Posted on August 17, 2008 by Stephanella
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Malaysiakini reported “China’s Lin Dan, in all his majesty, broke the hearts of 27 million Malaysians when he beat Lee Chong Wei for the Olympics gold medal in Beijing tonight.”
The most anticipated match ended with a disappointment over the lost of Lee Chong Wei who lost [...]
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Posted on August 16, 2008 by Stephanella
China’s Du Jing and Yu Yang defeated South Korea’s Lee Hyojung and Lee Kyungwon in the women’s doubles to take the first badminton gold of the Games. Du and Yu won 21-15 21-13 as the South Koreans failed to recover from an early injury to Lee Kyungwon. The victory for China’s second seeds reassured a [...]
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Posted on August 15, 2008 by Stephanella
I came across this interesting piece via Truth From Facts blog and the Sydney Morning Herald.
Gossip sites are full of speculation that four of the five cartoon mascots have fulfilled prophesies of doom with one more, connected to the Yangtze River, still to come, the South China Morning Post said.
Jingjing, a panda, is the animal [...]
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Posted on August 15, 2008 by Stephanella
One last standing Lee Chong Wei kept Malaysia’s flag flying in the Beijing Olympic Games when he sailed through the semi-finals of the men’s single beating Sony Dwi Kuncoro 21-9, 21-11 . For this tournament, it is undeniable that Lee Chong Wei and Lin Dan are visibly in form and solid in their game compare [...]
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