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BEIJING (Reuters) - Australian rowers were left questioning their luck in Olympic eight's races Monday after the rudder on the men's boat jammed, forcing the crew to veer at speed out of their lane and almost collide.
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With help from British star power, China concluded its debut as Olympic host Sunday after 16 days of near-flawless logistics and superlative athletic achievement - coexisting awkwardly with the government's wariness of dissent and free speech.
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Katie Hoff, edged out of a gold medal in the 400 freestyle finals, came back to swim the fourth-fastest qualifying time in the 200 free Monday night. BEIJING -- On any other night, a world-record swim by Italy's Federica Pellegrini in the heats of the 200-meter...(more)
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BEIJING - The Chinese divers came close, but they couldn't match Michael Phelps' feat of going eight for eight at the Water Cube. With seven down, all they needed was the men's 10-meter platform. But Matthew Mitcham of Australia earned four perfect 10s on his last...(more)
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Oscar Pistorius, a double-amputee sprinter known as the fastest man on no legs, will be allowed to compete at the Beijing Olympics after a ban on his prosthetic limbs was overturned today.
The South African 400 metre runner had been forbidden from competing alongside able-bodied athletes because...(more)
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It wasn't the smoothest or aesthetically pleasing effort, but the United States men's Olympic basketball team opened with a 101-70 victory over China on Sunday. With Yao Ming inspiring his countrymen to play above their heads for most of the first half, the Americans dominated them...(more)
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AP - The wall of gray haze around the National Stadium and across the city cut visibility down to a mile. On the eve of opening ceremonies, Beijing's polluted air took center stage Thursday as the most visibly pressing problem for Olympic organizers who had promised...(more)
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For all the talk of Beijing's poor air quality, none of it is coming from the athletes participating, as they have another concern on their minds, writes Sean Ingle
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\When most people think badminton, they think backyard picnic, plastic birdie, a couple of beers. But then, most people have never seen Olympic badminton players smash the shuttlecock at speeds of up to 200 mph. They have never mingled amongst sellout crowds in China, Indonesia, Malaysia...(more)
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BEIJING, Aug. 13 -- Perhaps the measure of where Michael Phelps now stands -- not only in the history of the Olympics, but in the history of athletics -- is that he can pull off an unprecedented feat and have disgust wash over his face....(more)
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BEIJING Everyone is playing sleuth over whether China cheated in women's gymnastics. The hope is that the officials who govern Olympic competition will conduct a straightforward investigation, but regrettably, such a thing seems to be beyond their scope and spine at this point. Who are...(more)
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Olympic gold medalist swimmer Amanda Beard had to launch her naked, anti-fur campaign poster outside the Athletes' Village on Wednesday after Chinese authorities canceled a planned unveiling, citing safety concerns.
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