2008 Summer Olympics
After Olympic success, China lights Paralympics torch
BEIJING (Reuters) - Four days after closing the 2008 Beijing Games in triumph, China lit the 2008 Paralympics torch amid pomp and ceremony at Beijing's ancient Temple of Heaven, marking the start of a domestic relay for the September 6 Games. Full Article
Beijing cancels sentence for elderly women
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Two elderly women have won a reprieve from a sentence to one year in labor camps handed down after they sought permission for a protest during this month's Beijing Olympics, a rights group said. Full Article
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Olympic supermoms
Mothers of the world, stand up and applaud British marathon runner Paula Radcliffe and U.S. swimmer Dara Torres who both competed at the Olympics. Full Article
Open water debut
The almost genteel swimming at the pool will be replaced with the flying elbows and body checking of open-water swimming this week. Full Article
