2008 Beijing Olympic Games

Athletes

	Diego chases Olympic dream in China Brazilian Werder Bremen's attacking midfielder Diego said in Shenyang on Sunday that he opts to join the Brazilian squad to fulfill an Olympic dream.

	Ugandan sole boxer unyielding to poverty, aims gold For Ronald Serugo, the sole boxer of Uganda to fight in the Beijing Olympics, life is always hard, yet he always finds ways to fight through.

	Gisela Morales battles way to Olympics Guatemalan swimmer Gisela Morales battled injuries, instability and lonely feelings for four years to make her second Olympics.

	Newfel Ouatah: I'm No. 1 no matter what ranking "For the people who make the world rankings, I may be the last one, but for me, I'm the No. 1," said Algerian super heavyweight boxer Newfel Ouatah at Ditan Stadium on Thursday.

	Damme, Belgium's first male gymnastic Olympian in half a century In the star-studded contingent of athletes in the Beijing Games, Koen Van Damme may be obscured by his shining peers but the Belgian is equally proud for the mere fact that he is his country's first male gymnast in the Olympics in nearly half a century.

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