2008 Beijing Olympic Games

Athletes

	Yang Xiuli, new Olympic champion under magic judo coach Liu It takes Yang Xiuli ten years to believe that she could call her coach "Shifu" for a considerable level in judo. She uttered the title toward Liu Yongfu after winning an Olympic gold in Beijing Thursday.

	Fans' colorful nicknames for sports idols Chinese people love nicknames, and Olympic fans in Beijing have been quick to invent tags for their sporting heroes. Derived from everyday expressions, or invented to reflect an athlete's idiosyncrasies, we reveal the sometimes surprising stories behind the sobriquets.

	Promising 'Ricky' Rubio way far to be great The stardom of Spanish promising teenager Richard "Ricky" Rubio is no less than any of the super stars at the Olympics, but the sensation is way far to be a great basketball player.

	Top guns: stories behind China's shooting champions Two Olympic debutants grasped the first two gold medals for the Chinese shooting team, shrugging off the disappointment and upset after the shooters missed the first gold medal of the Beijing Olympic Games.

	Serbian shooter Sekaric: I will be back in London The 43-year-old veteran shooter finished her 25-meter pistol qualification with 578 points. Ranked 21st, she failed to advance into the final. At the 10-meter air pistol event three days ago, she was the sixth with 480.9 points. Her Olympic journey is over. Empty-handed.

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