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9 hrs ago | New Straits Times

Asian Games: China juggernaut set to dominate in Guangzhou

GUANGZHOU: At the last Asian Games in 2006 China demolished all comers and a year out from hosting the multi-sport spectacular on home turf they are working hard to cement that dominance.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Kosuke Kitajima, Zige Liu, Olympic Swimming, Sports, Olympics, Olympic Badminton

Yesterday | People's Daily Online

Olympic hurdling winner expects Liu's return

Cuban Olympic champion of 110m hurdles, Bayron Robles, said the return of Chinese Liu Xiang to the international competition will bring spark to the sport, local press said on Monday.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games, Summer Sports

Mon Nov 09, 2009

The Hindu

Asian championships from today

GUANGZHOU: China's superpower status in Asian sports is all too well-known. Its dominance in Asian athletics can also never be questioned.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Maryam Yusuf Jamal, Sports, Krishna Poonia, Olympics

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Cool Hunting

Nike 1984 Tier 0 Olympic Pack

With the Beijing Olympic Games just around the corner, it's only fitting that Nike release a pack of sneakers celebrating various Chinese Olympic Athletes from the past.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games, Summer Sports, Olympic Baseball

Thu Nov 05, 2009

The Standard

Top athletes on track for Games

Next month's East Asian Games received a boost yesterday after China and other participating countries promised to send their top athletes.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Sports, Guo Jingjing, Olympics, Lin Dan, Olympic Summer Games

Wed Nov 04, 2009

CCTV

Liu Xiang back to training

No rest for Chinese hurdling star Liu Xiang: he is back to regular training in his hometown of Shanghai after winning gold at the National Games last month.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports

Sun Nov 01, 2009

CCTV

Huang Xiaoxiao delights home crown again

Home favorite Huang Xiaoxiao would storm to victory in the women's 400m hurdles to clinch her second gold at the National Games.The 25-year-old, who had won the 400m on Thursday, was fast out of the starting blocks and remained unchallenged in the last three hurdles.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Xinhuanet

The 11th Chinese National Games came to a successful close on Wednesday.

The 11th Chinese National Games came to a successful close on Wednesday after 13 days of fierce competition with the host Shandong topping the medals table.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Olympic Track And Field, Sports, Olympics, Zige Liu, Swimming

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Independent Online

Striptease drives fans crazy

Beijing - Liu Xiang madness has returned to China, with fans auctioning ripped-up pieces of the track star's clothes that he tossed into the crowd after winning his third national 110 metre hurdle title.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games

Tue Oct 27, 2009

People's Daily Online

New hope amid anxiety for China's track and field at 11th National Games

Liu Xiang's steady comeback, promising walkers' progress and other surprising good results at the 11th Chinese National Games boosted Chinese athletes' confidence to achieve more in the international arena.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Liu Hong, Shi Dongpeng, Wang Jing, Olympic Track And Field, Sports, Olympics

Sun Oct 25, 2009

China Daily

Prolific Zhang chasing Olympic dream

JINAN, Shandong province: Three gold, one silver and one bronze medal make world champion Zhang Lin the most successful swimmer at the 11th National Games.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Zhang Lin, Grant Hackett, Olympic Swimming, Sports, Olympics, Swimming

Sat Oct 24, 2009

Xinhuanet

Liu Xiang takes center stage, Liu Hong crowned in women's 20km walk

Star hurdler Liu Xiang came to spotlight on Saturday night as the Athens Olympic champion easily cruised into the 110m finals at the 11th Chinese National Games.

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Related Topix: Liu Hong, Summer Sports, Sports, Shi Dongpeng, Olympics

Fri Oct 23, 2009

People's Daily Online

Former Olympic champion Xing Huina withdraws from National Games

Xing Huina, who won the women's 10,000 meters champion at the Athens Olympic Games, pulled out of the 11th National Games due to a nagging injury, a team official of Shandong delegation said on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Sports, Bernard Lagat, Summer Sports

Thu Oct 22, 2009

People's Daily Online

World walking silver medalist Wang Hao eyes London Olympics

Wang Hao representing north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region celebrates after the men's 20km race walk final at the 11th Chinese National Games in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, on Oct.

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Related Topix: Wang Hao, Summer Sports, Olympic Track And Field

Wed Oct 21, 2009

People's Daily Online

Liu Xiang, most secret man at National Games

When organizers tested the device and referees rehearsed last time for the upcoming athletic events at the 11th National Games, the first name echoed around the stadium through announcing system for trial was "Liu Xiang from Shanghai delegation". However, where is Liu Xiang was still the top secret across the host Jinan City.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Terrence Trammell, Sports, Yao Ming (2008 Beijing Olympics), Olympics, NBA Basketball, Houston Rockets, Yao Ming, NBA Players

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Ottawa Citizen

Liu roared on to easy victory at the Bird's Nest

China's Liu Xiang stormed to a hugely popular victory in the 110 meters hurdles on Saturday when the Beijing Olympic athletics test event turned into a one-man show for the third evening in a row.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games, Yao Ming (2008 Beijing Olympics), Shi Dongpeng, Olympic Basketball

People's Daily Online

Chinese athletes must pass exam to compete at National Games

Chinese athletes at the track and field events must pass a written test on the fight against doping to qualify for the 11th National Games.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Olympic Track And Field, Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games

Mon Oct 19, 2009

Shanghai Daily

Liu delays arrival at National Games

FORMER Olympic and world champion hurdler Liu Xiang has delayed his visit to the 11th National Games in Jinan City, Shandong Province, for further preparation.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Olympic Track And Field

Sat Oct 03, 2009

BBC News

Anniversary ceremony in Beijing

After a 60-gun salute, 8,000 troops of the People's Liberation Army goose-stepped through Tiananmen Square in celebration of 60 years of a communist China.

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Related Topix: Sports, Summer Sports

Thu Oct 01, 2009

CCTV

Q&A: Why do Chinese care about sports?

From "sick man of Asia" to the top on the Olympic gold medal list, China presents the world with the progress it has made in both promoting national fitness and training athletic talents during the 60 years since the founding of the People's Republic in 1949.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Summer Sports, Olympic Summer Games

Olympic Medal Count

    Total
1 China 51 21 28 100
2 United States 36 38 36 110
3 Russian Fed. 23 21 28 72
4 Great Britain 19 13 15 47
5 Germany 16 10 15 41
6 Australia 14 15 17 46
7 Korea 13 10 8 31
8 Japan 9 6 10 25
9 Italy 8 10 10 28
10 France 7 16 17 40

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