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In qualifying, she became the 54th Irish athlete to reach the Olympic standard and that equals the number who competed in Beijing four years ago. Consider that there are still five weeks remaining before the Olympic Council of Ireland ratifies the team...
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...prepare their secret contingency plans to protect against the cataclysmic fallout of a sudden Greek exit from the euro, a key Central Bank executive jetted off to China on a €5,670 business-class jolly to Beijing.The annual International Organisation of...
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(AP) — A rights lawyer says the brother of blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has returned to his closely guarded village in eastern China. Ding Xikui says he received a message from a friend of Chen Guangfu that said Chen had returned to Dongshigu...
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Indonesia, Philippines and Singapore. For folks who are interested in investing or partnering with these startups, drop us an email — editors[at]techinasia[dot]com – anytime. No promises, but we’ll try our best to be the bridge. Wodache (loose...
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So when it comes to playing soccer, what's another hour or so when another gold medal is at stake? Barnhart was in goal in the U.S. win over Canada in 2008 Olympic qualifying, but did not play in Beijing. Sundhage is in the process of selecting the...
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"The week worked out really well for me. My consistency paid off with some of the girls having up and down results." Weir, the 2004 Laser Radial world champion, heads to the Olympics with a chance of a medal. It will be her second Games, having...
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She recovered to make the 2008 Olympic team, but was limited to uneven bars after breaking her ankle five days before the Beijing Games began. She reinjured her shoulder last summer, and had surgery on it in November and again in February. "Chellsie...
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May 27 (Reuters) - The combined profits of industrial companies across China fell 1.6 percent in the first four months of 2012 from a year earlier to 1.45 trillion yuan ($228.6 billion), the National Bureau of Statistics said on Sunday. The decline...
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Saturday night. Chen Guangfu had left his village on Tuesday and arrived in Beijing on Wednesday to seek legal help for his son who is detained on a charge of attempted murder. Friends and family had tried to contact him since Friday evening after it...
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Even her. "It's possible," Karolyi said. "But it's not an easy job because the time is short." But the U.S. weakness on bars leaves an opening for Liukin, the Olympic silver medalist on the event. She and China's He Kexin actually tied in Beijing, but...
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"I came as close as you can come and I even did it on a broken ankle," Shorter said. "I realize what it takes. And the talent pool is bigger now and the odds are a lot tougher." Four years ago, Hall used the Bolder Boulder as a tune-up race for Beijing.
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(AP) – A few more nights like this, and the reigning queen of gymnastics might be queen of the comeback, too. Nastia Liukin won five medals at the Beijing Games in 2008. Nastia Liukin won five medals at the Beijing Games in 2008. Olympic champion Nastia...
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Back in detention, the interrogations dragged on. One morning, the officers said they were sending Mr. Ai to prison, and asked him whom he wanted to see one last time. Then they said he might be released if he could persuade Ms. Lu to sign a document...
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She scored a 14.9 at the U.S. Classic, finishing 0.10 points behind reigning world champion Jordyn Wieber and Aly Raisman. It was the only event Liukin did, but it was enough to let everyone know she hasn't lost any of the skills or elegant style that...
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She scored a 14.9 at the U.S. Classic, finishing 0.10 points behind reigning world champion Jordyn Wieber and Aly Raisman. It was the only event Liukin did, but it was enough to let everyone know she hasn't lost any of the skills or elegant style that...
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With the momentum from the 2006 Bolder Boulder, Slattery won a gold medal in the 10K at the 2007 Pan American Games and won the 2008 USATF 8K Road championship. At the 2008 U.S. trials, Slattery finished fourth in the 5K, narrowly missing out on a trip...
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After I last left you, we still had a bit of time to spend in Beijing. After my last entry we attempted to locate some dinner in the Hutong near our hotel. We decided on a restaurant that had a helpful picture menu with English translations. We were...
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She scored a 14.9 at the U.S. Classic, finishing 0.10 points behind reigning world champion Jordyn Wieber and Aly Raisman. It was the only event Liukin did, but it was enough to let everyone know she hasn't lost any of the skills or elegant style that...
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Beijing [English Pronunciation] (Chinese: 北京 [Chinese Pronunciation]; Pinyin: Běijīng; IPA: [pei˨˩ tɕɪŋ˥˥]), a metropolis in northern China, is the capital of the People's Republic of China (PRC). It was formerly known in English as Peking or Peiking [English Pronunciation]. Beijing is also one of the four municipalities of the PRC, which are... Full Article
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