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For Rupp, 13th place finish is right on course - The Register-GuardAug 19th 2008, 4:25am

Marveling at Usain Bolt, and Seeing Room for Improvement - NYTimes.comAug 19th 2008, 4:23am

Pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva keeps defying gravity - SI.comAug 19th 2008, 4:17am

U.S. men sweep 400-meter hurdles - Los Angeles TimesAug 19th 2008, 4:12am

Olympic hurdler Liu Xiang still a hero to China - Los Angeles TimesAug 19th 2008, 4:11am

For U.S. track team, multiple setbacks in one very bad day - Los Angeles TimesAug 19th 2008, 4:07am

Olympic hurdler Liu Xiang still a hero to China - Los Angeles Times

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Mammone Aug 19th 2008, 4:11am

8/18/08
By Evan Osnos and Don Lee
Specail to The Times

Sports Illustrated - China reacts to its fallen hero

BEIJING -- China's "Flying Man" is now its "Achilles."

In the moments after China watched Liu Xiang, its most popular Olympic athlete, limp away from the Games on Monday, grimacing with an injury, a reporter for the state-run television stood on the floor of the National Stadium and choked back tears.

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