Olympic Spirit above Military Conflict

Date: 2008-8-17 22:34:00 by cactus Tags: Beijing Olympic

Women 10m Air Pistol Silver medalist Natalia Paderina from Russia and Bronze medalist Nino Salukvadze from Georgia were hugging, cheering and kissing each other on the cheek after the prize giving ceremony. This may be the most touching scene during the Olympic, as well as the most beautiful picture during period of the military conflict between Russia and Georgia. "If the world were to dr

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Phelps sets world bullion standard

Date: 2008-8-17 20:48:00 by leomagic Tags: Beijing Olympic

For years, no one believed any mortal could better Mark Spitz's seven-gold haul at 1972. Yesterday, no one believed Michael Phelps would not. But then is he a mere mortal?

Yet the 23-year-old, who as a child in Baltimore, US, had a screaming fit at his first swimming lesson because he did not want to get his face wet, showed he was human after all. "The first thing I'd like

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Day of surprise wins for hosts

Date: 2008-8-14 21:00:00 by orchid Tags: Beijing Olympic

So what if Michael Phelps was not there Thursday. The Water Cube was still set on fire. And it was a blaze China will remember for a long time.

Liu Zige and Jiao Liuyang sent the spectators in a tizzy with China's first swimming gold (200m butterfly) at the 2008 Games and its first 1-2 finish in the pool since 1992.

The waves created by Liu and Jiao propelled Yang

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