2016年CRI 'We Believe Deeply In Lox And Bagels': What It Means To Be A Secular Jew

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: The Jewish High Holy Days are upon us beginning with the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashana, which ended last night. For many people, this is a time of celebration and spiritual renewal. But for some, it might be a challenging time, e

Olympic memorabilia goes under hammer

BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- More than 80 sports collectors' items were auctioned(拍卖) off in Beijing Sunday on the occasion of the two-year anniversary of the 2008 Olympic Games, with the highest price going to the Berlin Olympic torch. The to

Phelps rules out Rio Olympic comeback

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Legendary swimmer Michael Phelps has ruled out the possibility of competing at the Rio 2016 Olympics, saying he is happier in retirement. Speaking ahead of Monday night's Laureus World Sports Awards in Rio de Jane

Nadal targets 2016 Rio Olympics

SAO PAULO, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Former world No. 1 Rafael Nadal has revealed the Rio 2016 Olympic Games has provided him with motivation to continue his career beyond the age of 30. The 11-time grand slam winner is competing in both the singles and do

Special Olympics open in Pyeongchang

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- The 2013 Special Olympic World Winter Games kicked off in the alpine town of Pyeongchang, located northeast of Seoul, on Tuesday with a grand opening ceremony. About 3,300 intellectually disabled athletes from 110 countries

Armstrong stripped off Olympic bronze medal

NEW YORK, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- American cyclist Lance Armstrong was stripped of a bronze medal he won at the 2000 Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday, hours before the airing of his interview with Oprah Winfrey in a

Phelps books 200m fly Olympic berth

WASHINGTON, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Michael Phelps booked the men's 200-meter butterfly Olympic berth on Thursday as the 14-time Olympic champion cruised to victory at the US trials. Phelps, who holds the world record in the 200m fly, will have a chance

Olympic boxing champion Spinks dies at 74

LONDON, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Britain's Olympic boxing champion Terry Spinks has died after a long illness at 74, it was confirmed Friday. Spinks, who won an Olympic boxing gold medal at the 1956 Melbourne Games, died at his home in Essex just outside

Olympic mountain bike course changed

LONDON, April 4 (Xinhua) -- London 2012 organisers have announced changes to the Olympic mountain bike course, after feedback from competitors in last year's test event, the BBC said here on Wednesday. Parts of the course, set in the grounds of Hadle

Olympic Torch passes testing of worst weather

LONDON, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic Torch has passed rigorous testing to ensure even the worst of Britain's weather will not be able to put it out, the Evening Standard newspaper said Wednesday. Two prototypes withstood 50mph winds, extreme temp

Vasco da Gama to revamp stadium for Olympic rugby

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's Vasco da Gama will increase the capacity of its Sao Januario football stadium to 43,000 for the 2016 Olympic rugby sevens tournament. The club has until Wednesday (Oct. 31) to present redevelopment plans t

Lin Dan in quest for second Olympic title as China set to stamp authority

BEIJING, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Badminton superstar Lin Dan is in quest for a record second Olympic title at the London Olympic Games starting from July 28 to August 5 when star-studded China will be looking forward to stamping its authority. Different

Olympic men's 56kg weightlifting results

LONDON, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of the women's 56kg division weightlifting competition at the London Olympic Games on Sunday: 1. Om Yun Chol, DPR Korea, 293kg 2. Wu Jingbiao China, 289kg 3. Valentin Hristov, Azerbaijan, 286kg 4.

Kobe, LeBron to tour in China after Olympics

LONDON, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Kobe Bryant will lead a bunch of big names from the U.S. Olympic basketball team to tour in China after the London Olympics. Bryant will fly directly from London to Beijing to kick off his journey that will start from Jina

Olympic champion Liu knocked out of badminton Denmark Open

Olympic champion Liu knocked out of badminton Denmark Open ODENSE, Denmark, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Sixth seeded Juliane Schenk of Germany caused a huge upset beating second seed Li Xuerui of China, who won gold at the London Olympics, in two sets 21-19,

Chinese young paddler Xu eyes on Rio Olympics

Chinese young paddler Xu eyes on Rio Olympics SUZHOU, East China, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Just back home from London two weeks ago, one of China's most hopeful paddlers Xu Xin has set his eyes on the next Olympic Games in Rio four years later. Having sta

London 2012 Paralympic Games in numbers

LONDON, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The London 2012 Paralympic Games, running from Aug. 29 to Sept. 9, will bring together 4,200 athletes from 166 countries and regions to compete in 503 medal events from 20 sports. The athletes includes 1,513 women, more th

China's Liu Xiang to be ready for Olympics

LONDON, July 14 (Xinhua) --- Liu Xiang's back injury which forced him out of Saturday night's London Diamond League final will not affect his chance of winning at the Olympic Games in three weeks time, his coach Sun Haiping said here on Saturday. It'

Tropical storm Kai-Tak approaches south China

BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Kai-Tak, the 13th tropical storm of the year, is approaching China's southern regions, the country's meteorological authority forecast Tuesday. Kai-Tak, moving northwest at a speed of 15 to 20 km per hour, will graze or l

Olympic opening ceremony will be full of surprises

LONDON, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The best kept secret of the Olympic Games at the moment is what the opening ceremony will be like, but from the details revealed by the Olympic authorities and partially leaked by some of the performers, it looks set to be