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IOC ignores kiddie gymnasts controversy more similar news »
The Chinese gymnasts could have picked out their leotards from Thumbelina's closet as they performed gymnastics in miniature on Wednesday. Wearing blue eye shadow with their hair pulled back, He Kexin, Jiang Yuyuan and Yang Yilin looked like girls who had just rummaged through their mothers' makeup. This was a ladies' final, though somehow it was hard to see how they qualified as women.
Wed Aug 13, 2008 more from this source»»
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China falls short on promises, critics say more similar news »
It's a historic event taking place on an international stage that's been seven years and $40 billion in the making. Opening ceremonies last week of the 2008 Olympic Summer Games were lauded as the most spectacular in history, with pyrotechnics blasting from the top of Beijing, China's National Stadium and a synchronized fireworks display firing off across the capital.
Wed Aug 13, 2008 more from this source»»
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Olympic girl seen but not heard more similar news »
A little girl and her song captivated millions of viewers during the opening ceremony of the Olympics. But what they saw was not what they heard. Games organizers confirm that Lin Miaoke was not singing at all. Lin was lip-syncing to the sound of 7-year-old Yang Peiyi, who apparently was deemed not cute enough for TV.
Tue Aug 12, 2008 more from this source»»
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Athlete says steroids forced sex change more similar news »
Heidi Krieger proved herself one of the world's top athletes in the 1980s, winning medal after medal in the shot put for East Germany. Now, the former sports star looks disdainfully at the awards, dismissing them as "doping medals" that turned a woman into a man. Heidi Krieger became Andreas Krieger after a sex-change operation in 1997.
Mon Aug 11, 2008 more from this source»»
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Georgian breakaway city in ruins more similar news »
The conflict between Georgian troops and Russian forces that exploded in South Ossetia last week has spread to other parts of the country, including fellow breakaway republic Abkhazia. Each side accuses the other of killing large numbers of civilians. The U.S. warns that "disproportionate" actions against Georgia could harm U.S.-Russian relations.
Sun Aug 10, 2008 more from this source»»
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