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Twelve years later he would become China's first boxing gold medalist in the Olympics.
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The decision to let him compete in the Olympics is the beginning of this conundrum.
Most Muslim-majority countries have sent female athletes to compete in the Olympics for decades.
"I'm hoping they will at least see me run in the Olympics, " Marial said last month.
But a lot of these girls signed some deals before they even competed in the Olympics.
Do you feel the same toward the young women who represented the USA in the Olympics?
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She feared only a few of the events would be put in the Olympics.
The Holy Grail of just about every athlete out there is to compete in the Olympics.
"It is unacceptable that such a tainted company is a sponsor in the Olympics, " Mr. Malhotra said.
With yet another dramatic gold medal win in the Olympics, the women have only lengthened that shadow.
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The difference in those questions is the difference between never fencing at all and fencing in the Olympics.
"We'll probably see athletes in the Olympics sporting a few union jacks made out of it, " he said.
Casper was fourth in an era when being fourth left as much impression as it does in the Olympics.
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It is the first time women's boxing has been included in the Olympics.
Commercially, it makes sense that the IOC embraces the inclusion of NBA and NHL players to compete in the Olympics.
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Mr Pistorius is a double amputee who won gold at the Paralympic Games as well as competing in the Olympics.
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The marketer-led agency selection process often reminds me of the East German judges in the Olympics, who scored at random.
The other time was in 1996, the year beach volleyball debuted in the Olympics, when two Brazilian teams squared off.
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It would be tempting to see the Saudi's decision to include women in the Olympics as a big step forward.
Mr Pistorius, 26, is known as the "blade runner", and was the first double amputee to run in the Olympics.
No. 44, the first man from "the land of a thousand hills" to ever race a mountain bike in the Olympics.
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So great is the appetite for brand names in the Olympics that retired stars can generate massive publicity with attempted comebacks.
The World Baseball Classic is the sport's only elite, major international competition now that baseball is no longer in the Olympics.
But Taiwan's flag hung over Regents Street in London along with 205 other flags of the countries represented in the Olympics.
In London he made history by becoming the first double-amputee to run in the Olympics, making the semi-final of the 400m.
It will have to wait until 2016, when Brazil will be competing in the Olympics on its home turf, to try again.
There are a lot more ridiculous sports in the Olympics than quidditch.
Many opposed to Pistorius' inclusion in the Olympics argue that fair competition requires people who start with the same basic physiological equipment.
This age group is 53% more likely than adults as a whole to show a high level of interest in the Olympics.
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