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• Sports of The Times: Turn Out the Lights, the Party’s Over

  At the closing ceremonies, Jacques Rogge, the president of the INternational Olympic Committee, had the look of a man happy to get out of Dodge. Posted Sunday, August 24, 2008 10:20 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: China, Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, International Olympic Committee, Rogge, Jacques

• The N.B.A. and China Are Fans of Each Other

  Enamored with China’s estimated 450 million basketball fans, the N.B.A. is in talks to build as many as 12 new arenas. Posted Saturday, August 09, 2008 2:31 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, China, Olympic Games, National Basketball Assn

• The World: Why China Has the Torch

  Organizers wanted to keep the Olympics relevant. But relevance can be a risky business. Posted Saturday, August 02, 2008 3:33 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Beijing (China), China, Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Politics and Government, Environment, Freedom and Human Rights, News and News Media, International Olympic Committee, Rogge, Jacques

• A 24-Karat Rowing Machine Called China

  Rowing is at the heart of China’s plan to capture, for the first time, more gold medals than any other nation at the Olympics. Posted Saturday, May 31, 2008 2:22 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: China, Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Rowing

• For Many Olympic Families, the Dream Is Proving Costly

  Some families of Olympic athletes have been shocked to learn that the price of attending the Games this August may be between $5,000 and $10,000 a person. Posted Tuesday, May 20, 2008 10:23 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: China, Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Families and Family Life

• Advertising: Companies Return Criticism From Darfur Group

  After taking criticism from activist groups over the last few months, some Olympic sponsors are starting to criticize right back. Posted Thursday, April 24, 2008 10:10 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: China, Olympic Games, Freedom and Human Rights, Advertising and Marketing, Dream for Darfur, United Nations

• Sports of The Times: Olympic Hopes Are Rooted in Tale of Escape

  Ivana Hong is a gymnast hoping to make it to the Beijing Summer Games, a Chinese-American whose parents had to cheat death to escape the governmental abusers of human rights. Posted Tuesday, April 15, 2008 6:50 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: China, Olympic Games, Children and Youth, Immigration and Refugees, Families and Family Life, Gymnastics, Chinese-Americans, Araton, Harvey

• Sports of The Times: Olympic Hopes Rooted in Tale of Close Escape

  Ivana Hong is a gymnast hoping to make it to the Beijing Summer Games, a Chinese-American whose parents had to cheat death to escape the governmental abusers of human rights. Posted Monday, April 14, 2008 10:17 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: China, Olympic Games, Immigration and Refugees, Families and Family Life, Gymnastics, Chinese-Americans