Feature: Veteran referee Qu reflects on growth of short track speed skating in China
After 20 years, 69-year-old Qu Li has once again joined the referee team for the ISU World Short Track Speed Skating ...
How an American experienced a ‘gay awakening’ in China, before the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics
Glen Loveland was 31 when he moved to Beijing for a new job in 2007, after spending seven years as a congressional staffer in ...
From Olympics to E-sports: Beijing Transforms Volleyball Venue into Mega E-sports Complex
In an exciting development for both sports and digital entertainment, Beijing has repurposed its beach volleyball venue from the 2008 Summer Olympics into the largest e-sports complex in the capital.
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How many Olympics medals does Lebron James have?
The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was revenge time for the normally dominant United States basketball team. This time the team was assembled with a plethora of stars with no compromises as the ...
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Dwyane Wade on how Kobe's fifth ring led to LeBron-Heat superteam
Heat legend Dwyane Wade said that Kobe Bryant leading the Lakers to the 2010 NBA championship propelled him to team up with LeBron James.
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Three Olympic swimmers to help design city's new multimillion-pound pool
Three Olympic swimmers have been chosen to help design a new pool in Brighton. Olympians Rebecca Adlington OBE, Adrian Turner and Steve Parry MBE will consult on the designs of the pool which is to be ...
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Kobe Bryant's 2008 Olympic sneakers inspired new Nike tennis shoes
rather than wearing the Nike Kobe 3 or the upcoming Nike Kobe 4 (the model that set off the low-top revolution in basketball shoes), Bryant wore the Nike Hyperdunk 2008 in the Summer Olympics in ...