2008 Beijing Olympic Games

Athletes

	New horizons for heptathlon queen Swedish golden girl Carolina Kluft is determined to bag two gold medals at the Beijing Olympics after renouncing the defense of her heptathlon crown due to lack of motivation.

	Lithuanian Alekna eyes third gold When Virgilijus Alekna is not acting as a bodyguard to Lithuania's former president, he is training to win a third Olympic discus title in Beijing.

	Track & Field: Huang Xiaoxiao She is very modest about her achievements and has vowed to make every effort to clinch a medal in the upcoming Beijing Olympics.

	Yang Yaozu At the 2004 Olympic Games, Yang Yaozu made it to the second round of the 200 meters with a time of 20.69 seconds. He became the first Chinese runner to get past the first round of the 200 at the Olympics.

	Liu Xiang Liu Xiang is one of the biggest sports stars in China. He won the gold medal in dramatic fashion at the 2004 Athens Olympics, tying the world record.

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