All Olympic headlines, all the time. It might not be so bad for the champions of work Olympics, who don’t have much time to watch the Games.

Front Page Story

Today’s headline is a special thanks to the ex-president of the International Olympic Committee, Mr. Don Juan Antonio Samaranch Torello, who has been a big supporter behind the Beijing Olympics 2008. The fully story on Mr. Samaranch and China can be found on the second page. Without his support, all the excitement today would not exist.

Other headlines today

• Liu Zigu won the 200 meters butterfly yesterday to establish Chinese women’s presence in the world of swimming again. I don’t know if anyone recalled, during the 90's, Chinese women were a formidable presence on the world stage. Will we see another golden era of Chinese women’s swimming in the new millennium?
  
  

• As a descendent of the legendary archer who shot down 9 suns to save the ancient Chinese, Zhang Juanjuan repeated history yesterday by shooting down three Korean competitors to win the gold in women’s archery.

• Du Li won another gold metal for China in the 50 meters women’s three positions rifle. She made up her earlier lost in the 10m air riffle earlier.

• Men’s all around gymnastics gold went to Yang Wei of China. Another No. 1 in the world belongs to China.

• Yang Xiuli won the gold metal in the 78 kg women’s karate in one of the most heart-felt match you will ever see. Even if you don’t know anything about karate, you will know this woman deserved her title.

• The vice commissioner of Shanghai Real Estate Commission was convicted on charges of corruption and embezzlement. The sentence is death.

• Prepare for thunder showers for the next 3 to 4 days. The good news is the temperature will drop a little on the rain. 33 degrees Celsius today. It’s a lovely summer.

Zaobao! Zabao! is a daily article by Li Yizhong that translates and puts into brief perspective the headlines of the Shanghai Morning Post's daily newspaper. Read more of his work on the Zaobao! Zaobao! blog.