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2008 Summer Olympics

Next up: Beijing 2008. But the competition for the competition has become almost as big as the games themselves

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August 2008
- Bush's Brush With Olympic History
  
  Los Angeles Times | Aug 10, 08 7:01 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - President Bush's visit to the US women’s volleyball team sparked a quirky photo and Internet sensation today, Andrew Malcolm blogs in the Los Angeles Times . After Bush took tips from two gold medalist players, he made a fine play—and volleyballer Misty May-Treanor bent over to let him slap her backside in the style of women volleyballers. More »
- US Tops China in Hoops Opener
  
  Associated Press | Aug 10, 08 2:40 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - The United States opened its campaign for Olympic basketball redemption today with a 101-70 rout of host China that had even the home crowd oohing and aahing. And fans including President Bush got what they came to see."I had five dunks in one game. That's because of the crowd. Last time I had five dunks in a game I was like 17," said Team USA's Kobe Bryant. More »
- Blake Wins Rainy Debut Olympic Match
  
  Associated Press | Aug 10, 08 11:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - American James Blake took the first step toward his goal of an Olympic gold in tennis today, beating Australia's Chris Guccione 6-3, 7-6 (3). Blake scored the final point of the tiebreak with an ace. He held service in every game, and only once broke Guccione. Heavy rain delayed many other matches. More »
- 8 Killed in China Bombings
  
  Reuters | Aug 10, 08 5:58 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Eight people were killed today in a dozen suicide bomb attacks on government buildings by Muslim separatists in China's restive western Xinjiang province, Reuters reports. The homemade grenade attacks and police shootout rocked the small village of Kuga, some 2,000 miles from Beijing, at dawn. Almost all of the victims were believed to be bombers. More »
- Phelps Captures First Gold In Quest for History
  
  Reuters | Aug 9, 08 9:09 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Michael Phelps won his first gold medal of the Summer Olympics with a decisive victory in the 400-meters individual medley, Reuters reports. Phelps, who has a chance to win a record 8 golds in the Games, smashed his own world record—it lasted less than a day—with a time of 4:03.84. Laszlo Cseh of Hungary finished second, and USA's Ryan Lochte third. More »
- Bush Watches US Top Czechs in Basketball
  
  Associated Press | Aug 9, 08 5:29 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - With President Bush and the first family looking on, the United States women's basketball team began its quest for a fourth-straight gold medal with a rout of the Czech Republic. Diana Taurasi scored 13 of her 17 points in the first half to lead the US to the 97-57 victory in the opener tonight. The Americans got off to a slow start, trailing 13-2 after giving up layup after layup to the feisty Czech team. More »
- The Price of Reaching the Top
  
  Wall Street Journal | Aug 9, 08 10:27 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Nearly all of Chin'a Olympic athletes come out of the country’s sports boarding schools—a system that depends on the dismal prospects of the country's poor. "A rich person would never let his child do this," the father of Athens gold medalist Chen Yanqing tells the Wall Street Journal . But "if we didn't send her away to sports school, she would have ended up a farmer." More »
- Big Bucks Flock to Beijing
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | Aug 9, 08 9:16 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Beijing Olympics are a celebration of sport, for sure, but they are happening in China, which makes them a business opportunity unlike earlier Games. Folks with deep pockets are converging on the capital to wheel and deal, with an eye to the emerging middle-class market of some 300 million they'd like to tap. China still runs on guanxi , an informal network of connections that makes breaking in a painstaking process, the Telegraph reports. More »
- First Gold for US: Women's Fencing
  
  Associated Press | Aug 9, 08 8:45 AM CDT
  
  (AP) - Mariel Zagunis won the first US gold medal of the Beijing Olympics, leading an American sweep today in women's saber fencing. Zagunis, the 2004 saber champion, took the gold with a victory over Sada Jacobson, who took the silver. Becca Ward won the bronze. More »
- Phelps Off to Quick Start with Record Swim
  
  Washington Post | Aug 9, 08 8:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Michael Phelps has set a new Olympic record before the race for medals has even begun, the Washington Post reports. The American swam the 400-meter individual medley preliminary in 4 minutes, 7.82 seconds. “I'm happy to get the first-race jitters sort of out," the swimmer said. "The first race is probably one of the most important ones, to get it out of your system." More »
- Relative of US Olympic Coach Killed in Beijing
  
  Associated Press | Aug 9, 08 6:08 AM CDT
  
  (AP) - A knife-wielding Chinese man attacked two relatives of a coach for the US Olympic men's volleyball team at a tourist site in Beijing, killing one and injuring the other on the first day of the Olympics today, team officials and state media said. The man then committed suicide by throwing himself from the second story of the site, the 13th century Drum Tower 5 miles from the main site of the Games. More »
- 6 Events to Watch in Beijing
  
  Esquire | Aug 8, 08 8:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - For those who won't watch every Olympic game—and who will?— Esquire has picked a few Olympic highlights to Tivo: Day 1: Michael Phelps starts his second bid for eight gold medals. Day 2: Kobe Bryant dribbles and shoots in the Olympics—for the first time ever. Day 2: US field hockey player Jesse Gey wows with her looks and her game. More »
- Olympic Collectors Go for Gold
  
  Portfolio | Aug 8, 08 4:50 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The 2008 Olympics have barely begun and collectors are already jockeying for possession of Beijing memorabilia. But serious shoppers are bypassing the hundreds of official knickknacks, hoping instead to score big-ticket items such as medals and sweaty uniforms, Portfolio reports. It's serious business: A gold medal from the 1904 Games in St. Louis—651 athletes vs. 11,000 this year—recently brought in $49,000, and jerseys from the 1992 “Dream Team” went for $10,800. More »
- Black Community Particularly Invested in US Hoops Squad
  
  SLAM Magazine | Aug 8, 08 3:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The US Olympic basketball team isn’t only out to reclaim gold, Vincent Thomas writes in Slam , but also to validate the black community’s investment in the NBA. “Team USA, whether they know it or like it … is on a quest to bring gold back to America, yes, but also to the NBA and the hood,” he writes of a squad he glosses the “Redeem Team.” More »
- French Relations With China 'Set Right,' Sarkozy Says
  
  AFP | Aug 8, 08 2:47 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy says the relationship between France and China had been “set right again” in talks today with the Chinese leadership, AFP reports. "I had a lunch and a meeting with the Chinese president and a meeting with the prime minister. I talked about human rights, I handed over lists" of jailed political prisoners, Sarkozy said. More »
- Fireworks Open Olympics
  
  Guardian (UK) | Aug 8, 08 7:47 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The most impressive Olympic games on record began in explosive fashion today, as more than 80 heads of state and 91,000 spectators gathered in the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing. The five-hour opening ceremony began with a dazzling fireworks display, with hundreds of white-robed drummers playing in unison. In all, 15,000 performers and more than 20,000 fireworks will be used in the ceremony. More »
- China Proudly Takes the Stage
  
  Washington Post | Aug 8, 08 3:04 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Beijing is buzzing with excitement as the Olympic countdown nears its end, reports the Washington Post . The nation boldly steps into the international spotlight as the 29th Olympiad begins at the auspicious hour of 8:08 pm Chinese time. China's people are eager to impress the world, and the ruling Communist Party hopes a successful Olympics will cement its grip on power. More »
- 5 Obscure Olympic Pursuits
  
  Time | Aug 7, 08 3:58 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Basketball, Speedo-wearing athletes and gymnastics floor routines might be the toast of NBC on this side of the ocean, but lesser-known Olympic disciplines will drive other nations to the edge of their collective seat, reports Time . Here are five: Badminton: Responsible for Indonesia's lone gold, the sport with 125-mph backhand smashes captivates much of Asia, especially China. More »
- IOC, BBC Spar Over Beijing Air
  
  BBC | Aug 7, 08 1:50 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The International Olympic Committee says there is nothing wrong with the air in Beijing and praised China's "extraordinary" efforts to clean up pollution ahead of the Games' kick-off tomorrow. But the BBC disagrees, reporting its own analysis that shows Beijing's air pollution at nearly four times World Health Organization standards. More »
- 10 Buzz-Worthy Olympians
  
  BBC | Aug 7, 08 11:49 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Competing in 20 Olympic events and going for a record eight gold medals, American swimming phenom Michael Phelps is first off the block in the BBC's list of 10 to watch in Beijing. Here are some of the others: Natalie du Toit: This South African swimmer and Paralympic gold-medalist will make a splash as the first female amputee to compete at the Summer Games. More »

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