What is Homotoxicology?

Homeopathy is a natural healing method for treating all ailments. It emerged in the late 1700's and is currently the alternative medicine of choice in Germany, France and India. Homeopathic medicines are specially prepared doses of plant and mineral substances which are used to stimulate the body's innate healing mechanisms. Homotoxicology is a form of Homeopathic Medicine based on the theoretical foundation that diseases are the expression of our bodies combating poisons or homotoxins,. Correspondingly, complex combinations of herbal remedies are used to either neutralize or excrete these toxins from the body.

What about training to prescribe Herbal Medicine

I am licensed to practice and prescribe in the state of California, after receiving a Master’s Degree in Oriental Medicine. Additionally, I also have National Certification in Chinese Herbology (NCCAOM). This training has encompassed botany, pharmacology, and herb-and-drug interactions. Please feel free to call me with any herbal-related questions you may have!!

What are the typical costs of herbal prescriptions?

In general, the cost of Chinese herbal prescriptions is very reasonable. This low cost is mainly due to the fact that these herbs are coming directly from Taiwan or China. The raw herbs I carry in my office, from which decoctions or tinctures are made from, are all tested and are free from pesticides and heavy toxic metals. Herbs prescribed as a decoction or tea are priced at a variable rate, based on the weight of the herbal formula. So if a complex formula is prescribed for a complex condition or disease, the cost will be more than one for a simple case. The cost of customized tinctures are $15 for a month’s dosage. Ready-made pill formulas from China are in the range of less than $10 for 100 pills, whereas American-made ones are about $25.

How are the herbs dispensed?

The Chinese Materia Medica includes thousands of herbs. In my office, I have a complete herbal pharmacy. Traditionally, a Chinese herbal formula is a ‘decoction’ or tea of 10-14 herbs, which is cooked and then drank at the usual dosage of 3 cups/day. This is the most clinically effective way to take herbal medicine. The tea is absorbed and distributed to the body by the digestive system in a more gentle and efficient manner than when an herbal prescription is taken in a pill form. However, in order to make customized herbal formulas easier for my patients to take, I have also created a pharmacy of alcohol-extracted herbs, or tinctures. In this case, a patient will take only a small dosage a day, which is almost as clinically effective as drinking an herbal decoction or tea. And finally, I also carry standard Chinese ‘patent’ medicines which are already-made formulas in a pill form. Some of these formulas are directly from China and have been used for many generations, and some are more modern-day equivalents from Chinese-American companies.

What is Chinese Herbal Medicine?

In Chinese Herbology, over 360 plants, minerals and animal substances are used. Herbal prescriptions consist of combining several herbs customized to the patient's condition which are then traditionally prepared as a tea or decoction. In addition to a complete raw herbal pharmacy, for the convenience of the patient, I specialize in having herbal prescriptions available in tincture form. Chinese Herbal Medicine is unique from other types of herbology in that it is based on Chinese Medical theory. Using Chinese Medical theory, a diagnosis is made in order to determine what herbal formula to prescribe.

How is a disease or disharmony diagnosed?

Diagnosis is based on determining the pattern of disharmony. I first look into this by using what is called the ‘Eight Guiding Principles’. These are four polar opposites by which I can interpret the data received from the examination. These include ‘Hot or Cold’, ‘External or Internal’ and ‘Excess or Deficiency’, and ‘Yin and Yang’. Hot and Cold signs and symptoms are easy to understand. Someone may tend to be more Hot or Cold, such as in actual temperature of the body, or may prefer Hot or Cold weather or Hot or Cold drinks, or may have pain that has Hot or Cold sensations to it. External and Internal refer to the location in the body where disharmony lies. An External condition affects the body’s superficial layers of tissue, such as the skin and external areas such as the eyes, ears and teeth, where Internal conditions affect deeper layers of tissues and the internal organs. Excess or Deficiency refers to hyper- or hypo-function of any organ or physiological process. A condition is of Excess when there is obstruction in any organ or increased reactivity to stress or infection, whereas a condition is one of Deficiency if there is decreased resistance to stress or infection. Secondly, I diagnose by taking the Pulse and looking at the Tongue. In Chinese Medicine, we take the pulse at three positions and on three levels on each wrist. This is because each position represents a different organ. I also have patients show me their Tongue. I look at both the shape and color of the tongue, and the location and color of the tongue coating. A normal, healthy tongue should be pink, with a thin, white tongue coating. The organs of the body are mapped on the tongue. The front or tip of the tongue represents the Heart and Lung, the sides of the tongue represent the Liver and GB, the center of the tongue represents the digestive system and the back of the tongue represents the Kidneys/UB. A diagnosis of the patient is then the combination of what I have learned about the patient from discussion with them about their health, current signs and symptoms, and from taking the pulse and looking at the tongue. A treatment plan is then based on this diagnosis, determining which points are treated on the body and what herbal medications are prescribed.

How does it work? Or what is the theory behind TCM?

TCM is based on a very strong theoretical foundation. The Chinese medical theory is all based on the concept of ‘Qi’. Qi can be generally translated as referring to Energy. For example, we receive Qi from the air we breath and Qi from the food we eat. Correspondingly, all organs and processes in the body need Qi in order to perform their functions in our bodies correctly. It is said that there are energetic pathways or networks in the body, which correspond to various organs in the body such as the Liver and Spleen, etc. Each organ network, or meridian as they are called, has corresponding tissues, emotions, and even seasons associated with it and therefore corresponding patterns of disharmony. These patterns of disharmony are what cause pain or a certain disease.

What medical conditions does it treat

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which is a combination of both Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine, is a complete medical system that can diagnose, treat, and prevent illness. It is a system of medicine with a history of at least 2000 years!! Most Americans think of acupuncture for the treatment of pain, when in fact it is used to treat all medical conditions, from acute, minor illnesses such as the common cold or influenza, or other viral and bacterial infections, to parasitic or fungal problems such as Lyme’s Disease or Candida, to more serious ‘incurable’ conditions such as hypertension, diabetes and arthritis. Also, many Americans know about Acupuncture for helping in drug detox programs, to help stop smoking or alcohol abuse, or to lose weight.

TCM Therapy

TCM also incorporates Moxabustion Therapy. This is a therapeutic method that prevents and treats diseases by applying heat to certain points on the body. The heat is produced by burning a particular species of the wormwood herb, known for its warmth and healing effects. Another TCM method of treatment is Cupping Therapy. With this method, small glass cups are used to stimulate blood circulation, usually to relieve pain.

What is Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine?

Acupressure, Chinese Herbology and Food Therapy is part of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), a complete medical system that has diagnosed, treated and prevented illness for centuries. TCM utilizes Acupuncture and Herbs to treat all ailments, especially those for which Western Medicine has little to offer or those with which Western Medicine causes undesirable side effects. Unlike surgery and medications, Acupuncture and Herbology have virtually no side effects, yet it yields excellent results for a wide variety of conditions. TCM also uses Auriculotherapy (Ear Acupuncture) as an aid in treating many conditions, as well as being an adjunct therapy to curtail smoking, treat eating disorders, and drug and alcohol addiction. Chinese Medicinal Cooking or Food Therapy is tasty and nutritional, and can be geared both towards your health and your tastes. Therapeutic use of diet and nutrition, tailored to the individual, is a powerful tool to supplement any healing process.

Zhang xiaoping wins China's second boxing gold in light-heavyweight class

(Beijing, August 24) -- China's Zhang xiaoping won his country's second-ever Olympic boxing gold medal in the light-heavyweight class by defeating Kenny Egan of Treland11-7.
The bout between Zhang and Egan was hard-fought and intense from the beginning to the end.
The first round saw the two boxers hustling each other and exchanging punches, but Zhang won the round 2-0.
The Irish boxer fought back in the next two rounds, with the boxers scoring the same amount of points in rounds, 3-3 and 2-2.
Egan was equally aggressive in the last round but Zhang, cheered on by a boisterous home crowd, landed another four stinging point-scoring punches to claim the title.
"I'm really excited," said Zhang, "before the Olympic Games, I was just a normal athlete but now I am a gold medalist. I was perfect today and did very well psychologically and physically. Throughout the Games, I fought with 100 per cent of my skills. I put myself in a low position and tried my best to fight against my opponent."
China's first boxing gold medal was won by Zou shiming in the light-flyweight class earlier today.

(Beijing , August 24) --China's Zou shiming won China's first boxing gold today by defeating Mongolia's Serdamba Purevdorj in the final of the light-flyweight class. Zou hit Purevdorj with a combo of punches in the first round, earning one point.
The bout ended abruptly in the second round with Purevdorj retiring due to a shoulder injury that he suffered in his bout against Yampier Hernandez G of Cuba
"When I was fighting today I felt a lot of pain in my shoulder and I decided not to force myself," said Purevdorj.
Zou was ecstatic at being able to better the bronze medal that he won at Athens 2004.
"I am very happy because I won the first Boxing gold medal for my country," said Zou after winning the gold medal.
"I wanted to give the spectators a wonderful show, but I did not expect that my opponent would get injured. However, the gold medal is the most important thing."

Ma realizes his gold medal dream

Ma Lin scored a hard-fought win over teammate Wang Hao 4-1 to finally add Olympic gold to his gold medal collection. Ma was fierce and aggressive from the start and enjoyed a 2-0 lead before Wang, who also won the Men's Singles silver medal in Athens, found his pace in the third game. But Ma would come back to win the next two games for the gold medal.
Earlier in the afternoon, Jorgen Persson of Sweden and Wang Liqin in the bronze medal match gave the spectators a great show with a splendid match of many long rallies and slams. Sixth time Olympian Persson, 42, lost the medal but won the applause of the audience for his extraordinary performance and also for the true Olympic spirit he demonstrated during the match as he fought heroically after receiving medical treatment at the start of the fourth game due to pain in his left leg. Wang won the match 4-0.

Photo: Meng/Yang of China retain Men's Canoe Double (C2) 500m gold

(BEIJING, August 23) -- Defending champions China's Men guo liang and Yang wenjun successfully won gold again with a time of 1:41.025 minutes in the final of the Men's Flatwater Canoe Double (C2) 500 meter on Saturday, August 23.
Russia's Sergey Ulegin and Alexander Kostoglod finished 0.257 seconds after for a silver medal, and third place went to Germany's Christian Gille and Thomasz Wylenzek.
The Chinese pair kept the lead throughout the whole 500m. The Russian pair ranked fourth in the first half and sped up to second place in the latter half.
This is the first Olympic experience for Russia's Ulegin, but the fifth time for his partner Kostoglod, who claimed bronze in this event in Athens.
The German pair maintained third place throughout the race. They ranked fifth in this event in Athens.

Chinese Zhang Yining wins Olympic table tennis singles gold

Zhang Yining of China returns the ball during the women's singles gold medal match of Beijing Olympic Games table tennis event against her compatriot Wang Nan in Beijing, China, Aug. 22, 2008. Zhang Yining

BEIJING, Aug. 22 -- World number one Zhang Yining won her fourth Olympic gold, beating teammate Wang Nan 4-1 in an all-Chinese women's singles table tennis Olympic final here Friday evening.
Zhang won 8-11, 13-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-3, becoming the third Chinese table tennis player to pocket four Olympic golds, after legendary Deng Yaping and Grand Slam veteran Wang.
It was also the 19th Olympic gold medal that China won in table tennis since its national sport was introduced at the 1988 Seoul Games.
With a 4-2 win over Singapore's Li Jia Wei, China's Guo Yue finished third, a disappointment for the world champion who had rarely finished lower than second in international singles tournaments in the last two years.
Guo failed to reach the final because of her 4-2 loss to "Big Sister" Wang, who is going to retire and determined to win as much as possible at her last Olympic Games.

Chen Ruolin wins Women's 10m Platform Diving gold

Chen Ruolin of China won the gold medal in Women's 10 meter Platform Diving at the Beijing Olympic Games here on Thursday.
Chen scored a total of 447.70 points for gold, the seventh diving title for host China. The silver medal was taken by Emilie Heymans of Canada at 437.05. Another Chinese diver, Wang Xin, finished third with 429.90.

Elsewhere, the USA displayed the value of team work, by taking two team sport titles and a one, two, three on the track…just don't mention the words "baton" and "drop" to them though.
But where else can we start Day Thirteen's review than the National Aquatics Centre where 15 year-old Chen Roulin produced one of the stellar displays of Beijing 2008 by not just by winning the Women's 10m Platform gold medal to keep China's indomitable quest for eight gold medals on track, but by showing the true mark of a champion - by performing best when it mattered most – under pressure.
Chen may be World No. 1 with an Olympic Team gold medal safely tucked inside her kitbag, but when Emilie Heymans of Canda put in a remarkable fourth round dive worth 95.20, it was looking like as if Day Thirteen would prove unlucky for Chen and for China –this was the very same gold medal that evaded the country's clutches at Athens in 2004.
That is when Chen responded like a great. A dive of 89.10 left her behind, going into the final round behind Heymans, who couldn't quite repeat the magic of her previous effort. But it still looked good enough to win, that is, until Chen produced a near perfect dive with the last leap of the competition.
Despite the almost intolerable pressure mounted on such young shoulders, Chen's final dive earned an amazing 100.30 points – enough to take the title with ease.
Disappointed Haymens could only look on with frustration – she leaves with yet another silver medal while Chen's teammate wang took bronze…….so now it is China all down the Men's 10m platform on Saturday (August 23). Surely they won't miss out now, will they?
Another great story also happened in water today – this time, of human triumph over adversity - with a major surprise as Maarten van der Weijden of the took the Men's 10km Marathon Swissming gold medal at a rainy Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.

China's Wu Jingyu wins gold in women's taekwondo 49kg category

Wu Jingyu of China celebrates after defeating Buttree Puedpong of Thailand during the women’s 49kg gold medal match at the Beijing Olympic Games taekwondo event in Beijing, China, Aug. 20, 2008. Wu Jingyu won the match and got the gold medal.

BEIJING, Aug. 20 -- China's Wu Jingyu claimed title in the women's 49kg category taekwondo event on Wednesday, beating Thai Buttree Puedpong 1- (-1).
With the deafening cheerings from home fans, Wu launched aggressive attacks as soon as the final began and scored one point with a side kick and made the opponent get a warning penalty.
She took the lead into round 2, and in the third round, her furious attacks made Buttree almost give up counterattacks, which lead to another warning penalty and finally an one-point reduction.
The responsive fans made countdowns in the last six seconds and roared to the newly-crowned who burst into tears.
The 21-year-old won the preliminary round and quarterfinals both with a seven-point advantage. She stepped into an intense competition with old rival Yang Shu-chun of Chinese Taipei, who beat her at the Asian championships in April.
Although Wu took a two-point lead from the beginning as she successfully loaded an axe kick on Yang's head, Yang kept making defensive kicks and managed to get one point in the second round. However, Yang failed to score more points in rest of the game and was defeated by Wu with 1-4.
With the victory against Yang, it seemed the final is not a big deal for her.
Yang lost her last opportunity to get a bronze as she lost the repechage game to Cuban Daynellis Montejo, who settled for the bronze together with Dalia Contreras Rivero of Venezuela.
According to a rule newly introduced at Beijing Olympics, losers to the finalists can play in the repechage to compete for two bronze medals

China's Yin Jian wins gold in in women's RS:X windsurfing

BEIJING, Aug 20 -- China's Yin Jian won gold today in the women's RS:X windsurfing. Italy's Alessandra Sensini won silver and Great Britain's Bryony Shaw claimed bronze.

(Beijing, August 19) -- China's dominance in Diving continued at the Water Cube on Tuesday, August 19, with He chong winning the Men's 3m Springboard with 572.90 points. The host nation has won all six Diving competitions contested in Beijing thus far and has won the Men's Springboard in three consecutive Olympic Games.
Alexandre Despatie of Canada continued a streak of his own, winning silver in the event for the second straight Olympic Games. He Chong's compatriot,Qin kai , won bronze.
He Chong finished on top of the field in the preliminary round and semifinal, showing from start to finish why he is ranked No. 1 in the world. He punctuated his performances with a final dive -- a 5156B -- that earned him a 100.70, the highest individual score of the final.
Three-time Olympian Alexandre Despatie won his second Olympic silver with a consistent performance in the final, following closely behind He Chong from the second dive to the end.
Qin Kai, who, like He, was also making his Olympic debut, won his second medal of the Games. He won gold with partner Wang Feng in the Synchronized Springboard event.
Legendary diver Dmitry Sautin of Russia an eight time Olypmic Medal ist, finished in fourth -- falling short of the podium despite a spectacular 99.75-point final dive. Sautin won silver in the Synchronized Springboard last week.

Chinese Lu Chunlong wins men's trampoline Olympic gold

China's Lu Chunlong competes during trampoline men's final of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China, Aug. 19, 2008. Lu claimed the title of the event with a score of
BEIJING, Aug. 19 -- Chinese Lu Chunlong won the men's trampoline gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games here on Tuesday.

Lu scored the winning 41.00 points, while Canadian Jason Burnett had the silver in 40.70 and Dong Dong of China got the bronze in 40.60.

Zou Kai of China wins horizontal bar gold medal

China's Zou Kai competes during men's horizontal bar final of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China, Aug. 19, 2008. Zou Kai claimed the title of the event with a score of 16.200.

China's Zou Kai celebrates after his performance in men's horizontal bar final of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China, Aug. 19, 2008. Zou Kai claimed the title of the event with a score of 16.200.

BEIJING, Aug. 19 -- Zou Kai of China won the horizontal gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games here on Tuesday.
Zou Kai scored 16.200 points for the gold, the ninth for the Chinese gymnastics team at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

The silver medal was taken by Jonathan Horton of the United States at 16.175, followed by Fabian Hambuechen of Germany in the third place at 15.875

Li Xiaopeng of China wins parallel bars gold medal

Li Xiaopeng of China competes during men's parallel bars final of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China, Aug. 19, 2008. Li Xiaopeng claimed the title of the event wit.

Li Xiaopeng of China competes during men's parallel bars final of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China, Aug. 19, 2008. Li Xiaopeng claimed the title of the event wit
BEIJING, Aug. 19 -- Li Xiaopeng of China won the gold medal of parallel bars with a winning result of 16.450 points at Beijing Olympic Games here on Tuesday.
The silver medal was taken by Yoo Won-chul of South Korea at16.250, followed by Anton Fokin of Uzbekistan in the third place at16.200.

China looks to win first gold in Women's Trampoline final

(Beijing , August 17) -- He Wenna of Cjina leads the way into the Trampoline finals after two impressive routines earned her the highest score of qualifications (67.20) at the National indoor Stidium Saturday.
She will be the only woman representing her country. Fellow Chinese trampolinist Huang Shangshan the bronze medalist in Athens-2004, failed to advance to the finals after falling during one of her two routines in qualifications.
If He Wenna wins gold, it will be a first for China in Trampoline at an Olympic Games.
Irina Karavaeva of Russia enters the finals with the second-highest qualification score (66.40), despite a small slip after her Voluntary routine. Karavaeva, gold medalist in the first-ever Olympic Women's Trampoline competition at the Sydney Olympic Games, failed to make the final at Athens 2004 after she mistimed one of her routines in the qualifications.
Canadians Rosannagh Maclennan (66.00) and Karen coudcon (65.60) claimed the next best qualifications scores. Cockburn, who won bronze at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and silver in the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, impressed the judges with her high degree of difficulty.
Anna Dogonadze of Cermany earned the chance to defend her Athens 2004 gold medal as she advanced to the final with high execution scores on her Voluntary routine.
The top eight women from the qualifications advance to finals. Men's finals will be held August 19 at the National Indoor Stadium.

Chinese gymnast He Kexin wins uneven bars gold

He Kexin of China performs on the uneven bars during women's uneven bars final of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games gymnastics artistic event at National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China, Aug. 18, 2008. He Kexin claimed the title of the event with a score of 16.725

He Kexin of China performs on the uneven bars during women's uneven bars final of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games gymnastics artistic event at National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China, Aug. 18, 2008. He Kexin claimed the title of the event with a score of 16.725.

BEIJING, Aug. 18 -- Chinese gymnast He kexin claimed the women's uneven bars title with 16.725 points at the Beijing Olympics on Monday.
Nastia Liukin from the United States, who also collected 16.725 points, had to stand second according to a tiebreak rule.
Yang Yilin from China got the bronze with 16.650 points.

Chinese gymnast Chen wins men's rings gold

Chinese gymnast Chen Yibing claimed the men's rings title with 16.600 points at the Beijing Olympics on Monday.
BEIJING, Aug. 18 -- Chinese gymnast Chen Yibing claimed the men's rings title with 16.600 points at the Beijing Olympics on Monday.
Chen's compatriot Yang Wei took the silver with 16.425 points, while Oleksandr Vorobiov from Ukraine got the bronze with 16.325 points.

'Super Dan dan' lives up to his World No.1 rank

(Beijing August 17) -- Men's Singles World No. 1 Lin dan of China thrashed Malaysia 's World No. 2 Lee-kong- wei 21-12, 21-8 to win the gold in the Beijing Olympic Badminton tournament on Sunday, August 17.
The anticipated heart-pounding dream final turned out to be a frustrating exit for Lee, who was bidding for Malaysia's first Olympic gold.
"I suffered a lot of pressure tonight but I do not want to use it as an excuse for my defeat," he said.
Maybe it was the pressure that made a normally sharp Lee lose his edge on court and essentially provide no match for Super Dan's quickly-adapted strategies and crosscourt smashes.
In the first game Lin raced into a 7-1 lead. Eager to close the gap, Lee made too many unforced errors, enabling the World No. 1 to stretch his winning margin to 16-8 before closing out the game 21-12.
Lin continued to attack Lee in the second game, opening up an 8-0 lead and forcing his opponent to chase shuttles to all four corners of the court before killing rallies off with his smash. As the game progressed, Lee simply had no answers to Lin's speed and the Chinese left-hander closed out the match in just 41 minutes.
"I have tried my best but Lin Dan played perfectly tonight," said Malaysian sport icon Lee. "I couldn't match his shuttle speed. He was much stronger than me and controlled the whole match."
"At the end of the match it is not who is playing at a higher level, it is all about who is mentally stronger," Lee commented on his loss.
"I felt a lot of pressure playing in front of my home crowd," said an exhilarated Lin. "I thought it would be difficult to play the match and the pressure of the crowd might even be to my disadvantage, but I played well.

Untouchable China grabs Women's Table Tennis Team gold

(Beijing August 17) -- The first gold medal ever for the Table Tenias Team event went to China at the Pecking unviersity Gymnasium, Sunday, August 17. The silver medal went to Singnpore who staged a hard fight against the determined host.
Olympic veteran Wangnan of China played the first match against Singapore's Feng Tianwei winning 3-1. World No. 1 Zhang yining (CHN) faced a determined Li Jiawei (SIN) in the second match. After losing the first game to Li, Zhang found her pace and ultimately overtook the Singaporean 3-1. In the doubles match, China's Zhang Yining joined forces with teammate Guo yue and claimed a 3-0 victory.
The win had not come as easy as hoped. With Chinese President Hu Jintao and international Olympics committee President Rogge among the cheering crowd, the pressure for the Chinese team to win was tremendous.

China's Diving queen reigns supreme

(Beijing, August 17) -- Defending Olympic champion Guo jingjing gave China its fifth Diviing gold of the Olympic Games, winning the Women's 3m Springboard with a score of 415.35 in the final. Julia Pakhalina of Russia, bronze medalist in Athens and gold medalist in Synchronized Springboard in Sydney, finished in second place with 398.60 points. Wu mingxia of China, who won gold with Guo in Synchronized Springboard, finished third with 389.85 points.
Guo won her fourth Olympic gold and her sixth Olympic Medal, breaking Fu Mingxia's record of most Olympic medals by a Chinese female diver. Her score of 415.35 is the highest score ever in the event and her victory extends China's two-decades of Diving dominance – the nation has won the Women's 3m Springboard in six straight Olympic Games. The 27-year-old Chinese diver has previously stated that she will retire after competing in Beijing.
Three-time Olympian Julia Pakhalina, who turns 31 in September, won her fifth Olympic medal with a consistent performance throughout the competition. She finished the semifinals in second-place and was one step behind Guo through the entire final.
Wu Minxia moved into third place after an 85.50-point fourth dive that topped the field. She finished more than 15 points clear of Blythe Hartley of Canada to win her fourth Olympic medal. She finished in second place in Women's Springboard in Athens.

China's Pang Wei wins gold in the Men's 10m Air Pistol

(BEIJING, August 9) -- Young Chinese shooter Pang Wei stormed home to win the gold medal in the Men's 10m Air Pistol in Beijing on August 9. Pang shot a final score of 688.2.
Pang, who is only 22 years old, was unthreatened in the final round and ended up winning by the wide margin of 3.7 points. The Republic of Korea's Jin Jong-oh won the silver medal with a final score of 684.5.
The battle for the bronze medal was a tightly contested affair between Kim Jong-su of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the United States' Jason Turner. Kim nailed the bronze medal with a strong finish, shooting 10.3 and 10.0 for his last two shots, which gave him a final score of 683.0.
Turner's last two shots were poor and he finished in equal fourth place with his compatriot Brian Beaman at the end of the final round. Both men shot a final score of 682.0. Turner was officially awarded fourth place after wining a shoot-off between the two Americans, shooting 10.5 to Beaman's 10.3.
Pang shot a score of 586 in the qualification round, which was two points higher than the next best score, shot by both Jin and Kim.
Pang's coach Wang Yifu, was the gold medalist in the event at Athens 2004.
One of the favorites for the event, France's Franck Dumoulin failed to qualify for the final round. Dumoulin won the gold medal for the event at Sydney 2000.

Chinese Xiao Qin wins men's pommel horse Olympic gold

China's Xiao Qin performs on the pommel horse during the men's apparatus final of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China, Aug. 17, 2008. Xiao Qin claimed the title of the event with a score of 15.875.

China's Xiao Qin performs on the pommel horse during the men's apparatus final of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China, Aug. 17, 2008. Xiao Qin claimed the title of the event with a score of 15.875.

BEIJING, Aug. 17 -- Chinese Xiao Qin won the men's pommel horse gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games here on Sunday.
Xiao scored his winning mark of 15.875 points, Croatian Filip Ude took the silver in 15.725 and British Louis Smith settled for the bronze in 15.725.

Chinese Zou kai wins Olympic men's floor exercise gold

China's Zou Kai performs on the floor during the men's apparatus final of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China, Aug. 17, 2008. Zou Kai claimed the title of the event with a score of 16.050.

BEIJING, Aug. 17 -- Chinese gymnast Zou Kai won the Olympic men's floor exercise with a score of 16.050 points here on Sunday.
Spain's Gervasio Deferr claimed the silver with 15.775 points and Russian Anton Golotsutsko took the bronze with 15.725.

China's Wang Jiao wins gold medal of women's 72kg freestyle wrestling

Wang Jiao (red) of China fights against Stanka Zlateva of Bulgaria during the women's freestyle 72 kg gold medal match of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Wrestling event in Beijing, China, Aug. 17, 2008. Wang Jiao beat Stanka Zlateva and grabbed the gold.
BEIJING, Aug. 17 -- China's Wang Jiao beat Bulgaria's Stanka Zlateva to win the women's 72kg freestyle wrestling gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games here on Sunday.
Zlateva won the silver while Japan's Kyoko Hamaguchi and Agnieszka Wieszczek of Poland both took a bronze medal.

China wins women's quadruple sculls gold

Tang Bin, Jin Ziwei, Xi Aihua and Zhang Yangyang of China scull strokes during Women's Quadruple Sculls Final A of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games rowing event at Shunyi Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing, Ch
BEIJING, Aug. 17-- China claimed the women's quadruple sculls rowing title at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday, clocking six minutes and 16.06 seconds in the final.
Britain took the silver in 6:17.37, while Germany got the bronze in 6:19.56.

BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- China clinched the gold medal in the Olympic event of women's quadruple sculls with a sold win here on Sunday, the first rowing gold medal for China in Olympic history.
The Chinese crew finished the 2,000-meter race with a result of 6 minutes 16.06 seconds, some half a length ahead of the second boat. The British and German boats won the silver and bronze medals with results of 6:17.37 and 6:19.56 respectively.
The British boat took the lead in the first 1500 meters. The Chinese crew hastened its stroke rate in the sprint and hit the finish line amidst the deafening applause of audience.
"Our coach told us before the final that we should relieve our pressure and show our normal capability. We rowed in unison and would never give up," Tang Bing said after the race.
On her feelings after winning the gold medal, Tang said: "It's just like a dream."
Germany is very strong in the event because it has claimed all the four Olympic gold medals in the event from 1992 to 2004.
The Olympic best time for the event was created by an British crew at Athens Olympics in 2004 with a result of 6 minutes 15.60 seconds. But the world best time of 6 minutes 10.80 seconds was made by Germans on a home course in Duisburg of Germany in May 1996.

Qiu Jian of China wins men's 50m rifle 3 positions gold

Qiu Jian of China competes during the men's 50m rifle 3 positions final of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Shooting event in Beijing, China, Aug. 17, 2008. Qiu Jian grabbed the gold with a total of 1272.5.

Matthew Emmons of the United States competes during the men's 50m rifle 3 positions final of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Shooting event in Beijing, China, Aug. 17, 2008. Matthew Emmons won the 4th with a total of 1270.3.

BEIJING, Aug. 17 -- Chinese Qiu Jian won the men's 50m rifle 3-positions gold medal of the Beijing Olympic Games here on Sunday.
Qiu scored a total of 1,272.5 points for the top honor, while Jury Sukhorukov of Ukraine got the silver in 1,272.4 points, and Rajmond Debevec of Slovenia had the bronze in 1,271.7.
American Matthew Emmons scored 4.4 points in his last shot to finish fourth in 1,270.3 points

Zhang Ning wins Women's Badminton Singles Olympic gold

Zhang Ning beat Xie Xingfang 21-12, 10-21 and 21-18 to take the Women's Badminton Singles gold medal in an all-Chinese final at the Beijing Olympic Games here on Saturday.
Earlier, Maria Kristin Yulianti of Indonesia beat Chinese Lu Lan 11-21, 21-13 and 21-15 to take the bronze medal.

World No. 1 Xie Xingfang's journey to the final was much easier than Zhang's. Conceding just one game in four matches, Xie came to the final as the favorite. In contrast, World No. 7 Zhang's stamina had been questioned since the beginning of the tournament. Even after Zhang battled to the final, few believed she could win on tired legs.
However, Zhang was the first player to turn on the gears in the final. In the first game, Zhang countered Xie's attack with precise crosscourt flights and hairpin shots. She stayed ahead most of the game and won a comfortable 21-12.
Xie made a second-game comeback as expected, using smashing combined with drops to put pressure on Zhang Ning's exhausted legs. When Xie took the second game 21-10, most thought Zhang's chance of winning this match was running out.

But Olympic-gold-medal-proven Zhang showed the crowd she had the heart of a champion. In the last game, Zhang continued her precise shots and drops, leaving little room for Xie to operate. Zhang led the game from start to end winning the game with a final score of 21-18. After such an outstanding performance, it's hard to believe Zhang is a 33-year-old Badminton veteran.
This year's Games may be Zhang's last Olympic appearance having already planned to retire after her Athens gold. She is also the eldest Badminton Women's Singles Olympic champion in history.

Du/Yu win olympic gold in badminton women's doubles

　(BEIJING, August 15) -- Second seeds Du Jing and Yu Yang of China prevailed over fourth seeds Lee Hyo-jung and Lee Kyung-won of the Republic of Korea 21-15, 21-13 to clinch the Women's Doubles gold in the Olympic Badminton tournament on Friday, August 15.

Chinese Lu Yong wins men's 85 weightlifting Olympis gold

Lu Yong of China tries a lift during the men's 85kg group A competition of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games weightlifting event in Beijing, China, Aug. 15, 2008
　　BEIJING, Aug. 15 -- Chinese weightlifter Lu Yong claimed the men's 85kg title at the Beijing Olympics on Friday, clearing a total of 394kg, equaling the world record set by Andrei Rybakou from Belarus one minute ago.
　　Lu, 22, beat Rybakou to the second place due to less bodyweight. Lu, who finished second in the snatch with 180kg, overcame 214kg in the jerk in his second attempt but the referees stunned the world by changing their first decision of "made" to "fail".
　　Lu had to lift the 214kg in his third attempt. Under huge pressure, the Chinese made it and clinched the gold unquestionably.
　　Tigran Varban Martirosyan from Armenia got the bronze with a total of 380kg, beating Vladimir Sedov from Kazakhstan, who also cleared 380kg, off the podium with bodyweight advantage.

China takes third and final Women's Judo

(BEIJING, August 15) -- Tong Wen of China beat defending Olympic champion Tsukada Maki of Japan with an ippon in the final seconds of the match to win gold in Judo Women's +78kg, the last Women's Judo event of the Beijing Olympics. Tong's victory gives China its third Women's Judo gold medal of the Games.
　　Lucija Polavder of Slovenia defeated Kim Na-young of the Republic Korea with a koka to win the first bronze medal in the event. Polavder participated in the 2004 Athens Olympic Game and is a three time bronze medalist at the European Championships. Idalys Ortiz of Cuba outplayed Tserenkhand Dorjgotov of Mongolia with an ippon to win the second bronze medal in the event and the last Women's Judo bronze medal of the Beijing Olympics.

Chinese Cao Lei wins women's 75kg weightlifting gold

Cao Lei of China tries a lift during women's 75kg group A competition of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games weightlifting event in Beijing, China, Aug. 15, 2008. Cao Lei set the new Olympic record of women's 75kg snatch with 128 kg

Cao Lei of China tries a lift during women's 75kg group A competition of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games weightlifting event in Beijing, China, Aug. 15, 2008. Cao Lei set the new Olympic record of women's 75kg snatch with 128 kg.

　　BEIJING, Aug. 15 -- Cao Lei claimed the title in women's 75kg category weightlifting on Friday, winning China its seventh weightlifting gold at the Beijing Olympics.
　　It's the first time Chinese lifter won gold in this category at the Olympics.
　　Cao, 24, totaled 282kg, 16kg more than the achievement of silver medalist Alla Vazhenina of Kazakhstan.
　　Cao, two-time world champion, dominated the game as she snatched 128kg, and lifted 154kg in clean and jerk, breaking three Olympic records.
　　She tried to break the total world record of 286kg in her third jerk attempt, by ordering 159kg, but failed. She bowed to the spectators and hugged with her coach Ma Wenhui.
　　Vazhenina snatched 119kg, and jerked 147kg.
　　The bronze went to Russian Nadezda Evstyukhina, who totaled 264kg

China's Yang Xiuli wins woman's 78kg Class judo Gold

BEIJING, Aug 14 -- China's Yang Xiuli won woman's 78kg judo gold Thursday

Yang Xiuli of China won gold in Judo Women's -78kg by defeating Cuba's Yalennis Castillo with a hantei after overtime failed to decide a winner.

Zhang juejue takes gold to break ROK's 24-year reign

Beijing, August 14)-- Zhang Juanjuan of China broke the Republic of Korea's 24-year stranglehold on the Women's Individual event, claiming the gold medal with the last arrow of a riveting final against Park Sung-hyun at the Olympic Green Archery Field on Thursday.
To win the Olympic title, No. 27 seed Zhang had to beat all of the top three seeded ROK women, including Park, the Individual gold medalist at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.
In the semifinal, Zhang took out the No. 1 ranked archer in the world, Yun Ok-hee, 115-109. Zhang's score equaled the Olympic record Park set earlier in the day. In the quarterfinal, she beat Joo Hyung-jung 106-101.
Yun Ok-hee went on to win the bronze medal against Kwon Un- sil of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 109-106.
Khatuna Lorig of the United States was fifth, Hayakawa Nami of Japan sixth, Joo seventh and Mariana Avitia of Mexico eighth.

China's Yang wei wins gold in Men's All-Around

(BEIJING, August 14) – China's Yang Wei proved that he is the world's best all-round gymnast today by winning the gold medal in the Men's All-Around.
Yang entered the final rotation with a comfortable lead over the rest of the field. The lead was a tremendous advantage for Yang, who knew he did not need to excel on his weakest apparatus, the Horizontal Bar.
Yang performed well in the Rings, the Vault and the Parallel Bars. His 16.625 in the Rings was only bettered by his compatriot Chen Yibing, who pulled out of his last rotation and finished last.
Yang finished with a total of 94.575 points, which was a long way ahead of silver medalist Uchimura Kohei of Japan who scored a total of 91.975. Uchimura will rue his mistake-ridden performance in the Pommel Horse, where he finished with 13.275 - the worst score of any competitor.
The bronze medal was won by French dark horse Benoit Caranobe, who scored a total of 91.925 points. Caranobe was the ninth-highest-ranking gymnast in the qualification phase, but an outstanding performance in the Vault secured the bronze medal. Caranobe was the top-ranking gymnast on the apparatus, scoring 16.600.
Germany's Fabian Hambuechen, who was seen as the only real rival to Yang, performed poorly today. Hambuechen was clearly upset after a bad performance in the Vault. He finished seventh with a total of 91.675.
Japan's Tomita Hiroyuki would have been a chance to win a medal if he had not fallen from the Rings. Due to the fall, Tomita could only manage a score of 13.850 on the apparatus. He was the best-performed gymnast in the Horizontal Bar and finished with a total score of 91.750.

Du Li wins the Women's 50m Rifle Three Positions

(BEIJING, August 14) -- China's Du Li won gold in the Women's 50m Rifle Three Positions with a total score of 690.3, a new Olympic record.
Katerina Emmons of Czech Republic won the silver medal (687.7) and Cuba's Eglis Yaima Cruz won the bronze medal (687.6).

Dark horse Liu Zige wins gold in Women's 200m Butterfly

(BEIJING, August 14) -- China's Liu Zige, the fastest final qualifier, won the gold medal with a world-record-setting time of 2:04.18 in Women's 200m Butterfly final. The other Chinese swimmer Jiao Liuyang touched just after her in 2:04.72, also under the old world record. Jessicah Schipper of Australia, former world-record holder, finished third in 2:06.26.

China's Liu Chunhong wins gold in women's 69kg weightlifting

BEIJING, Aug 13 -- China's Liu Chunhong won gold and a new world record in the women's 63kg weightlifting today. Liu topped the scoreboard and left the competition behind with a total score of 286. Russian Oxana Slivenko won silver with 255, and Natalya Davydova of Ukraine won bronze.

China's Chen Ying wins Olympic women's 25m pistol gold

Chen Ying of China celebrates during the women's 25m pistol final of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games shooting event at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall in Beijing, China, Aug. 13, 2008. Chen Ying shot 793.4 points to win the gold medal of the event

BEIJING, Aug. 13 -- China's Chen Ying shot 793.4 points to win the Olympic women's 25m pistol gold medal here on Wednesday.
Mongolai's Gundegmaa Otryad, who led the qualification round with 590points, had to settle for the silver with 792.2 points.
Germany's Munkhbayar Dorjsuren took the bronze with 789.2 points

China sweeps first four Diving events

(BEIJing , August 13) -- China is halfway toward its dream of eight Diving gold medals after Qin Kai and Wang Feng won the Men's Synchronized 3m Springboard with a score of 469.08. The host nation has won all four Synchronized Diving events of the Beijing Olympics. Dmitry Sautin and Yuriy Kunakov of Russia earned silver, while Illya Kvasha and Oleksiy Prygorov of Ukraine took bronze.
Qin and Wang are the reigning world champions and were the heavy favorites coming into the event. Their supremacy was evident from start to finish -- they ranked first in each of their six dives, including an emphatic 94.50-point final dive that put them ahead of Russia by 50 points.
Legendary Russian diver Dmitry Sautin, five-time Olympian from 1992 through 2008, won his eighth Olympic madel at the age of 34. The Russian pair overcame an eighth-ranked fifth dive with a solid score on their final dive to secure silver.
The pair from Ukraine pulled ahead in a tight race for third with an 84-point fifth dive that put them temporarily in second place. Needing near-perfect final dives to reach the podium, the US and Canadian pairs fell short and Kvasha and Prygorov won bronze by 4.32 points.
Canadian diver Alexandre Despatie, silver medalist in the Individual 3m Springboard at Athens, and his 37-year-old partner Arturo Mirnada were in third place through the first three dives but a poor fourth dive dropped them into fifth place.
The Individual Diving events begin on August 14 with the Women's 3m Springboard. Qin Kai will take part in the Individual Men's Springboard event with compatriot He Chong. The event is scheduled to begin on August 18 and end on August 19.
Synchronized Men's 3m Springboard, final standings:
1. China -- Qin kai and Wang Feng, 469.08
2. Russia -- Dmitry Sautin and Yuriy Kunakov, 421.98
3. Ukraine -- Illya Kvasha and Oleksiy Prygorov, 415.05
4. USA -- Chris Colwill and Jevon Tarantino, 410.73
5. Canada -- Alexandre Despatie and Arturo Miranda, 409.29
6. Germany -- Pavlo Rozenberg and Sascha Klein, 402.84
7. Great Britain -- Nicholas Robinson-Baker and Benijamin Swain, 402.36
8. Australia -- Scott Robertson and Robert Newberry, 393.60

China makes history by winning its first Team Gold in Women's Gymnastics

(BEIJING, August 13) -- China made history today by winning its first Olympic gold medal in the Team event of Women's Gymnastics. China won the gold medal with a total of 188.900 points.
The United States won the silver medal with a total of 186.525 points and Romania won the bronze with a total of 181.525 points.
China entered the Team final as favorites, but it was pushed all the way by a determined United States. The two sides' first rotation was the Vault, with the United States taking a slender lead.
The second rotation for China and the United States was the Uneven Bars, which is regarded as China's specialty. China did not disappoint, gaining the lead with a dominant display on the apparatus.
He Kexin and Yang Yilin were outstanding in the Uneven Bars, scoring 16.850 and 16.800 respectively. Despite the best efforts of the United States' Nastia Liukin, who scored 16.900, the United States could not overcome China's dominance of the apparatus.
The United States gained slightly more points than China in the Balance Beam, a rotation that was marked by the mistakes of the United States' Alicia Sacramone and China's Cheng Fei. Sacramone was clearly affected by her mistake and also performed poorly in the next rotation, the Floor Exercise.
The United States could not afford to make any mistakes against a disciplined Chinese side. China's Li Shanshan improved her country's chances of winning the gold medal by scoring 16.050 in the Balance Beam. This was an individual score that even the elegant Liukin could not match.
China's most experienced campaigner Cheng Fei sealed the victory with a solid performance in the Floor exercise.
Romania surprised Russia by winning the bronze medal. Romania performed well in the Floor Exercise, with only China receiving a higher score. Russia scored poorly in the Balance Beam and finished with a total score of 180.625.
The fifth to eighth places in the Team final were taken by Japan, Australia, France and Brazil.

China's Liao Hui wins Olympic men's 69kg weightlifting gold

Liao Hui of China takes a snatch lift during the men's 69kg final of weightlifting at Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Aug. 12, 2008. Liao won the gold medal with a total of 348 kilos

BEIJING, Aug. 12 -- China's Liao Hui won the Olympic gold medal in the men's 69kg weightlifting class here on Tuesday.
Liao hoisted 158kg in snatch and 190kg in clean and jerk for a total of 348kg.
Vencelas Dabaya-Tientcheu of France and Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan of Armenia were tied at 338kg, but Dabaya-Tientcheu claimed the silver on lower body weight

Chinese athlete ZhongMan wins men's sabre fencing gold

(Beijing, August 12) -- China's Zhong Man claimed the gold medal in a 15-9 two-round bout in the final of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Men's Individual Sabre on August 12 at the Fencing Hall. Nicholas Lopez of France took home the silver.
In so doing, Zhong became the first Chinese fencer in Olympic history to win this event.
"I feel as though I'm dreaming and now I'm more confident about the Team event. I want to dedicate this gold medal to my coach, Christian Bauer ," lauded Zhong.
Mihai Covaliu won the bronze medal final with a score of 15-11 against fourth place finisher Julien Pillet of France in a bout that only lasted two rounds.
"I did everything I could but Covaliu is a little bit stronger than I am and I was just really tired," Pillet said after losing his bout.
Some big names in the event were knocked out early in the day, with Athens 2004 silver medalist Zsolt Nemcsik of Hungary and Russian Stanislav Pozdnyakov failing to reach the quarterfinals.

Chen Ruolin and Wang Xin won gold in Synchronized Women's 10m Platform with 363.54 points at National Aquatics Center

(Beijing, August 12) -- Chen Ruolin and Wang Xin won gold in Synchronized Women's 10m Platform with 363.54 points at National Aquatics Center to give China its third Diving gold in three days. Briony Cole and Melissa Wu of Australia finished second, while Paola Espinosa and Tatiana Ortiz won Mexico's first medal of the Beijing Olympic Games by placing third.
The Chinese teenagers were the highest ranked pair in each of the five dives, building a nearly insurmountable 25.32 point lead after the fourth dive. Their superb 90.78 point final dive widened their winning margin to 28.38 over second place Australia. The reigning world champions were competing in the Olympics for the first time.
Cole and Wu of Australia started the competition in a tie for third but pulled into second place after the third dive. A bad entry on the fourth dive gave Mexico an opening to steal silver, but the Australian pair recovered on their final dive with a 87.72-point score that clinched their second-place finish. Cole and Wu also finished second behind their Chinese opponents at the 2007 World Championships.
Paola Espinosa and Tatiana Ortiz have the honor of winning Mexico's first medal of the 2008 Olympics and the 10th diving medal in the nation's Olympic history. Espinosa finished fifth in Athens in Synchronized 3m Springboard and Synchronized 10m Platform. She also competed in Sydney, finishing 12th in the two Individual Women's events.
Chen and Wang will also take part in the Individual Women's 10m Platform competition, in which they are ranked World No. 1 and 2. The event is scheduled to start on August 19 and end on August 21.
Synchronized Women's 10m Platform, final standings:
1. China -- Wang Xin and Chen Ruolin, 363.54 points
2. Australia -- Briony Cole and Melissa Wu, 335.16
3. Mexico -- Paola Espinosa and Tatiana Ortiz, 330.06
4. Germany -- Annett Gamm and Nora Subschinski, 310.29
5. The United States -- Marybeth Dunnichay and Ishimatsu Haley, 309.12
6. Democratic People's Republic of Korea -- Kum Hui Choe and Un Hyang Kim, 308.10
7. Canada -- Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion, 305.91
8. Great Britain -- Tonia Couch and Stacie Powell, 303.48

Team Gold goes to China in Men's Gymnastics

China dominated Men's Gymnastics today, winning the Team Gold with a total of 286.125 points. Japan won the silver medal with 278.875 points and the United States won the bronze medal with 275.850 points.
China performed modestly on its first two apparatuses, the Floor Exercise and Pommel, but blew the field away with a masterful display in both the Rings and Vault.
A relaxed and smiling Chinese team was led by its veterans, Huang Xu, Yang Wei and Li Xiaopeng.
Huang performed well in the Rings, scoring 16.000. However, his performance was just a taste of things to come because Yang and Chen Yibing scored 16.300 and 16.575 in the Rings respectively, helping China be the top-ranking team on the apparatus.
All-Around specialist Yang continued his good form by scoring a high 16.000 in the Vault. Li then ensured that China would also be the highest-scoring team in the Vault by scoring 16.775, taking China's score in the Vault to 49.325.
China practically secured its gold medal by the end of the fifth rotation, dominating the Parallel Bars. All three Chinese gymnasts, Huang, Yang and Li, scored over 16 points on the apparatus.
China still managed to be the best-performed team in the Horizontal Bar, despite the apparatus being seen as one of the team's weak links. Youngster Zou Kai finished off China's gold-medal-winning performance by scoring 15.975 – the best individual performance in the Horizontal Bar.
Prior to the Team final, Japan was seen as China's main rival for the gold medal. However, Japan rarely threatened China and was only able to trump China in the Floor Exercise.
Japan's attempt to win the gold medal came totally unstuck in the Vault – it performed very poorly and was the lowest ranking team on the apparatus with only 46.750 points.
The United States looked as though it was going to challenge Japan for the silver medal, but its performance in the last two rotations was poor. The United States' Joey Hagerty performed poorly in the Floor Exercise and Kevin Tan was the worst performed individual in the Pommel.
The gold medal is a glorious success for China, who failed to win a medal in the Men's Team event at Athens 2004 after winning the gold medal at Sydney 2000. Three members of today's team, Yang, Li and Huang were all part of the gold-medal-winning team in Sydney.

Zhang xiangxiang wins the 9th Gold Medals for China Olympic Game Group

Zhang xiangxiang of China takes a lift during men’s weightlifting 62kg Competition of Beijing 2008-8-11 Olympic Games at Beijing
Beijing Augest 11th 2008 Chinese weightlift Zhang xiangxiang wins the weightlift 62kg Gold Medal with a total result of 319kg.

Diego Salazar took the silver with 305kg, Colombia's first medal in Beijing, and Triyatno from Indonesia got the bronze with Zhang kneeled down to thank the responsive home fans, who roared to support him when he tried to break the world record in his third clean and jerk attempt.
Zhang was still very happy despite the failed try at the world record. He crouched on the platform and kissed the barbells.
Zhang finished number one in the snatch with 143kg. At that time, he still faced strong threats from Ji Hun-min of South Korea, who snatched 142kg, and DPR Korean lifter Im Yong Su, 2002 world champion, with 138kg. But both challengers failed in all three attempts in clean and jerk.
With arch rivals gone, Zhang dominated the field as no other lifters were able to hoist the weight Zhang jerked in his first attempt.

Chinese weightlifter Chen retains women's 58kg title

Chen Yanqing of China takes a lift during women's weightlifting 58kg Group A competition of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Gymnasium in Beijing, China,
BEIJING, Aug. 11 -- Chinese weightlifter Chen Yanqing retained her women's 58kg Olympic title in Beijing on Monday with a total result of 244kg.
　　Chen, 29, has become the first strongwoman in the world to successfully defend her Olympic title since the women's weightlifting entered summer Olympics in 2000 Sydney.
　　Marina Shainova from Russia took the silver medal with a total of 227kg, while O Jong Ae from DPR Korea got the bronze with 226kg, beating Thai Wandee Kameaim who also cleared a total of 226kg to the fourth place due to less bodyweight.
　　No one was able to make any trouble for the defending champion and record holder. She finished with 106kg in snatch, leaving the second-ranked lifter seven kilograms behind.
　　She jerked 132kg in her second attempt, renewed the Olympic record of 131kg, which was newly set by the DPRK lifter one minute earlier, and bettered the Olympic total record by one kilo. Only two minutes later, she rewrote them again, raising the clean and jerk record to 138kg and total to 244.
　　The rest all focused on the fighting for the silver and bronze as they were very close to each other.
　　Russian lifter successfully stood out from the scuffle by snatching 98kg and jerking 129. Her total was only one kilo heavier than O and Wandee.
　　O succeeded in her risky third attempt of 131kg while Wandee failed her last attempt of 129

Chinese teenager divers win gold in 10 meters at Beijing Olympic Games

Chinese divers Lin Yue (L) and Huo Liang compete during the men's synchronised 10m platform final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube in Beijing, China, Aug. 11, 2008. Chinese team won the gold medal in the event with a score of 468.18 points. 　　

BEIJING, Aug. 11 -- Chinese teenager divers Lin Yue and Huo Liang clinched the gold of the men's 10-meter platform synchronized at Beijing Olympic Games here on Monday.
　　Lin and Huo, winners of the event in 2007 Melbourne Worlds, led throughout the final to win the second diving gold for China with 468.18 points.
　　Patrick Hausding and Sascha Klein of Germany, silver medallist of the event at 2008 "Good Luck Beijing" World Cup, finished second in 450.42, while the bronze went to Russian Gelb Galperin and Dmitriy Dobroskok in 445.26.
　　Lin and Huo, 17 and 18 respectively, dominated the final since the first round, and they made an almost perfect dive in the second round by achieving seven 10 points and two 9.5 points.
　　The Chinese teenagers were almost unbeatable in the World Cup series in 2007, and they claimed the gold in the "Good Luck Beijing" World Cup on February this year.
　　The Russian pair, silver medallists of the event in 2007 Melbourne Worlds, had trailed the Chinese duo in the first five round, but they were surpassed by the Germans finally.
　　Klein, 22, is also a hot favorite in the individual platform at Beijing Olympics, as he beat Chinese Zhou Lvxin to win the gold in the event at 2008 World Cup.
　　Mathew Helm and Robert Newbery of Australia, bronze medallist of the event in 2004 Athens Olympics, finished the fourth in 444.84.
　　The Australian duo had retired after the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne but came back last year to participate in their third Olympic Games.
　　Thomas Daley, 14, the youngest of the divers at Beijing Olympic Games, finished the last in 408.48 with his partner Blake Aldridge. It's the 14-year-old's first Olympics, and he is a medal prospect of Britain in London.

Design of the Medal for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

The 2008 Beijing Olympic medals Have two key elements, Gold and jade - signify honor and virtue in Chinese culture.
The adopted design for the gold medal contains three components in the center circle: the Beijing Olympic logo, the five Olympic rings and "Beijing 2008." This inner circle is surrounded by a ring of jade with a gold-plated rim on the outside.
The gold, silver and bronze medals carry the same design, with a finer white jade in the gold medal, a slightly darker shade in the silver medal, and a green jade in the bronze medal

Chinese Guo wenjun smashes Olympic record to crown in women's 10-meter air pistol

Gold medalist Guo Wenjun (C) of China, siver medalist Natalia Paderina (L) of Russia, and bronze medalist Nino Salukvadze (R) of Gerogia wave to spectators at the awarding ceremony of the women's 10m air pistol final of shooting at Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Aug. 10, 2008. (Xinhua/Bao Feifei)
　　Chinese markswoman Guo Wenjun smashed Olympic record in women's 10-meter air pistol with 492.3 points, winning China the second shooting gold medal at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall on Sunday morning.
　　Guo, a 24-year-old from the northwestern Shaanxi Province, went into the finals ranked second among eight finalists with 390 points. In front of her was Russian shooter Natalia Paderina, who bettered the Olympic record in preliminary of the event with 391 points.
　　In the first shot, both shooters scored 10.0 points.
　　But Paderina, 33, seemed to be out of gear in the second shot and just collected 8.5 points, two points lower than her Chinese rival.
　　The following shots saw Guo keeping her momentum to maintain theleading position, whereas Paderina lost her sharpness and scored her final four shots below 10.
　　The smiling Chinese girl waved to spectators after the final, while excited people cheered and cried out her name.
　　Paderina, with 489.1 points, settled for a silver.
　　The bronze medal was won by Nino Salukvadze from Georgia with 487.4 points.

China's Xian Dongmei wins women's 52kg judo gold

Xian Dongmei of China celebrates after defeating An Kum Ae of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea during the women -52 kg final of judo at the Beijing Olympics in Beijing, China, Aug. 10, 2008.
Xian Dongmei of China displays her gold medal on the podium after defeating An Kum Ae of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea during the women-52 kg final of judo at the Beijing Olympics in Beijing
　　BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Xian Dongmei won China's first judo gold medal at the Beijing Olympics Sunday, stunning Kum Ae An from the Domecratic People's Republic of Korea in the final of the 52-kilogram class.
　　Xian, the gold medalist at the Athens Games, beat three opponents consecutively by ippon en route to the final, where she defeated Kum with a yuko and a penalty koka.
　　The 33-year-old veteran gave birth to a girl 18 months ago, three ippon games in the women's light-weight competition which added the fifth medal to China's gold haul at the Games.
　　"I really want to thank my husband who has given a lot of support to me for coming back to judo after marriage and giving birth to our daughter," said the 33-year-old veteran who gave birth to a girl 18 months ago.
　　"I am very happy to win an Olympic gold again, especially this time in Beijing."
　　After a bye in her first bout, Xian had a perfect start in which she ipponed Spanish Ana Carrascosa by directly pushing the opponent to the mat with just one minute and 19 seconds, sharing her symbolic smile with 5,000-strong cheering spectators in the gymnasium.
　　"One of the reason for my return is that the Olympic Games will be held in my own country for the first time, that really motivated me," said Xian who has taken on her judokgi once again since May 2007 when summoned by the national team.
　　"I have experienced very tough time after coming back for restore my ability," said Xian, who has been the first Chinese judoka who managed to win gold medals in two consecutive Olympic Games and also the first ever mama Olympic champion in China.
　　Xian, who had received two-year training for Chinese wrestling before she turned to judo at 15, told that she had used a special technique learned from wrestling to defeat her opponents in the competition, saying that the most thing she want to do after the match is to have a good rest.
　　Meeting world champion silver medalist Telma Monteiro of Portugal in the next, Xian surrendered an early yuko but rallied to tie by active attacks composedly. Leading another koka advantage with 45 seconds left in the five-minute bout, she shoulder throwed the Portuguese to the mat with a decision of waza-ari by the referee who soon rectified to gesture an ippon victory.
　　At the semifinal, Xian jumped on Soraya Haddad from Algeria, world broze medalist in 2005, and again shoulder throwed the opponent to win another ippon.
　　Soraya Haddad from Algeria oustered Sholpan Kaliyeva from Kazakhstan with a waza-ari to grab a bronze medal.
　　"I am so happy today because my bronze medal will encourage the judokas in my country," said Haddad who has won the first ever judo medal for Algeria and all of Africa at Olympic Games.
　　Japan's 19-year-old Nakamura, gave a koka loss to Kum Ae An at semifinal, struggled in the competition after a gold-score game and later ipponed South Korean Kyung Ok Kim for another bronze medal of Japanese judo squad.
　　"I feel disappointed because I could not win the gold medal, It's all the same if it's not a gold medal but I feel disappointed more than I feel happy." the new star in the 52kg of Japan said.
　　The silver medalist Kum Ae An has not been reachable for a comment since she did not finish the doping test till the press conference's end.

Chinese Guo jinjin/Wu mingxia win women's 3m synchronized springboard gold with 343.50 points

Guo Jingjing(above) and Wu Minxia of China dive during women’s sync. 3m springboard final of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China, August 10, 2008. Guo Jingjin

Chinese world and Olympic champion Guo Jingjing took the limelight of the Water Cube, together with her partner Wu Minxia, as they retained the women's three-meter springboard synchronized gold at the Beijing Olympics here on Sunday.
　　The defending champion Guo/Wu, winner of the event in the 2004 Athens Olympics and three World Championships, took the lead all the way to collect 343.50 points, beating their closest rivals Julia Pakhalina and Anastasia Pozdnyakova of Russia, who posted 323.61, by almost 20 points.
　　Heike Fischer and Ditte Kotzian of Germany, silver medallist of the event in 2007 Melbourne Worlds, finished third with 318.90.
　　The Germany pair had trailed the American pair Kelci Bryant and Ariel Rittenhouse in the first three rounds, but they tied the points after the fourth dive, and finally managed to surpass them in the last round.
　　The American duo, runners-up of the event in 2006 Changshu World Cup and bronze medallist of the event in 2008 "Good Luck Beijing" World Cup, took the fourth in 314.40.
　　The Chinese always has advantages in the women's 3m springboard, both individual and synchronized.
　　The "diving queen" Guo, 26, is the four-time world champion in both of the events, while Wu, 22, won three golds in the 3m springboard synchronized in three world championships with Guo, as she missed the 2005 Montreal Worlds.
　　Wu, runner-up of the women's 3m springboard at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, always trailed Guo in international competitions.
　　It's Pakhalina's third Olympic Games, who's the winner of the event in 2000 Sydney Olympics and silver medallsit in 2004 Athens Olympics with her former partner Vera Ilyna.
　　She has paired up with Pozdnyakova since Ilyna's retirement, and the new pair took silver in all legs of the 2008 World Series, in Nanjing, Sheffied and Tijuana station.
　　Australian Sharleen Stratton and Briony, bronze medallist of the event in 2007 Melbourne Worlds, finished fifth in 311.34.