There's no question they're athletic, these muscled, agile women competing in Beijing. But the question remains: Should synchronized swimming and rhythmic gymnastics remain Olympics sports? Both disciplines came of age in a not-so-distant era when women... ...full story at digg
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Sexy Beijing Special Report: Women in the Olympics »
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In our first episode our sports correspondent Maggie Rauch from China Sports Today
tells us which female athletes to watch closely and what teams will win medals in the 2008 games.
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| 21 May 08 |
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Should men-only Muslim teams be barred from the Olympics? » Countdown to Beijing Should some Islamic countries be barred from the Beijing Olympics? An op-ed piece this week argued that countries barring women from competing in sports events violate the Olympic Charter and thus should be excluded from the Games. |
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The U.S. synchronized swimming team enters with a “thank you China” sign » Blogging For China On August 23, 2008, the U.S. synchronized swimming team showed appreciation for the host in the “water cube”. Well, this seems to be the beginning of an answer to BXBQ’s question. We shouldn’t discount the possibility that the... |
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| 05 Sep 08 |
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Chinese men set their eyes on Western women » Shanghaiist Watch out ladies, Chinese men are on the prowl. According to this article in Mop, one Chinese man set out to settle a score against Western men, by staking out Western women visiting Beijing during the Olympics. The man in question is from a small town... |
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CPPCC member proposes opening day of Beijing Olympics as National Sports Day » People's Daily A member of China's top political advisory body has proposed that the eighth of August be instituted as the National Sports Day to commemorate the Beijing Olympic Games. "Instituting the National Sports Day is a good way to commemor ... |
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