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China Drive, Afternoon, 2008-08-12
    2008-08-12 21:50:02     CRIENGLISH.com

Broadcast Time: 17:00-19:00, 2008-08-12

           



Review of China Performance on August 12 

Preview of China Performance on August 13 

 

India's Olympic curse has finally been lifted, by the chief executive of a computer game company with a history of back problems.

 

When Federica Pellegrini of Italy set an Olympic record in winning her semifinal heat of the women's 400-meter freestyle at the Water Cube on Sunday, she became the strong choice to swim off with the gold medal in the final the next day.

 

American boxer Deontay Wilder once stood toward the back of a convenience store in northern Mississippi, his broad shoulders tightening, his neck muscles bulging. He was getting angry.            


                                                                                                

 

Whom to Watch Sports with?

 

What is the fun part of watching sports? With whom would you like to watch sports? Whom would you least like to watch sports with?

                                             

 

Yang Lan One on One: Liu Guoliang 

There is one sport in which winning silver medals is still considered a failure for Chinese athletes. We are talking about table tennis, crowned as "the national game of China". You can imagine the huge pressure the Chinese ping pong team is facing this time when the Olympics are held in their home country. Liu Guoliang the head coach of the national men's team is definitely in the epicenter of the pressure.

World artists gather in Beijing to present the Olympics with art

As athletes from all over the world compete in the Beijing Olympic Games, international artists have also gathered in the Chinese capital to present the Olympic spirit in their own way.

German Table Tennis Player Fully Prepared for the Games

China has been dominating the world of table tennis for decades. Yet the German Pingpong player Timo Boll is thought to be a strong rival of the Chinese men's table tennis team. Boll says he is in a good state now and ready for the Olympics.

 

(Page Editor: Wang Wenwen)

 
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