And I do think that pressure through to the 2008 Olympics can have an affect as well.
Some 214 million viewers watched the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, making it the most-watched event in television history.
The men scored only one goal in three games in the 2008 Olympics, when they had home-field advantage.
The government had previously lifted the ban temporarily for other large-scale events, including the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
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The Embassy of China has sent a letter to members of Congress attacking the Lantos-Cox resolution on the 2008 Olympics.
The USA have suffered a string of failures and will now be forced to qualify for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
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His past dealings with water-filled goggles came in handy when that recurred during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing in the 200-meter butterfly.
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Nadal also won a gold medal in singles at the 2008 Olympics.
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French President Jacques Chirac said on Tuesday that Paris, which lost out to Beijing for the 2008 Olympics, had his "total support".
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It was a gift to reward her success at the 2008 Olympics, where her three-woman team beat their Chinese hosts in the final.
In China the REIT has the exclusive right to build warehouses at Beijing Airport for the 2008 Olympics and at the expanding port of Shanghai.
Not one to back down in its rivalry with Beijing, Shanghai spent more than its counterpart did in the lead up to the 2008 Olympics.
Winning the bid to hold the 2008 Olympics in Beijing must have been a big morale-booster, but not enough to ensure smooth sailing at Beidaihe.
An estimated 700M people watched the 2010 World Cup final and nearly one billion viewed the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
He spoke of his joy at his success at Lee Valley, and how failing to qualify for the 2008 Olympics in China had spurred him on.
From anchoring CNN's groundbreaking "Eye on China" series in 2004, to CNN's "Countdown Beijing" ahead of the 2008 Olympics, Lu Stout has remained committed to reporting on the country.
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Today this statuesque Jamaican is a seasoned cyclist who races for a professional U.S. road cycling team and is busy preparing for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
Simpson won a gold medal in sailing's Star class at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and silver at last year's Olympics, when Britain was the host nation.
As well as finishing fourth in the heptathlon at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, the Birmingham-based athlete also claimed a fifth-placed finish in the women's 4x400m relay.
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This party is led by Abdul Haq, who threatened attacks on the 2008 Olympics Games in Beijing and was recently added to the Treasury Department's terrorist list.
McCracken took up the reins after a turbulent period for British boxing that resulted in most of Britain's best amateur boxers turning professional after the 2008 Olympics.
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"Steph is great at taking everything in her stride and she has already made a major championship (the 2008 Olympics) so things are looking very good, " added Pavey.
Jamaica, led by triple gold medal winner Bolt, dominated the sprint events at the 2008 Olympics and look set for a repeat in the world championships in Berlin next month.
In the wake of the 2008 Olympics, these brands saw a surge in sales, with revenue at Li Ning and rival Anta, which sells Fila clothes and shoes, rising over 50%.
Purchase should compete alongside Marc Hunter in the lightweight double sculls, continuing the partnership from the 2008 Olympics, while Reed has spent the 2010 World Cup season in the pairs with Andy Hodge.
When, in the weeks before the 2008 Olympics, the Chinese government was wound so tightly that it had begun to look thuggish, she used an editorial to condemn clashes between the police and reporters.
In the Jamestown Foundation's China Brief Mr Lam catalogues how China's vast law-enforcement apparatus amassed huge power under Zhou Yongkang, especially since the 2008 Olympics and the unrest in Tibetan areas that year.
Mr. Simpson, 36 years old, who won a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics and a silver at the 2012 Games, was "trapped under a solid section of the yacht, " said Iain Murray, the Cup's regatta director.
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