Medals and Happiness

An interesting article as an afterthought for the Olympics:

Happiness on the Medal Stand? It's as Simple as 1-3-2.

Amidst all the debate on whether China topped the medal tables, maybe it's time to reconsider the values of Olympic medals?

Broken Wings

Liu Xiang, the gold medalist of 110 metre hurdles in 2004 Athens Olympics and China's only hopeful in track and field this year, pulls out of the race due to injury. It would not be exaggerating to say that it is a mournful day for all the Chinese.