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Word: weiqiang (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Chinese athletes did, and for every winner piously proclaiming that the victory was "for the Motherland," another, like Featherweight Lifter Chen Weiqiang, 26, put it more personally: "I got the gold medal, and it feels good." Before leaving China for the Games, Gymnast Li Ning, 20, who won three golds, a silver and a bronze, had spoken in a similar vein: "I am going to Los Angeles to pick up gold medals. I know what I am talking about, and I mean what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics: Making of an Asian Contender | 8/20/1984 | See Source »

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