The two teams met in the final at the Beijing Games in 2008, with the U.S. beating Spain to win its 13th Olympic title.

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The 2008 Beijing Games provided the latest disappointments, with a men's team sporting the likes of two-time world player of the year Ronaldinho and future AC Milan star Alexandre Pato crashing out in the semifinals to Argentina, losing 3-0 and ending up with the bronze medal.

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Mantek was pleased with the results when he used the Reiss system at the 2008 Beijing Games, where Steiner, a 29-year-old, 320-pound super-heavyweight, won Olympic gold after taking silver at the European championships.

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Bolt won gold in the men's 100m and 200m at the Beijing Olympic Games in world record times and also triumphed in the 4x100m relay with Jamaica.

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This new trend will be emphasized by the upcoming Olympics, with the number of users on Facebook having risen to 900 million -- nine times the figure it was for the Beijing Games of 2008.

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His compatriot Natalie du Toit, a single amputee swimmer, and Natalia Partyka, a Polish table tennis player who was born with one arm ending just below her elbow, competed at both the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing.

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Two events qualified based partly on where they are happening: The Summer Olympic Games are always a huge event, but they promise to be even more memorable with Beijing, China, as host.

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