OLYMPICS / News

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Ban sees less congested roads, but subways report a little chaos Beijing poised to welcome peak of Olympic arrival China steps up fight against illegal journalism ahead of Olympics National Olympic education campaign launched Olympic torch relay held in Qingdao Olympics ticket scalpers warned

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Tremor-free Olympics expected Olympic village warms up for operation Roads get all-clear ahead of Olympics Hu inspects Games sailing venue in Qingdao Men's groups finalised for Beijing Games Capital's $3.5 billion touchdown

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China wins Olympic women's soccer warm-up Costa Rican Olympic Committee in financial difficulties Pendleton vows to win Beijing Olympic gold Venezuela to compete in Olympics with a record of 109 athletes Ren is China's trump card of wining women's mountain bike Kalentieva bets her 31-year-old on gold

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Dance motivates at Olympic pep rally Spain announces men's basketball squad for Beijing Olympics New transport policies take effect Chinese cyclists eye golden breakthrough at home soil New air traffic control mechanism adopted for Games Line 10 cuts travel time in half