China vs. US - a new sporting Cold War?

Aug 02, 2012, 08:21 AM

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Remember when the #US and #USSR used to slug it out at the #Olympics? Sometimes the Cold War sports races seemed just as important as the space race, or the race for military supremacy. So it now happening all over again, this time with #China taking on the US? One or other looks set to get the most golds, and the Chinese are apparently putting huge efforts into making sure its them...

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