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Out in the open
Phelps might have become an icon on the back of his performance at Beijing, but the real purpose behind his learning to swim was not to become a champion
Heavenly bodies
Beijing will mobilise 350,000 people to boost spectator figures for the Paralympic Games, amid flagging ticket sales for the event.
Got his priorities right!
Olympic bronze medallist boxer Vijender Singh says he will spare time for modelling only if he gets free time, adding boxing is his first priority.
Setting pulses racing
Paraguay's javelin thrower Leryn Franco has been the most photographed face of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. See her images ...
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