2008 Beijing Olympic Games

Athletes

	Struggling with injury, gold medal not in bank yet for Liu Xiang As Chinese people are expecting their sports icon Liu Xiang to defend his Olympic crown at home 16 days away, hamstring injury, the Achilles' heel of a sprinter, could seriously threaten that he is no longer the unquestioned favorite.

	China women guard aspires to higher Games goal Chinese women basketball team guard Miao Lijie, whose signature smile has weathered the team's ups and downs in a decade, takes a shot at clinching a spot in the Beijing Olympic Games semis, where she expects to beam in capping her hoop career.

	Chinese softball player Li eyes good ending before bowing out Li Chunxia from the softball team was unsure whether Beijing would be the last chance for the sport to appear in the Olympics. But it is definitely her last Olympiad as a softball player.

	Yang Wei seeking Olympic all-around title Chinese Yang Wei has the most decorated record in Asian Games gymnastic history and is now looking to leave his Athens heartbreak behind him and deliver the home crowd an all around gold medal of the Beijing Olympics this August.

	Japan's 'Fantastic Four' still on top of women wrestling Japan's "Fantastic Four" in women's wrestling have no doubts to be the most promising winners at the upcoming Summer Olympics in Beijing with their collection of 19 Olympic and world championships gold medals.

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