2008 Beijing Olympic Games

Athletes

	Key players of Team China Key players of China's baseball team

	Orestes Kindelan (Cuba) Slugger Orestes Kindelan played in the first three official Olympic baseball tournaments and won two gold medals (1992 and 1996) and a silver medal (2000).

	Ben Sheets (US) A graduate of Northeast Louisiana University, right-handed pitcher Ben Sheets was playing for the Indianapolis Indians of the Triple-A International League when he was selected to join Team USA for the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

	Cuba prepares for the Beijing Olympic Games The sports authority of Cuba said that the 2007 baseball championship in Cuba marks the start of their preparatory work toward participating in the Beijing Olympic Games.

	Chinese Taipei wants Olympic Gold Chinese Taipei's hopes are betting on an Olympic medal via the baseball team. Hong Yi-zhong, head coach of Chinese Taipei's baseball team, is now busy looking for good players to put together a team that gives him an edge for the upcoming Olympic Games.

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