hosts play down olympic medal prospects. ischia returns to lead boca. and maoris inspired for trophy defence. olympics beijing it has been a hot topic in the build-up to the 2008 olympics - who will sit on the top of the gold medal table at the closing ceremony in beijing? the united states, china and russia are the favourites to fill the top three places in the standings - but in what order? next year's hosts won 32 gold medals to finish second behind the u.s. at the 2004 athens olympics. but, so far, chinese authorities are downplaying their chances of overhauling their rivals. soundbite (mandarin) chinese sports minister cui dalin says: "regarding who will win the most gold medals or top the medal table at the beijing olympics, i would say that america is the most powerful team. in recent olympics, the u.s. has been the number one for the total of gold medals. judging from their performance in the three years since the athens olympics, the amount of gold medals that the american...
it has been a hot topic in the build-up to the 2008 olympics - who will sit on the top of the gold medal table at the closing ceremony in beijing? the united states, china and russia are the...
local officials will fill the key management roles at the 2008 beijing olympics. beijing's organising committee confirmed on tuesday that chinese staff will manage the 28 sports, 38 disciplines and...
behind these walls china's olympics gymnasts are preparing for their assault on beijing 2008. to say the games hosts are taking the gymnastics events seriously is a serious understatement. the...
soundbite: (english) "the international olympic committee has the honour of announcing that the first summer youth olympic games in 2010 are awarded to the city of singapore." supercaption: jacques...
just three days after its completion, beijing's olympic swimming venue, the eye-catching 'water cube', has passed its first real test. the national aquatics center hosted the latest good luck...
beijing has opened its latest olympic creation. it's not a sporting venue, this time, but a new, third terminal for the city's overloaded international airport. logically, beijing expects millions...
there's more to these young women than pretty faces. with the responsibility of presenting the medals and flowers at this year's olympic games, they too need training in the run up to beijing....
First stop in China, but last chance to protest. Swarmed by security, Hong Kong torch bearers carried the flame through city streets and scenic areas. Chinese supporters waved flags and music...
several of the world's top athletes were at the beijing sport university on monday and some were worried about the threat of air pollution during the games. haile gebrselassie said he might skip...
First China stop -- Hong Kong. After a six week world tour, the flame was carried from the airplane amid a sea of children waving flags. Experts believe officials will use the China leg of the...
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