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...about more than just sports," says Ren Hai, a professor at the Beijing Sport University. "In 2008, China's development will be acknowledged and accepted by the world." Chinese sports czars have announced that 2008 will bring the nation an unprecedented number of Olympic laurels, based upon a "gold-medal strategy" approved by no less an authority than China's Cabinet...
...judged by a panel of home-economics teachers and students. "We taught our employees to interact with people, be creative and excel yourself and stuff," said Jianna, clutching notecards during a 20-min. sales presentation. Brianna and Jianna are just 13, and they were trying for a gold medal at a national leadership convention for teenagers based on their pitch and, among other things, knowledge of local tax codes...
...hopes to change that. Clapp, a Windsor, Ont., native, is part of a Canadian baseball team that has a good chance in Athens to medal in America's national pastime, partly because the Americans won't be there. The Canadian squad should be a serious contender at the eight-team tournament, along with powerful contingents from Chinese Taipei, Australia, Japan and Cuba, the perennial favorite. "I'll be disappointed if we don't win a gold medal," says manager Ernie Whitt, the former Blue Jays star. "If our players play their best, we should win it all." His high expectations...
...even without the services of Morneau and, possibly, other young guns, the Canadian team will remain a medal contender. "This team has great chemistry," says Whitt. "Last year in Panama, we functioned as a team, in the true sense of the word, on and off the field. It paid...
...TIME CANADA Stubby Clapp This infielder could help lead Canada to a medal in baseball