Chinese women in the Olympics
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For its Olympic coverage, China's top Internet TV program, Sexy Beijing, is turning China Sports Today for a little sports expertise. In this episode, we discuss some of the country's best female athletes.For more of Sufei and Sexy Beijing, check out their Internet TV station here.
Tags: Beijing Olympics, female athletes, Sexy Beijing
China's second gold: Sports shooter Pang Wei
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Pang celebrates his win with coach Wang Yifu, Athens gold medalist
Image: BOCOG
Tags: Beijing Olympics, gold, Pang Wei, shooting, Wang Yifu
Weightlifter Chen wins China's first gold
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Chen Xiexia wins China's first gold medal of the 2008 Olympics.
Weightlifter Chen Xiexia was the first to win gold for the home team, winning the women's 48 kg competition, lifting 95 kg in the snatch and 117 kg in the clean and jerk.
The honors of the first gold medal of these Olympics went to the Czech Republic, when Katerina Emmons won the women's 10-meter air rifle competition. China's hope in that event, Du Li, did not medal. She fell out of contention with a poor final round performance, earning the seventh worst score out of the eight remaining competitors.
Tags: Beijing Olympics, Chen Xiexia, Du Li, gold, shooting, weightlifting
What to watch for today: China's first gold
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Look for China's first gold medal to come from one of these athletes today:Shooting: Du Li (10-meter air rifle, women)
Du Li (杜丽) won gold in Athens. If she wins today, it should be the first gold medal of these games, period.
Weightlifting: Chen Xinxia or Yang Lian (杨炼) (48 kg, women)
Chen won gold in three different events in the 2007 Olympics. She is the world record holder in the clean & jerk. Yang won gold at the 2006 world championships and holds the record in the snatch.
Fencing: Tan Xue (sabre, women)
Tan was the sabre silver medalist at the 2007 world championships.
Shooting: Tan Zongliang (10-meter air rifle, men)
Tags: Beijing Olympics, Chen Xinxia, Du Li, fencing, Olympics, shooting, Tan Xue, Tan Zongliang, weightlifting