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China: What The Olympics Are Really About

Saturday, August 16th, 2008 @ 08:59 UTC

by John Kennedy

Countries:: China
Topics:: Photography, International Relations
Languages:: English
Special:: Olympics

This post is from our coverage of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing China, curated by John Kennedy and sponsored by Reuters. · All posts

Talk to Catch Up Lady blogger for a vivid sense of not just the mood in and around the Olympics, but with her photos and video taken at the Water Cube before and during the heat yesterday in which Michael Phelps‘ won his sixth gold medal, the sounds and sights inside a key venue as well.

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