Chinese athletes in the 2012 olympic games

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Olympics: Opening ceremony — Dancers perform under a "setting sun" in a scene dramatizing the struggle between life and death. Olympics: Opening ceremony — General view of performers during the opening ceremony.

Olympics: Opening ceremony — Dancers perform in a scene dramatizing the struggle between life and death. Olympics: Opening ceremony — Performers dance during the opening ceremony. Olympics: Opening ceremony — A parachutist lands outside the Olympic Stadium. Olympics: Opening ceremony — Artists wearing wings and riding bicylces perform during the ceremony. Olympics: Opening ceremony — The Olympic stadium lit up in red and blue during the opening ceremony.

Olympics: Opening ceremony — Members of the Australia team parde into the stadium. Olympics: Opening ceremony — Members of Brazil's delegation hold their national flag as they walk during the opening ceremony.

Olympics: Opening ceremony — Simon Whitfield of the Canada Olympic triathlon team carries his country's flag. Olympics: Opening ceremony — Canadian athletes enter the stadium. Olympics: Opening ceremony — Chinese athletes enter the stadium. Olympics: Opening ceremony — Croatia's delegation parades during the opening ceremony. Olympics: Opening ceremony — Athletes parade during the opening ceremony. Olympics: Opening ceremony — Members of India's delegation parade in the opening ceremony. Olympics: Opening ceremony — A member of India's delegation takes a picture as he parades during the opening ceremony.

Olympics: Opening ceremony — Ali Mazaheri of the Iran Olympic boxing team carries his country's flag. Olympics: Opening ceremony — Members of Iran's delegation parade during the opening ceremony. Olympics: Opening ceremony — Reigning Olympic men's meter and meter champion Usain Bolt of Jamaica carries his country's flag. Olympics: Opening ceremony — Natascha Keller of the German Olympic hockey team carries her country's flag during the opening ceremony.

Olympics: Opening ceremony — Philippine Van Aanholt, an independent Olympic athlete, parades during the opening ceremony. Olympic team around the stadium. Olympics: Opening ceremony — Members of the Britain's delegation parade wave. Olympics: Opening ceremony — British spectators cheer as they attend the opening ceremony.

Olympics: Opening ceremony — Fireworks explode from the top of Tower Bridge. Olympics: Opening ceremony — Fireworks go off from Tower Bridge. Olympics: Opening ceremony — Fireworks light up Tower Bridge. Olympics: Opening ceremony — Fireworks are displayed at Tower Bridge. Olympics: Opening ceremony — Torchbearer Sir Steve Redgrave hands the Olympic flame over to the seven young athletes who represent Britain's hopes for the next Olympics. Olympics: Opening ceremony — The young athletes carry the Olympic glame.

Olympics: Opening ceremony — The Olympic flame is carried into the stadium. Olympics: Opening ceremony — The Olympic flame burns in the cauldron. Olympics: Opening ceremony — The Olympic flame is seen in the stadium during the ceremony. Olympics: Opening ceremony — Participants look on as the Olympic flame burns in the cauldron. Olympics: Opening ceremony — Fireworks over the Olympic Stadium.

Olympics: Opening ceremony — Fireworks burst above the stadium during the opening ceremony. Olympics: Opening ceremony — Fireworks cast a purple glow over the Olympic Stadium.

Olympics: Opening ceremony — Fireworks explode from the stadium roof. Olympics: Opening ceremony — Fireworks ignite over the Olympic Stadium.

Olympics: Opening ceremony — People cheer as they watch the opening ceremony on an outdoor screen at Piccadilly Circus. Olympics: Opening ceremony — Fireworks light up the Olympic Stadium and the night sky.

Olympics: Opening ceremony — Fireworks illuminate the sky in a fiery rainbow of color. Olympics: Opening ceremony — Fireworks go off over the Olympic Stadium at the official opening of the Games.

Olympics: Opening ceremony — Danny Boyle, the director of the opening ceremony, reacts to the show. Olympics: Opening ceremony — Fireworks form a fiery ring over the Olympic Stadium. Olympics: Opening ceremony — General view as fireworks illuminate the sky during the opening ceremony. Olympics: Opening ceremony — Fireworks are let off over the Olympic stadium. Olympics: Opening ceremony — Fireworks light up the sky during the opening ceremony.

Photos: Chinese athletes to look out for. Liu Xiang, hurdler — Liu Xiang will aim for his second gold medal in London's Olympic Games when he runs the meter hurdles. Li Na, tennis player — Tennis star Li Na will compete in the singles tournament in her final Olympic appearance. Lin Dan, badminton player — Lin Dan, four-time world champion, will represent China in the sport of badminton.

Zhang Jike, table tennis player — Zhang Jike hopes to score big in China's "national ball game" when he competes in table tennis. Ren Cancan, boxer — Ren Cancan, three-time world boxing champ, needs to beat five-time world champion Mary Kom of India to take Olympic gold.

Guo Ailun, basketball player — Guo Ailun will be calling shots as the point guard for China's men's basketball team. Photos: The Munich massacre. The Munich massacre — On September 5, , the world woke up to images of the Munich Olympics in the throes of a hostage crisis. Two Israeli athletes had been killed and nine taken hostage by members of Black September, a Palestinian terrorist movement demanding the release of political prisoners by the Israeli government.

Munich begins — Forty years ago, the Munich Olympics had begun full of hope. Coming just 27 years after the end of World War II, it gave the new, democratic West Germany a chance to present a different face to the world. A poignant return — It was particularly poignant for the Israeli Olympic team, many of whom had suffered directly at the hands of the Nazis. The team marked their arrival with a visit to the Dachau concentration camp. A relic from the past — But there were still remnants of the past.

Hitler's favorite movie maker and propagandist Leni Riefenstahl is pictured here at the Olympic stadium. Under siege — In a rush to show a demilitarized Germany, security around the Olympic village was lax. On September 4 the terrorist group entered the village and overpowered the Israelis. One was shot dead immediately while a second was killed soon after. Crowds gather for news — A tense standoff followed as Black September demanded the release of political prisoners. The Israeli government refused to negotiate.

The German authorities, who had no dedicated anti-terrorist response unit, floundered as the terrorists' deadline approached. The end game — The remaining nine hostages were killed in a botched rescue mission. It later emerged that the German authorities had committed a series of blunders during the attempted rescue. Munich continues — The world, and the terrorists, had watched the crisis unfold live on TV.

Many wanted the Games to be canceled, but the IOC refused. Competition restarted after a one day pause. Israeli athletes leave — The remaining Israeli athletes and officials returned home.

The return home — The coffins of the dead athletes and officials followed with them. The mission — Only three of the terrorists survived. Two were later killed, allegedly by Israeli intelligence in an operation to avenge the massacre. The mission was dramatized in the Steven Spielberg film "Munich. The survivor — Shaul Ladany survived the massacre. He was a champion Olympic walker who had also survived the Holocaust as a child.

A moment for the dead? At 76 years old he still walks 15 kilometers every day. He is baffled as to why the IOC refused a one-minute silence for the Israeli dead at London 's opening ceremony. Photos: Runway to running track: Fashion at the Olympics.