Athletes

China's Tennis Player Thrilled to Play Home Olympics Sun Peng, the Chinese number one tennis player, said he felt thrilled to play at home despite a 6-4, 6-4 first opening loss to Chilean Fernando Gonzalez in the Beijing Olympic tennis event.

Top Chinese Swimmer Zhang Wins Historical Olympic Silver The tight-lipped swimmer Zhang Lin pointed one finger upwards after he finished an eight-lap race. The "No. 1 place" may be what he wanted for his "home Olympics".

Best or Last? Phelps Achieves Emotional Win in the 400m Individual Medley Surpassing the previous world record mark extraordinarily in a full body length, American super fish Michael Phelps started his quest for eight golds at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday with a sensational win in the men's 400-meter individual medley final.

Danish Hopeful Enjoys Playing Badminton in China Tine Rasmussen from Denmark, the biggest threat to reigning Chinese women's singles shuttlers, apparently enjoyed her debutant performance on Olympic badminton court, beating Akvile Stapusaityte from Lithuania 21-6, 21-8 in the second round on Sunday.

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Chinese Taipei Weightlifter: I Won a Home Game A Chinese Taipei weightlifter trained by a mainland coach said on Saturday that she won a treasured Olympic bronze at "a home game."

Olympic Champion Pang Wei, Men's 10-meter Air Pistol Event Pang Wei, China, men's 10-meter air pistol gold winner at the Beijing Olympic Games.

Olympic Weightlifting Champion Chen Xiexia Following is the factbox on Chen Xiexia, Olympic weightlifting champion in women's 48kg category:

Beijing Olympic Games' 1st Gold Medal Winner Katerina Emmons Katerina Emmons, Czech Republic, women's 10-meter air rifle gold winner.

Luan Jujie: 50-year-old Fencing Queen Still Sharp Luan Jujie can cause quite a stir, even at age 50. China's first Olympic fencing gold-medal winner has returned home to take part in her third Olympics.

Cool Killer Zhang Yining to Hold Court If Zhang Yining defends her women's singles title at this Beijing Games, the 26-year-old will join the likes of her idol and table tennis legend Deng Yaping, who won two Olympic singles crowns.

Chinese Striker Xu Yuan Looking for More Goals at Olympics Chinese young striker Xu Yuan scored an opener in her team's 2-1 win over European powerhouse Sweden at the Olympic women's soccer in Tianjin on Wednesday.

Chen Xiexia Shrugs off Pressure on Home Turf Hot favorite strongwoman Chen Xiexia shrugged off the pressure of competing in front of the home fans after her first training at the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (BUAA) in Beijing on Wednesday.

Ryoko Tani: I'm Ready for 3rd Olympic Title Olympic defending Judo champion Ryoko Tani expressed her determination that she was ready for the upcoming matches before the Japan flag-raising ceremony in the Olympic Village on Wednesday.

Spain's Cid Looking to Make Beijing Move to Her Rhythm As a "grand old lady" of the Spanish rhythmic gymnastic squad, Cid, aged 28, is on the point of competing in her fourth Olympics. And as she told Diario AS, that has its good and bad points.