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UPDATE 1-China frees dissident Hu after 16 years in prison
BEIJING, Aug 26 (Reuters) - One of China's longest-held political prisoners was released on Tuesday after serving 16 years of a 20-year jail sentence for setting up a political party in defiance of a ban by ruling Communist authorities. Full Article
Chinese dissident freed after 16 years in prison
BEIJING, Aug 26 (Reuters) - One of China's longest-held political prisoners was released on Tuesday after serving 16 years of a 20-year jail sentence for setting up an opposition party in defiance of a ban by ruling Communist authorities. Full Article
China to auction Games memorabilia
BEIJING (Reuters) - More than 20 million items of memorabilia from the Beijing Olympics, including the extra-long bed slept in by Chinese basketball star Yao Ming, are to be auctioned, state media reported on Tuesday. Full Article
Hassles forgotten, Beijingers enjoy the party
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing residents coped with construction, security checks and the demolition of whole neighborhoods in the name of the Olympics, but when the event finally happened, many had the time of their lives. Full Article
Cuban banned for referee kick
BEIJING (Reuters) - Cuba's Angel Valodia Matos was banned for life from taekwondo on Saturday for kicking a referee and a Chinese favorite was knocked out in a controversial ruling as the final bouts of the Olympic tournament descended into chaos. Full Article
Cuba's Matos banned for life over kick
BEIJING (Reuters) - Cuba's Angel Valodia Matos was banned for life from taekwondo on Saturday after he kicked the match referee in the head in his bronze medal bout, a tournament official said. Matos's coach was also banned for the behavior that the official ... Full Article
Elite sport comes with a health warning
BEIJING (Reuters) - Olympic athletes appear the peak of physical form, youthful, muscled and lean, but many push themselves to play through pain, undergo multiple operations, and often end up with the knees or hips of people twice their age. Full Article
China's gymnastics prince crowns men's team kings
By Lindsay Beck BEIJING (Reuters) - China's "Prince of Gymnasts" Li Ning gave the ultimate compliment to his country's current crop of competitors, saying on Thursday the men's Olympic gymnastics team was even better than his own. Full Article
Olympics-Gymnastics-Johnson finally gets gold on beam
BEIJING (Reuters) - Shawn Johnson's megawatt smile lit up the National Indoor Stadium on Tuesday after the American gymnast finally got her hands on an Olympic gold medal. Full Article
Johnson finally gets gold on beam
BEIJING (Reuters) - Shawn Johnson's megawatt smile lit up the National Indoor Stadium on Tuesday after the American gymnast finally got her hands on an Olympic gold medal. Full Article
