The former King's School, Worcester pupil teamed up with Mark Hunter to win gold in the men's lightweight double sculls in Beijing - the first time Great Britain had won the Olympic title in this category.
The Swiss rider pulled out citing fatigue in the wake of his time trial victory in Beijing.
Soon he had begun to spend more time in Beijing, flying back to Los Angeles every other month, out of some sense of duty.
Jones, who won a gold medal over the distance in Athens but finished with bronze in Beijing, had missed out on the qualifying time in the morning session.
She won the 100-meter hurdles and 200-meter sprint, with at time in the hurdles that equaled the gold-medal time in the individual event in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
It appears they have been successful this time around in Beijing.
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The women's 4x400m team also have a good chance, especially as Belarus - who beat us in Beijing - have no entry this time.
Working together or in parallel with Beijing, smaller developing nations should have an easier time getting a hearing in the WTO.
By the time they hit Beijing in 2008, they were full-fledged celebrities with endorsements and television appearances.
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Beijing officials took their time in granting approvals for the Wuhan projects.
In the same season he also ran inside the qualifying time for the 2008 Beijing Olympics - running 10.00 seconds in the 100 meters, just three one-hundredths of a second off his personal best - but failed in his bid to revoke his lifetime Olympic ban through the British courts.
The IAAF ruled that the blades gave him an unfair advantage, but he overturned that ruling -- though not in time for him to qualify for Beijing.
China's capital may be racing towards the future at breakneck speed but sneak behind one of the city's glittering, ultra-modern tower blocks and you find a slice of old Beijing that seems to have been lost in time.
Over the last few years, cruise ships have been spending more time in the most popular ports like Beijing and Bangkok, giving passengers the opportunity to take overland tours or long day trips, as well as experience the nightlife.
Swimmer David Roberts also triumphed in Beijing, taking four golds to bring his all-time Paralympics haul to 11 golds.
The Bryan brothers had taken the bronze medal in the men's doubles in Beijing four years ago, but made no mistake this time.
After a steady showing in Beijing with a semi-final spot, this part-time jazz singer now looks ready to shine on the world stages.
The whole roasted Chinese duck (for two) is better than most in Beijing and frankly one of my favorite restaurant dishes of all time.
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By comparison, Jamaican sprint hero Bolt was clocked at 3.78 for the same distance on his way to gold in a record-breaking 100 meters time at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
He finally won his case in 2008, but failed to run the qualifying time for the Beijing Olympics.
The Henley-based 27-year-old was part of the men's eight that finished as runners-up in Beijing, and he is desperate for gold in four years' time.
I've skimmed The New York Times, read a few updates on Facebook, checked a Yahoo account that consists mostly of spam and spent a disproportionately long time writing an e-mail connecting two friends in Beijing.
Radcliffe, competing for the first time since her disappointment at the Beijing Olympics, won in 51 minutes 11 seconds.
But Beijing said in February that financial institutions should support demand from first-time home buyers, and it allowed banks to offer discounts on mortgage rates.
"I believe, based on what he did in Beijing, given similar conditions, if he runs the 200m at a time when he is fresh, we are hoping that we can get under the 19 seconds barrier, " Mills said.
Wiggins is already a three-time gold medal winner after successful Games on the track in Athens and Beijing, so it possible the Londoner could struggle for motivation in the wake of his historic achievement?
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In a comedy of manners set amid the chaos of modern Beijing, the characters have a hard time just keeping their heads.
The Beijing News notes that progress on environmental protection was an entire chapter for the first time in the white paper.
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