The lingering injuries forced the former Olympic gold medalist out of action for an extended period of time.
Lin Dan, gold medalist of the badminton men's singles, said he lost sleep many times before the Games, thinking over ways to improve his skills and win gold.
Zhao Hongbo, a gold medalist among figure skating pairs, will be a flag-bearer for the Chinese delegation at the 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony.
Liu Xiang, China's first male gold medalist in an Olympic track event, narrowly won the110 m hurdles at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix on Saturday, pipping former Olympic and world champion Allen Johnson of the United States.
Theory and practice of Olympic gold medalist Jiang Jueyuan
He Wenna, 21, was the gold medalist in the trampoline of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Among the men, South Korea's Joo Se-Hyuk and Japan's Jun Mizutani are likely challengers, while South Korea's Athens gold medalist Ryu Seung-min will miss these games.
Liu Xiang, the 110m hurdler, is an Olympic gold medalist and world champion. His 2004 Olympic gold medal was the first in a men's track and field event for China.
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There is a medalist wall in the center on which photos and autographs of gold medalists can be seen.
But the "memorable Olympic assets", including Yao Ming's big bed and the barbell kissed by gold medalist Zhang Xiangxiang, will not be available until the last stage.
Chen Lina, gold medalist at the Asian Sailing Competition in 2008, said she lost the first round because the wind was too light and the second round probably because she was not strong enough.
David Reid,the only American boxing gold medalist at the Atlanta Olympics will announce a deal to turn pro.
Japanese figure skaters are seen rehearsing yesterday for the upcoming 2007 Prince Ice World show, which features 2006 Winter Turin Olympics gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa and will be performed from August 3 to 5 at the Taipei Arena.
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Another gold medalist, weightlifter Cao Lei, was kept in such seclusion training for the Olympics that she wasn't told her mother was dying. She found out only after she had missed the funeral.
Kerri Walsh - a defending gold medalist in beach volleyball - says it is important to keep the true meaning of the Olympics in mind.
Du Li, 2-time Olympic shooting gold medalist, gave caesarean birth to a son Sunday in Jinan.
Huge hopes were put in Mr. Liu that China's first Olympic men's gold medalist in track and field would repeat his gold-medal performance in Athens with a decisive win on home soil.
Zou Kai, a gold medalist in the men's team event, won the floor exercise Sunday night.
The Moroccan-born Ramzi was the only gold medalist in the Beijing Games caught using drugs.
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