Towering Above Others: USA basketball dream team USA's Kobe Bryant goes up for a dunk against Spain during a men's preliminary basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008. 19 Aug 2008
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Russian beauty on top of the world Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva clears the bar to break the world record as she wins gold in the women's pole vault final during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 18, 2008. 19 Aug 2008
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China has not approved Olympic protest requests Chinese authorities have not approved any of the 77 applications they received from people who wanted to hold protests during the Beijing Olympics, state media reported Monday. 18 Aug 2008
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China in shock as gold medal hopeful athlete fails to compete China's Liu Xiang leaves the track after being injured in a men's 110-meter hurdles first round heat during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 18, 2008. 18 Aug 2008
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China confiscates Bibles from American Christians Chinese customs officials confiscated more than 300 Bibles on Sunday from four American Christians who arrived in a southwestern city with plans to distribute them, the group's leader said. 17 Aug 2008
Michael Phelps bags 8th Olympic gold in Beijing, breaks 36 years old record Michael Phelps locked arms with his three teammates, as though they were in a football huddle calling a play, then hugged each one of them. It took a team to make him the grandest of Olympic champions. And one last big push from Phelps himself. 17 Aug 2008
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World's fastest man sets new record Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates winning the men's 100m final of the athletics competition in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 16, 2008 16 Aug 2008
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Boxer Akhil Kumar scores patriotic win Surprise package Akhil Kumar celebrated India's Independence Day by moving a win away from giving his country its first Olympic boxing medal on Friday. 16 Aug 2008
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State-media story fuels questions on Chinese gymnast's age Just nine months before the Beijing Olympics, the Chinese government's news agency, Xinhua, reported that gymnast He Kexin was 13, which would have made her ineligible to be on the team that won a gold medal this week. 15 Aug 2008
