Du Li failed to deliver China’s first Olympic Gold medal, China’s first Gold medal comes from Chen Xiexia

BEIJING (Reuters) – Katerina Emmons of the Czech Republic derailed host China’s hopes of a golden start to the Olympics when she won the first gold medal on Saturday with a convincing victory in the women’s 10m air rifle event. Du Li of China wept after finishing a disappointing fifth. She had won the gold [...]

2008 Beijing Olympic Grand Opening – Let the games begin!

Games open on a Beijing high
In the grandest fashion, the Olympics begin
By Alan Abrahamson
Posted Friday, August 8, 2008 9:38 AM ET
BEIJING – On the eighth day of the eighth month of the eighth year of the millennium, China welcomed the world to the 29th Olympiad with a blockbuster opening ceremony that launched arguably the most [...]