Heavy burden on athletes takes joy away from China

August 08, 2012 16:01

Olympic stories... When Liu Xiang, China's track and field superstar, crashed to the ground at the London Olympic Games on Tuesday after stumbling over the first hurdle in his 110-meter men's hurdles heat, an announcer on the state broadcaster openly wept and subway riders thronging platform television screens gasped in horror. Read

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