List of Sports articles
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ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images Watching the London Olympics in Beijing
In 2008, China staged a lavish opening ceremony that stunned the world with its precision and pyrotechnics. Four years later, Chinese impressions of the far quirkier London Games may surprise you.
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Ronald Martinez/Getty Images What the Olympics Can Teach Us About Nationalism
Nationalism is an incredibly powerful political force, and the Games reinforce it.
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MARCUS BRANDT/AFP/Getty Images Beijing’s Real Olympic Hero
Meet Ji Sizun, imprisoned for three years for daring to take China's promises of greater openness at the 2008 Games at face value.
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626059_120726_Untitled.jpg Geolympics
From raised fists to fistfights, the eight most politically charged moments in Olympic history.
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