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Chinese delegation check in at Olympic Village

PART of the Chinese delegation started to check in at the Olympic Village early this morning when the Village opened to athletes from all over the world for the Beijing Olympic Games. There are about 300 athletes... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Sun, Jul 27 2008

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