

Rio sets good example with games opening ceremony

2016-08-08 08:47

Congratulations, and many thanks to Rio de Janeiro, for the innovatively choreographed and beautifully executed opening ceremony for the Olympic Games, which was mesmerizing, inspiring, and thoroughly entertaining.

Draftees have a long way to go

2016-08-08 08:37

High hopes are no match for great hoops.

Exotic Brazil winning over athletes

2016-08-06 01:53

Improved conditions at the Olympic Village and at competition venues, coupled with Brazil's captivating culture, were making up for any deficiencies of spectacle.

Samsung uses Rio Olympics to break VR content conundrum

2016-08-06 07:41

Rio de Janeiro's Maracana Stadium is huge, with more than 78,000 seats from which lucky fans could watch the 2016 Olympic opening ceremonies on Friday (local time). Samsung Electronics Co is betting the best place to watch is from your couch, with its virtual reality headset to transport you to Brazil.

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