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...presence a decade-and-a-half ago, like judo and fencing, as well as coming back in disciplines such as swimming, where the nation is desperate to expunge its drug-tainted past with a new crop of far less hulking female swimmers. On Wednesday, 20-year-old Luo Xuejuan frog-kicked her way past Australian world-record holder Leisel Jones to capture gold in the 100-m breaststroke with an Olympic record time of 1:6.64. "China is back," intoned Luo's coach Zhang Yadong with Schwarzeneggerian bravado. "Before the race, I told Luo that no one could beat...
...with the rest of the world increasingly embracing the sport, Korea's Taekwondo fighters can no longer afford to be complacent. China's Wei Luo, who swept to a convincing gold in the 2003 world championships, looks likely to beat South Korean Hwang Kyung Sun in the 67-kg women's event, while Taiwan's Chu Mu Yen and Chen Chih Hsin are both strong gold-medal contenders. "In the case of Europeans and some Asian athletes, there is no skill difference compared with us," South Korean Taekwondo coach Kim Sae Hyeock told the JoongAng Daily. "It's just...
...some undergraduates, like Albert K. Luo ’04, said they do not feel threatened by RIAA’s recent legal actions...
...will continue to download in the wake of these subpoenas,” Luo said...
...Beijing last weekend, Tung probably didn't hear all the criticisms that China's leaders have of him. There are many. According to my source, politburo members Luo Gan and Li Changchun have blamed the Hong Kong government for expecting fewer than 50,000 protesters on the streets on July 1, when about 500,000 actually turned out. How, they have asked, could a government be so out of touch with popular sentiment?and how could they have so badly botched the selling of Article 23? Perhaps in search of a sympathetic ear, Tung requested a meeting with Jiang Zemin...