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Xin and Ruolin Back for More Gold

Chinese divers Wang Xin and Chen Ruolin, didn't compete at the last 2008 FINA event, but they came back this week in Nanjing, China, to win more Platform Synchro gold with a combine score of 375.48. It was Chens second gold medal of the meet. (WCSN,...

from YouTube on Sat, May 31 2008

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30 May 08 visit Chen Helps China Sweep  »  YouTube videoChinese diver, Chen Ruolin, took gold on the womens 10meter platform, with a combine score of 456.40. Making it four gold medals in four events in the first day of the FINA Diving World Series 2008 in Nanjing, China. (WCSN, WCSN.com)
30 May 08 visit Mengqiang and Zihao Take Platform Gold  »  YouTube videoChinese divers, Li Mengqiang and Wang Zihao scored a combined 449.07 in the 10meter Platfrom Synchro event, in front of the home crowd. At the FINA Diving World Series 2008 in Nanjing, China. (WCSN, WCSN.com)
22 Aug 08 visit Chen Ruolin China 10m Platform Diving Gold Beijing Olympics  »  YouTube videoChen Ruolin rallied on her last dive to earn four 10s, winning the gold medal in women's 10-meter platform on Thursday and making China 7-for-7 with only one event remaining at the Beijing Olympics. The 15-year-old Chinese girl got out, bowed and cried...
10 Jun 08 visit Hu Jia out of running for Olympic gold  »  Danwei Hu Jia: gold medal bellyflop • Chinese media reports say diver Hu Jia, who won gold in the men’s 10-meter platform at the 2004 Olympics, will not compete in Beijing due to injuries (see full report). • Liu Xiang didn’t run in either of two e...
09 Aug 08 visit Weightlifter Chen wins China's first gold  »  Shanghaiist The honors of the first gold medal of these Olympics went to the Czech Republic, when Katerina Emmons won the women's 10-meter air rifle competition. China's hope in that event, Du Li, did not medal. Weightlifter Chen Xiexia was the first to win gold...
09 Aug 08 visit China’s First Gold Medal  »  China Journal Chen Xiexia in women’s weightlifting (48 kg). Chen Xiexia holds the national flag in a victory pose (AP photo) So far China’s sports authorities have not said how much they will reward their gold medalists, but Wang Jun, vice minister of...

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