Word: gymnasium
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Tuesday night in the Lundholm Gymnasium, the Harvard women’s volleyball team pulled out a clutch performance to beat the University of New Hampshire, 3-2. “We wanted to be tough heading into this game,” sophomore Mikaelle Cormie said. “New Hampshire ran offense inside-out so we worked hard to set a strong solid block and our block allowed us to play really good defense. "Our strong block is really disturbing to their hitters and took them out of their game and helped push the energy in our favor...
...found yourself at Beijing's Capital Gymnasium on Friday afternoon, you might have thought you had stepped back into the Cold War. Part of it was the venue itself - a squat, concrete block of Communist architecture, an almost quaint anomaly amid the city's gleaming new sports cathedrals. Inside, the U.S. and Russian men's volleyball teams faced off for the right to play in Sunday's gold medal match. Their respective fans were whipped into states of shared hysteria and the Chinese joined in, just for the fun of it. Though relations between Washington and Moscow are worse than...
...after the Chinese men's doubles pair lost to an Indonesian squad, Lin was ready to reclaim national pride. He loped into the Beijing University of Technology gymnasium like a heavyweight prizefighter looking for trouble. Lee, who had previously expressed nervousness about competing against a national hero, stood no chance. The crowd mercilessly booed the Malaysian, while a troupe of Chinese cheerleaders dressed in skimpy ethnic-minority costumes whipped the audience into a frenzy. It was the kind of atmosphere one might imagine at the deciding game of an NBA final, but this was badminton Chinese style...
...halftime at the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium on Tuesday afternoon. Sneakers squeak on the court as the French and Chinese players warm up; they practice their dribbling with both hands and perfect their jump-shot techniques. Nothing but net! The game resumes. China comes out in a tight zone defense. France passes the ball around the perimeter, creating open shots for its players. France's Christophe Kempe posts up his man and hits a turnaround shot. The French take control. Inane music, like the opening chords of We Will Rock You, blares over the loudspeaker while the teams are playing...
...could feel fulfilled on Sunday night. Kobe Bryant unveiled a cornucopia of crowd-pleasing slams that rallied the U.S. to a comfortable 101-70 win over China on Sunday night at the jam-packed Olympic Basketball Gymnasium. And though his country lost to a loaded American hoops squad, China should shoulder no regrets. Sure, it got bounced by a superior United States team that, by the way, is quite beloved by the host country. But the game, anticipated to be one of the most-watched hoops contest in history, still generated more buzz than anything the NBA can offer...