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08.14.08 Old Beijing tries to avoid wrecking ballUp to 1.5 million residents lost their homes to Olympics-related development, often with little compensation or choice. Defiant homeowners have seen their property trashed. Reporter Peter Ford explains why centuries-old Beijing buildings are being demolished with little outcry. |
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08.13.08 A missed goal for Chinese sportsThe state sports system has produced the world’s best gymnasts and divers, but competitive team events like soccer lag behind. |
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08.11.08 Video postcard: Beijing's art district gentrifies |
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08.07.08 Former Chinese soccer star pushes a radical idea: sports for funGao Hong wants her country to view sports as more than a medal race. Reporter Carol Huang talks about Gao Hong's enthusiasm for training long hours. |
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08.03.08 For Chinese, it's the teflon OlympicsReporter Peter Ford talks about why a successful Beijing Games is in everyone’s interest, not just China’s. |
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07.31.08 Why security is tighter in Beijing |
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07.30.08 Watch video: Chinese families open their doors to Olympic tourists |
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07.29.08 America’s other Olympians may win gold, not big gloryAthletes outside the most popular events – gymnastics, track and field, and swimming – win about one third of America’s Olympic medals. |
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07.27.08 Eleven days to clean air? Olympic host says yes.Chinese officials say recent antipollution rules are helping. Critics question their data. |
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07.25.08 Chinese snatch up Olympics tickets |
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07.22.08 Japan’s Olympic hopes ride on womenFour women wrestlers, who share 20 Olympic and World Championship gold medals among them, are changing gender perceptions in a traditionally male-dominated society. |
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07.21.08 Brazil has top Olympic sailors? Who knew?Robert Scheidt is poised to win another sailing medal for his soccer-crazy country. |
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07.18.08 Two national paths to Olympic gloryThe US's approach looks ad hoc compared with China's centralized system. |
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07.10.08 Putin faces green Olympic challengeThe Sochi 2014 Winter Games are threatened by a looming international boycott, environmental concerns, and public protests against local development. |
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07.10.08 Europe's ardor for Olympic boycott coolsDespite earlier tensions over Tibet, French President Nicolas Sarkozy will attend the opening ceremonies in August. |
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07.08.08 China trains 200,000 cheerleaders – for other Olympic teamsThe Beijing Organizing Committee has enlisted cheerleaders from the New England Patriots football team to hone the Chinese elite squad's skills. |
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07.07.08 For extreme sports fans, Olympics adds jumping cyclistsFor the first time, the Summer Games will include BMX cyclists. Beijing wants some of the edginess that snowboarding added to the Winter Games. |
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06.27.08 How tiny Jamaica develops so many champion sprintersThe world's two fastest men will go head-to-head in Jamaica's Olympic trials this weekend. |
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06.25.08 For China's Olympic guests, a not-so-warm welcomeBeijingers say added security rules could stifle the Games. |
