Top 50 countdown: No 32 Chen Zhong's gold medal in Athens four years ago not only made taekwondo popular in China, it also made it fashionable.
Tong Wen is still upset she was forced to miss the 2004 Games because of injury, allowing her great Japanese rival Tsukada Maki to take home the...
Xiao Qin is one of the world's top gymnasts, but his fall from the pommel horse in Athens made him a laughing stock. Now, he's virtually guaranteeing...
Top 50 countdown: No 35
Critics say Chen Jin's qualification for Beijing was a fix, but the young shuttler can prove them wrong by finishing on the podium.
TRIATHLON
Javier Gomez Noya fought a long battle before becoming a triathlon favourite for the Beijing Olympics.
Photo: Oliver Tsang
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