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ATLANTA (AP)—Here’s a no-brainer: Michael Phelps was named USA Swimming’s athlete of the year on Saturday.Phelps’ mother, Debbie, was on hand at the group’s convention to accept the award. He won a record eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics, breaking Mark Spitz’s 36-year-old record.
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Gym officials: China’s 2008 gold medalists of age
By NANCY ARMOUR, AP National Writer
Though the case is closed on China’s Olympic gold medalists, the age controversy in gymnastics is far from over.
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Phelps returns to Michigan, his 2nd home
By LARRY LAGE, AP Sports Writer
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP)—Michael Phelps returned to the University of Michigan, his home for four years before the Beijing Games.
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Updated: 2007-09-04 From: Xinhuanet
STUTTGART, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) — For the 2012 Olympic Games in London, the gymnastics governing body (FIG) will adopt a second qualifying event in additional to the current world championships to qualify gymnasts, FIG said here on Monday.
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Updated: 2007-08-24 From: Xinhuanet
BEILUN, East China, August 23 (Xinhua) — Dutch flying-woman Manon Flier scored game-high 30 points to lift the Netherlands over Italy 26-24, 22-25, 27-25 and 25-16 for a second consecutive win at the FIVB World Grand Prix Finals here on Thursday.
Updated: 2008-02-04
Chinese team tops women’s 4X100m medley relay.
(BEIJING, Feb. 4) — On Monday morning, the finals of six events of the “Good Luck Beijing” 2008 Swimming China Open were staged at the National Aquatics Center, with Hungary and China taking two titles each, while Sweden and Germany each had one title.
In the men’s 50m freestyle final
Updated: 2008-02-28 From: Xinhuanet
GUANGZHOU, China, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) — Asian powerhousethe Republic of Korea(ROK) entered the last eight on the heals of China, beating Chinese Taipei at the world table tennis championships Wednesday.
South Korea, which already scored a string of dominant wins over Poland, the Czech Republic and Sweden, dispatched its top player Ryu Seung Min to confront 14-ranked Chuan Chi-Yuan in the opening game.
The encounter proved to be nail-biting with Chuan overpowering Olympic champion Ryu 3-2 in a long march.
Joo Se Hyuk, who made his name as a top-class defensive chopper in 2003, stretched full against 36-ranked Chiang Peng-Lung before emerging with a 3-1 victory. Joo’s compatriot LEE Jung Woo enlarged ROK’s lead to 2-1 after beating Chiang Hung-Chieh 3-0.
Back on court, Ryu pulled himself together and completed a 3-1 win for his team after finishing off Chiang 3-1.
“I did not warm up fully, which led to my defeat in the opening game,” said Ryu after the match, addin
