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Josefa Idem wins Olympic silver for canoe

('Marco Riciputi',) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:30:00 -0000

The East German-born canoer, 42, and sporty mum-of-two won for Italy at the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008, after a string of international successes in LA, Seoul, Atlanta, Sydney and Athens

Beijing 2008: 273 Olympic medals for the EU

('Andrew Burgess',) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:15:00 -0000

An Austrian commission representative has remarked that an 'EU medals table' would 'conserve EU identity' - latest update of the medals the old continent has won, against China, Russia and the US

Eutelsat blocks independent Chinese TV channel

('Benjamin Lasry',) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:26:27 -0000

On the eve of the opening ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, independent news channel New Tang Dynasty (NTD) asks for its signal to be resumed in China, after it was interrupted on 16 June by the European satellite company

China, superstition and sport – from monastery to NBA

('David Robinson',) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:15:26 -0000

In this giant Asian country, even sport needs a less bureaucratic and more open model in order to be more competitive

Homophobia in the Olympic games: ‘deaf discrimination’

('Nabeelah Shabbir',) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:30:00 -0000

The co-founder of ‘Eurogames 2008’ in Barcelona and a member of Hong Kong gay forum 'Horizons' provide a European-Chinese perspective on the gay community in sport, ahead of the Olympics on 8 August