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DUBAI, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Two-time Olympic gold medalist Sun Yang shined at the Asian Championships here on Thursday as he claimed the title of men's 200 freestyle event with a new championship record. The 21-year-old Sun, who settled with a silver

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American swimming great Michael Phelps remains on track to win an unprecedented eight gold medals at a single Olympics. VOA's Jim Stevenson was at China's National Aquatic Center as Phelps relied on three other teammates Monday to win a thrilling re

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By David Byrd Osaka, Japan 28 August 2007 Russian athletes will be in the spotlight, Tuesday, at the World Athletics Championships in Osaka, Japan. As VOA's David Byrd reports, world record holder Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia hopes to capture another

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Chinas rising swimming star Sun Yang is getting-in his final practice laps at the teams UK base at the University of Bath. The 20-year-old has spent the last four years building toward a star-making role at these Olympic Games. He shook up the swimmi

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LONDON, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Jamaica set a new world record of 36.84 seconds to win the gold medal in the men's 4x100m relay Saturday at the London Olympic Games. Jamaica broke their old record of 37.04, which they set in 2011, to defend the title the

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LONDON, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- No one can challenge my dominance in the 1,500m freestyle, said China's Olympic champion Sun Yang after setting a new world record to win the men's longest event at London Olympics on Saturday. The 1,500m freestyle is my st

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LONDON, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- The USA women's 4X100 meters quartet smashed the world record as they won the gold medal in the Olympic Stadium on Friday night. The US quarter of Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight and Carmelita Jeter shattered

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CHICAGO, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange ended sharply higher on Friday, notching a new record-settlement high for the fourth time this week, as investors remained cautious about stocks and h

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Gold settles close to 1,900-dollar mark

CHICAGO, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange surged to record level on Monday, the sixth straight rise in a row, amid increasing safe- haven demands as investors feared global economy would furth

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