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Josefa Idem wins Olympic silver for canoe

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Josefa Idem (Image: Giuseppe Nicoloro/ Flickr)

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

by Marco Riciputi // 25/08/08

PANORAMA
Gold tastes good (Photo: qlin zhang/ Flickr)

Beijing 2008: 273 Olympic medals for the EU

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

by Jess Ramrez Morales // 25/08/08

FEATURE
(Photo: Benjamin Lasry)

Eutelsat blocks independent Chinese TV channel

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

by Benjamin Lasry // 07/08/08

PANORAMA
Houston basketball star Yao Ming is one of China’s richest men (Photo: Mr Woo/ Flickr)

China, superstition and sport – from monastery to NBA

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

by Alessandro Zoppo / Francesca Barca / Pedro Picn // 05/08/08

FOCUS
Integration 3, discrimination 0 - official Beijing posters (Photo: Eurogames2008)

Homophobia in the Olympic games: ‘deaf discrimination’

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

by Pedro Picón // 05/08/08

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