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Olympic Table Tennis News

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1 hr ago | SI.com

Paralympics: Du Toit leads South Africa team

Swimmer Natalie du Toit led the South African team into the National Stadium on Saturday, becoming the first person to carry a country's flag at the opening ceremony of both the Olympics and Paralympics.

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Related Topix: Sports, Swimming, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games, Summer Sports, Natalia Partyka

12 hrs ago | MSNBC

Decorated veteran goes for Paralympics gold

Melissa Stockwell has her share of coveted medals, like a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games, Swimming, Summer Sports, Olympic Swimming

Fri Sep 05, 2008

The Straits Times

A happy ending

Less than 24 hours after the sombre meeting which ended the recent table tennis controversy, national paddlers Li Jiawei, Feng Tianwei and Wang Yuegu were all smiles again.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games, Antony Lee, Summer Sports, Liu Guodong, Olympic Tennis

Thu Sep 04, 2008

China Daily

'Chinese wall' hampers development of ping-pong

China pulled off an historic clean sweep at the Olympic table tennis , cementing its status as the superpower but raising concerns about the sport's future.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games, Liu Guoliang, Summer Sports, Olympic Tennis

Wed Sep 03, 2008

West Sussex Observer

Felpham youngsters getting in the mood for Olympics

Sporting youngsters got in the Olympic mood in Felpham as anticipation about the 2012 Games begins to mount.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Olympic Swimming, Sports, Swimming

Tue Sep 02, 2008

Shanghai Daily

Top paddlers on way to Shanghai

AFTER the Olympics, local sports fans can look forward to an international table tennis gala next month.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Summer Sports, Ma Lin, Zhang Yining, Wang Liqin

Mon Sep 01, 2008

Hindustan Times

Delhi Govt felicitates Sushil Kumar

Bronze medallist at the Beijing Games wrestler Sushil Kumar was felicitated by the Delhi Government at a function on Monday.

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Related Topix: Kumar, Summer Sports, Sushil Kumar, Yogeshwar Dutt, Sports, Olympics, Olympic Badminton

Payvand News of Iran

Iranian female athletes to participate in China Paralympics games

Tehran, Aug 31, IRNA - For the first time, Iranian female athletes, with physical disabilities will participate in the 2008 Paralympics games in China.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Olympic Shooting, Olympic Tennis, Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games

Sun Aug 31, 2008

The Star Online

Ping pong saga at Olympics stirs up controversy

The firing of the table tennis manager over the loss in the finals at the Games leads to angry reactions against MP.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games, Summer Sports, Olympic Tennis, Opinion

The Nation

Asia revels in successful Games

Asian nations enjoyed a successful Beijing Olympics by bagging a hatful of medals, led by regional powerhouse China, but the achievements were soured by two positive drug tests.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games, Abhinav Bindra, Summer Sports, Olympic Beach Volleyball, Rohullah Nikpai

The Georgia Straight

Is Vancouver ready for 2010 sex-fest?

Last week, former table tennis Olympian Matthew Syed wrote a peice for The Times on another ceremony that marks the end of the Olympic Games for many athletes: the Olympic Village sex-fest. Syed, a competitor ...

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Olympic Tennis, Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games

Sat Aug 30, 2008

Global Voices Online

Southeast Asia's Olympic performance

Malaysia , Singapore , Thailand , Brunei , Cambodia , East Timor , Indonesia , Laos , Philippines Topics: Governance , Sport , Youth , International Relations Languages: English Special: Olympics Full Category ...

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games, Summer Sports, Somjit Jongjohor, Olympic Swimming

Houston Chronicle

Houston Olympics gymnasts get hero's welcome

Olympian Jonathan Horton, with fellow medalist Raj Bhavsar, right, is embraced Saturday during a celebration sponsored by Memorial Hermann Sports Medicine at the Houston Gymnastics Academy.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Olympic Badminton, Olympic Wrestling, Summer Sports, Olympic Summer Games, Olympic Tennis

The Winnipeg Free Press

More funds, or so fourth

It like that movie Groundhog Day again as the caretakers of Canada's Olympic program begin their posthumous assessment of the 2008 Beijing Olympics by outlining their qualified success in China.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games, Summer Sports, Olympic Tennis

Fri Aug 29, 2008

About.com

2008 Olympic Games - China Dominant - But This Too Will Pass?

Ma Lin Bags a Big One at Last! Photo By: Kazuyuki Takahashi, by courtesy of the ITTF.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Summer Sports, Olympic Tennis, Wang Hao, Guo Yue

USA Today

USA wasn't game for China rivalry

The Olympic flame had been out for 21 2 days, yet people still gathered by the hundreds to stand outside the Olympic Green to take pictures and look longingly at the Bird's Nest and Water Cube, aka "The House ...

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympic Weightlifting, Summer Sports, Olympics, Olympic Swimming

Bloomberg.com

Phelps, Bolt, Home Team's Gold-Medal Haul Highlight `Exceptional' Olympics

The $70 billion Beijing Olympics concluded with host China topping the gold-medal standings for the first time and record-setting swimmers and sprinters overshadowing pre-Games fears about doping and pollution.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games, Swimming, Kobe Bryant (2008 Beijing Olympics), Olympic Weightlifting, Summer Sports, Du Li

Thu Aug 28, 2008

ArcaMax Publishing

Sunday's Olympic Highlights

Sunday's Olympic highlights: -- The 29th Summer Olympics, the third in Asia and the first in China, ended with the host nation winning 51 gold medals.

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Related Topix: Sports, Swimming, Olympics, Olympic Trampoline, Olympic Weightlifting, Summer Sports, Olympic Water Polo

The Olympian

China has a golden Games, but when the world leaves questions will linger

Seven years ago, when Beijing was awarded the 2008 Olympic Games, China set out to sow gold, following the old proverb that says, "To believe in one's dreams is to spend all of one's life asleep." When the ...

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games, Summer Sports, Michael Phelps, Olympic Tennis, Olympic Basketball

Sify

The spectacular 'sex fest' that followed the Olympics

New York: Olympic athletes eventually overcame the stress of strict discipline they faced during the two weeks of competition with a final burst of sexual release on the eve of the closing ceremonies in the ...

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Summer Sports, Michael Phelps, Olympic Summer Games, Offbeat

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Olympic Medal Count

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1 China 51 21 28 100
2 United States 36 38 36 110
3 Russian Fed. 23 21 28 72
4 Great Britain 19 13 15 47
5 Germany 16 10 15 41
6 Australia 14 15 17 46
7 Korea 13 10 8 31
8 Japan 9 6 10 25
9 Italy 8 10 10 28
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