"Carmelo Anthony's strategy of purposely missing the NBA playoffs every year so he can be fresh for the Olympics has really paid off."
Before the 1976 Montreal Olympics, the city's legendary mayor Jean Drapeau is reported to have said "the Olympics can no more lose money than a man can have a baby".
Twice table tennis world champion Ding Ning defeated her second straight defensive opponent Kim Song-I of DPR Korea here on Wednesday to set up an All-Chinese women's singles final with teammate Li Xiaoxia in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
Defending champion Li Xiaoxia went one step closer to make history as the third seed here made short work of Ai Fukuhara on Wednesday morning to book a place in the Rio Olympic table tennis women' s singles final.
A bus carrying journalists on one of Rio de Janeiro's Olympic transport lines was struck by bullets on Tuesday, passengers said.
I thought the Olympic Games, no matter their venue, are meant to be sellout events. On second thought, triggered by Rio's half-empty stands, I think the world has changed.
"Before each game, our head coach reminds us to treat the match as the most valuable match in our lifetime."
Chinese tourists in Brazil for the Olympics will spend an average of 72,145 yuan ($10,860), according to the latest report from Ctrip, one of China's leading online travel service providers.
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