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After copying down the day's schedule of events, Chen Jinyong heads out to the venues as early as 7am and does not return until about midnight.

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IOC chief Jacques Rogge criticised Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt yesterday for showing a lack of respect to other competitors after his record-breaking gold-medal performances in the 100 and 200 metres.

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Brazil ended China's hopes of defending the gold medal they won in women's volleyball four years ago.

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Taiwan's government has put off a decision about whether to change the name of the National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall back to the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall.

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Mainland star hurdler Liu Xiang has suffered another setback by failing to make it onto the International Olympic Committee's Athletes' Commission, a hall of fame for sportsmen and women around the world.

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Volleyball legend Lang Ping may be back on the mainland but she is pinning her colours to the US women's volleyball team. Lang - known as Jenny in the US - has been cheered more than her team every time they play, as she is one of the nation's greatest sportswomen.

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Teenager Chen Ruolin won the women's 10 metre platform diving gold yesterday, giving China their seventh gold from seven diving events so far.

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A government department apologised yesterday after a trouble-plagued computer system forced fans to queue for hours for tickets to see China's Olympic gold medallists in Hong Kong next week.

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Taiwanese prosecutors decided yesterday to subpoena the son and daughter-in-law of former president Chen Shui-bian for questioning over their alleged roles in a US$21 million money-laundering scandal implicating the ex-leader.

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Chinese troops fired on Tibetan protesters this week, as Beijing hosted the Olympics, and 400 people have been killed since unrest in March, the Dalai Lama was quoted as saying in an interview published yesterday.

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