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News Source: The New York Times
| 4 months ago
China had finished a disappointing fifth at the 2004 Games in Athens, after arriving as the defending Olympic and world champion. But the team was not about to let a medal slip from it fingers this time, not in front of a capacity crowd at the...
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News Source: Channel NewsAsia
| 4 months ago
China won the men's gymnastics team Olympic gold Tuesday, snuffing out challenges from defending champions Japan and the United States to spark wild celebrations among the cheering home crowd. A Chinese team featuring three world champions won the...
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News Source: Androscoggin News
| 4 months ago
China gymnasts storm back to win team gold Pritha Sarkar, Reuters Published: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 More On This Story Share This Story Story tools presented by Dylan Martinez/Reuters Zou Kai of China (C) celebrates with teammates after winning...
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News Source: China News
| 4 months ago
China's formidable male gymnasts stormed to a long-awaited Olympic team gold medal before an ecstatic home crowd here on Tuesday. They claimed the title at 286.125 points, beating defending Olympic champion Japan to second place by a comfortable...
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News Source: Inquirer.net
| 4 months ago
China won the Olympic Games gold medal in the women's team gymnastics competition here Wednesday. China edged out world champions United States in a thrilling contest to win its first ever women's team gold, while Romania took the bronze medal.
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News Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
| 4 months ago
ET China's gymnast Yang Wei performs on the pommel horse during the men's team final at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta) China's male gymnasts met expectations Tuesday, capturing the gold medal in...
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News Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram
| 4 months ago
China won the gold medal it has long craved in men's gymnastics Tuesday, while the Americans settled for bronze. China's score of 286.125 was more than seven points ahead of Japan, the defending Olympic champion. The Americans were in the running for...
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News Source: Kyodo News
| 4 months ago
Japan took the silver medal in the men's gymnastics team final at the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday, falling short of defending its title as host China dominated the competition to claim victory with a margin of more than 7 points. Japan, which...
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News Source: International Herald Tribune
| 4 months ago
The Chinese had finished a disappointing fifth in the team competition at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, where they came into the event as the defending Olympic and world champions...Now, said their coach, Huang Yubin, there would be no more nightmares...
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News Source: Androscoggin News
| 4 months ago
After eight years wait and four years of hardship, today we made it and were back on the podium at last! The competition went smoothly, with all of our team members having the same goal and making a great effort...I was so excited about winning this...