Beijing 2008 Olympics

O China will reach out to national athletes it had cast off as trouble makers to field the strongest possible team at the 2008 Olympics, a newspaper report said. Chinese sports authorities had a list of "problem stars" to "pardon" that included Olympic...

O China will reach out to national athletes it had cast off as trouble makers to field the strongest possible team at the 2008 Olympics, a newspaper report said. Chinese sports authorities had a list of "problem stars" to "pardon" that included Olympic champion diver Tian Liang, towering basketball player Wang Zhizhi and tennis players Peng Shuai and Li Na, Titan Sports reported. "It doesn't matter who they are, if athletes can add to the 2008 Olympics and they have not made any principle mistakes, then bygones will be bygones and they will be welcomed back," the report said.

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