China recovery accelerates in October

ft 11-NOV-09

China deports US Tibet protesters

bbc 25-AUG-08

Phelps swims into record books

phantis 17-AUG-08

Records in Swimming

ert 15-AUG-08

The powers that be

channel4news 14-AUG-08

It finally starts to sink in for Michael Phelps

phantis 13-AUG-08

Phelps breaks record to win third gold

irishtimes 12-AUG-08

Swimming: 1 down, 7 to go for Phelps

MaltaIndipendent 11-AUG-08

Kitajima swins to 100-m gold

asahi 11-AUG-08

More world records fall at Water Cube in Beijing (AP)

news 11-AUG-08

Phelps opens bid for history in style

sbs 09-AUG-08

U.S. Swimmers Set Records In Olympic Trials

NPRnews 03-JUL-08

Kitajima sets world 200m backstroke record

cnn 08-JUN-08

EU welcomes Beijing's Dalai Lama talks offer

euronews 25-APR-08

Matsuda books trip for Beijing

japantimes 16-APR-08

The Beijing 2008 Olympic torch was lit in ancient Olympia in Greece, in spite of Pro-Tibet demonstrators who tried to hijack

ft 24-MAR-08

Third force struck in LCD business

cnn 25-DEC-07

Quest for status faces test over respectability

ft 20-AUG-07

Tokyo goes sexy

MaltaStar 04-AUG-07

Phenomenal Phelps wins 7th gold

japantimes 02-APR-07

Lochte leads US record breaking spree

gorkhapatra 31-MAR-07

Balfour hangs on for world silver

bbc 30-MAR-07

Swimming: 3 more records fall at world championships in Melbourne

IHT 29-MAR-07

Hansen, Lenton wins

gorkhapatra 27-MAR-07

Park claims 400 meters gold medal

cnn 25-MAR-07

Kitajima triumphs in 100 breast

japantimes 04-MAR-07

HACKETT SIGNS OFF IN STYLE

GulfDailyNews 02-AUG-05

Hackett hacks Thorpe’s 800m record

timesofindia 29-JUL-05

Schoeman and Hardy set marks

GulfDailyNews 27-JUL-05

Phelps recovers to strike gold

reuters 25-JUL-05

[ said]: I'm far from on my best form. I didn't prepare for these races very well. I couldn't swim my best today,

france24 12-NOV-11

[-told]: This is the first time in a while I have nothing left after a race,

japantimes 02-AUG-11

[-told]: Overall, it was a disappointing world championships for me, but once again I was able to feel the excitement of competing with the world's top swimmers,

japantimes 01-AUG-11

[-said]: I wasn't strong enough, and I couldn't put myself in top form for the championships. But I gave it all I had,

japantimes 01-AUG-11

[-said]: I was the fourth in the 100m (breaststroke), but today I won the silver medal, so I feel happy. But in next year’s Olympic Games, my goal is to win the gold medal,

dailytimesPK 29-JUL-11

[-said]: I want to gain back my condition and hopefully I can compete in the Olympics,

bdnews24 29-JUL-11

[-said]: I was the fourth in the 100m (breaststroke), but today I won the silver medal, so I feel happy. But in next year's Olympic Games, my goal is to win the gold medal,

channelnewsasia 29-JUL-11

[ said]: I didn't feel that bad but it is not good that I wasn't able to do what I am really capable of doing,

japantimes 25-JUL-11

[-said]: This is the first time in a while that the outcome was completely different from my pre-race scenario,

japantimes 25-JUL-11

[-said]: I didn't swim well,

japantimes 24-JUL-11

[-said]: He (Dale Oen) has a presence,

japantimes 24-JUL-11

[-said]: It's a long meet, so it's hard to maintain the intensity,

japantimes 22-JUL-11

[-said]: I still have work. There's only a month left. I have to gain two seconds,

japantimes 27-JUN-11

[-said]: The way I swam wasn't bad but wasn't good, either,

japantimes 26-JUN-11

[-said]: I swam under 1 minute, 2 seconds in both the heat and the final, so I'll try to think this is positive,

kyodonews 20-MAY-11

[-said]: However, I have realized that my swimming exceeds my expectations when I am in good condition. I am really happy that I was able to come to this stage now at this time.

asahi 01-MAY-11

[ said]: I was worried to death in the U.S. thinking about my country,

japantimes 29-MAR-11

[-said]: I'm disappointed,

chinadaily 19-NOV-10

[-told]: If Ryo (Tateishi) did not win, what I did meant nothing,

chinadaily 18-NOV-10

[-said]: Not swimming the 200m breaststroke does not mean I am retiring. I came to the Asian Games to contribute to the team but I am not in the best shape.

washtimes 18-NOV-10

[-said]: Everything, including the accommodation, catering, the pool and the facilities in the gym are as good as in Beijing. And the volunteers are very warm-hearted. No problems for me to compete here,

chinadaily 15-NOV-10

[-said]: I don't know what to say. Even though it's my best result this year, I didn't get a medal,

chinadaily 15-NOV-10

[ said]: I don't know what to say,

chinadaily 15-NOV-10

[-told]: For sure, I feel a lot of pressure every time at big events, and fans' expectations always put extra weight on my shoulders, especially for the past five years,

chinadaily 15-NOV-10