The 2008 Beijing Olympics showcased China's reemergence on the world stage. In awarding those Games to China, the International Olympic Committee predicted the Olympics could improve human rights, and ...

July 13, 2001, proved to be a pivotal moment for China and the world. This is when Beijing won the hosting rights for the 2008 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. The architect behind the unlikely ...

Belinda Snell won a championship with the Phoenix Mercury in 2007, and after that, she represented her country in the ...

The following is a partial social and cultural calendar of notable events taking place in China during the Olympics month of August.

Deng Yaping is a sporting legend in China, winning four Olympic gold medals and 14 world championships in China's "national ball" -- table tennis. Deng was voted Chinese female athlete of the century, ...

China's record-breaking athlete Liu Xiang is plagued by injury. BEIJING, Aug. 18, 2008 -- When defending Olympic hurdles champion and Chinese national hero Liu Xiang stepped onto the track at the ...

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