Torchbearer says conquering oneself is essence of Olympics - Xinhua News AgencyCHANGCHUN, July 14 (Xinhua) — Wang Chunlu, bronze medal winner of 500m short track speed skating in the 19th Winter Olympic Games, said that conquering oneself is the essence of the Olympics when she finished the torch relay in Changchun leg on [...]

Olympic Theme Song Overdrive - Wall Street JournalFirst there was “ We Are Ready ,” the theme song to mark the one-year countdown to the Olympics, released last August. And on April 30, we got a triple-whammy of Olympics tunes: “I Am a Star,” the official song of the Games volunteers, torch

Report Card - Vlad Radmanovic - Los Angeles Times BlogsThe good news about Vladimir Radmanovic’s 2008? It was better than 2007. Granted, without landing in the slammer, getting injured in a freak bull-riding mishap, or just retiring at 27, last year was almost impossible not to improve upon. But still

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Torch blazes through pasture of NortheastChina Daily, China - 2 hours agoSpeed skater Fu Tianyu, who was born in Qiqihar, lights the cauldron as the last torchbearer during the Beijing Olympic torch relay in her hometown of …Beijing Olympic torch relay in China's northernmost province concludes XinhuaOlympic torch leaves [...]

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Nashville: Hideki Mutoh IRL IndyCar Race Recap - Bad First PitstopPaddockTalk - 19 hours agoThe IndyCar Series returns to action on Sunday, July 20, with the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. ABC Sports will provide live broadcast …IRL : 2008 Nashville - Team Penske - Saturday notes and quotes F1SACastroneves beats [...]

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Games take SA swimmer back to rootsThe Times, South Africa - 7 hours agoNeeding to finish in the top 10 to book his ticket to Beijing, Ho made his surge inside the final 1000m, moving from 13th to finish fourth. …Henry eyes Olympic final in Newsdurhamregion.comFACTBOX: Fortress [...]

Lei Diansheng: heroic walker's Olympic marchXinhua, China - Jul 11, 2008"After the torch relay, I will finish the last tour between Tianjin and Beijing before the opening of the Olympic Games. It will be a perfect end to my …

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The good news about Vladimir Radmanovic’s 2008? It was better than 2007. Granted, without landing in the slammer, getting injured in a freak bull-riding mishap, or just retiring at 27, last year was almost impossible not to improve upon. But still more

Track stars punch ticket to Beijing - Globe and MailWINDSOR, ONT. — Canada will send a team of about 30 athletes to the track and field events at the Beijing Olympics and head coach Les Gramantik predicts six to seven finalists and two medals. Canada was shut out in athletics in the past two [...]

Glenn Kable has joined Makelesi Bulikiobo-Batimala and Sisilia Nasiga in China for the Beijing Olympics in August. Kable, the former world number one shooter, was confirmed by the ISSF after being allocated a wildcard entry for the shooting more

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Beijing Olympics 2008: Torch relay reaches Muslim west Chinaguardian.co.uk, UK - Jun 17, 2008Chinese police keep watch as the Olympic torch relay reaches Urumqi, in Xinjiang's Urghur autonomous region. Photograph: Robert F Bukaty/AP Chinese …Security, choreography mark Silk Road torch relay ReutersOlympic torch relay nearing Beijing NDTV.comOlympic torch relay enters China's ethnically divided far west [...]

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WET AND WILD FOR KUBICASportinglife.com, UK - 7 hours agoBy Jamie Strickland, PA Sport World championship contender Robert Kubica was left to reflect on a "crazy race" after failing victim to the elements in …Heidfeld delighted with second Setanta SportsHEIDFELD BIDS TO RETURN TO FORM Sportinglife.comKUBICA IN NEED OF SPEED [...]

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Lack of respect? Race walking relegated to the parking lot …ESPN - 10 hours ago"I really think it's a unique sport. It looks painful. It's just good to support them. It's like the athletes in the throwing sports. …Beijing bound: Eastler wins 20K racewalk SunJournal.com (subscription)Qualifying for Beijing Olympics a walk in the park for [...]

Olympic Torch lightens Great Wall - Beijing 2008

Olympic Torch lightens Great WallBeijing 2008, China - 10 hours ago(JIAYUGUAN, June 6) — The Jiayuguan leg of the Olympic Torch Relay kicked off at 8:15 on Sunday as Yu Haiyan, director of a local iron&steel company, …

Question: : When is NASCAR going to get tired of seeing its star drivers catapulted into the walls because of tire failure. Shouldn’t it insist that Goodyear trade speed for durability when designing different tires for different tracks? Sure, teams more

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Sports DigestBaltimore Sun, United States - 1 hour agoDale Earnhardt Inc. swept the front row in qualifying yesterday for tonight's Coke Zero 400 in Daytona Beach, Fla., and ended up with three drivers in the …DEI earns first restrictor plate pole Yahoo! SportsMenard surprise pole winner in Daytona Sports NetworkMenard stuns Daytona field with pole-winning [...]

Olympic torch relay underway in Yangling - CCTV

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Olympic torch relay underway in YanglingCCTV, China - Jul 2, 2008The Beijing Olympic torch relay is underway in the city of Yangling in Northwest China's Shaan'xi Province. Yangling in Northwest China's Shaan'xi Province. …Olympic torch departs Yangling for Xianyang Beijing 2008Olympic torch relay concludes in Yan´an CCTVOlympic torch relay underway [...]

In a wisp under 10 seconds Sunday, sprinter Travis Padgett punched his ticket for a two-month race around the world. Padgett, a rising senior at Clemson University, finished fourth in the 100-meter dash at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials to more

NEW DELHI: Meena Barot is one of the eight foreigners living in China who have been selected to carry the Olympic torch on July 7. Apart from the 36-year-old Indian company executive, there will be two women from the US and Venezuela and five men more

“Next Year” Has Finally Arrived: One-on-One with “Waiting For Next … - Most Valuable Network

“Next Year” Has Finally Arrived: One-on-One with “Waiting For Next …Most Valuable Network, MA - 10 hours agoBy Amar Panchmatia | July 2nd, 2008 There’sa stigma with the city of Cleveland and its sports teams. A defeatist attitude. A self-loathing attitude. …