日期：2009-06-17 Grey-haired Chang Zhifu stands out from the young volunteers working as guides in Xidan Culture Square, one of the capital city's booming business districts. Welcome to Beijing. I am an Olympic volunteer, Chang said on Tuesday to Carhen Winston, a t... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 He did not slow down, or stretch his arms or slap his chest, this time. But he still won the 200m sprint in world record time, giving himself the best present on the eve of his 22nd birthday. Maybe he did not want to take a chance until he crossed t... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 Several foreigners accused of trying to sell tickets for the Beijing Olympics at overinflated prices were escorted to the airport and asked to leave the country over the weekend, a police spokesman said late on Tuesday. Between Friday and Sunday, po... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 A 21-year-old Palestinian swimmer embodied the Olympic spirit and fulfilled her lifelong ambition to compete at the Olympics last week and she deserves a gold medal for her tenacity. Zakia Nassar had neither a coach nor access to an Olympic-sized po... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 Beach volleyball may seem to be all about skill, and looks, but according to the World Champions off-court chemistry is almost more important. The US Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh undoubtedly have superb beach volleyball skills, but it is their... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 Many brothers and sisters are teamed together battling in Qingdao to achieve their Olympic dreams. Two pairs of brothers, Jan-Peter Peckolt and Hannes Peckolt from Germany and Pietro Sibello and Gianfranco Sibello from Italy, are among those who are... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 A false start, a hobble and the face of China's athletics walked away from the Bird's Nest, shattering the dream of billions. Liu Xiang entered the track to cheers from flag-waving fans around 11:45 am. He took off his track jacket and walked to his... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 Glowing from her newly won Beijing bronze yesterday, Chinese doubles ace Zheng Jie said it was the Sichuan spirit in the wake of the May 12 quake that fueled her to her podium finish in what she called the most important tournament of her life. Peop... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 American Matthew Emmons has won the hearts of Chinese people with an outstanding performance and an outgoing personality. China's love for Emmons is not only due to the dramatic gold medal he gave up to Chinese shooter Jia Zhanbo at the 2004 Athens... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 The Olympic tennis tournament has been thrown into disarray with top seeds tumbling in both the mens and womens draws. The Williams sisters both crashed out of the Olympic singles tournament yesterday, Venus losing to unseeded local hope Li Na in a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 Honduran taekwondo player Miguel Adrian Ferrera Rodriguez made a decision two months ago that will literally mark him for the rest of his life. He had the five Olympic rings and the three Korean characters of taekwondo tattooed on the inside of his... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 As China's women's gymnastics team basked in the glory of winning the country's first team Olympic gold medal, the young gymnasts took the opportunity to remind the world that they are old enough to compete. I am 16 years old and I cannot control wh... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 He looked a bit uncomfortable at times yesterday -- perhaps because of the burden of Olympic history. Or, maybe his faulty goggles were to blame. But that was welcome, for he looked human, something the world needs to remind itself about a man who s... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 Chen Ruolin looked every bit the seasoned champion yesterday, as she dived her way to synchronized gold from the 10 m platform. An hour later, however, as she sat facing photographers and reporters at a press conference, she was keen to remind the w... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 While there is nothing unusual about a Greek couple wanting to travel to Beijing for the Olympics, not many would have chosen to make the trip by bicycle. But that is exactly what Vasileios Mesitidis and his girlfriend Danai Tezapsidou did. On Frida... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 Abhinav Bindra's mother joked that his Olympic triumph had made him the country's most eligible bachelor as Indians celebrated a historic first individual gold medal in New Delhi. Bindra's family led the party after the victory in the 10m air rifle... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 Spanish cyclist Maria Isabel Moreno has become the first competitor at the Beijing Olympics to fail a drug test, said the International Olympic Committee (IOC) yesterday. Moreno, better known as Maribel Moreno, was entered for the women's road race... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 The Games heated up yesterday as some world and meet records were shattered, with Michael Phelps setting the pool on fire and China adding four more golds to its tally of two on Saturday. Diving queens Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia began China's gold h... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 Italy will seek closer engagement with China on major global issues when Rome holds the presidency of the Group of Eight (G8) next year, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said. I intend to closely engage with China on key topics on the G8's a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 According to the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), 400 competitors from 62 nations and regions will compete for medals in 11 competitions in Qingdao. Sailing competitions are unpredictable thanks to the changeable weather, leaving more room f... 阅读全文>>