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Athletes Hit the Sights

Athletes Hit the Sights

“Did everybody get on the bus? OK, here we go.” The tour guide started the trip for the athletes to Tian’anmen Square and the Forbidden City on Saturday morning.

Colorful Lives in the Village

“The athletes from Latin America get up early, and the European players go to sleep late, and those from the third world countries are hard working,” Wang Hui, a volunteer working in the gym ofhe Athletes’ Village told the reporter Saturday.

Love in the Village

Love in the Village

Rosangela Vieira and her coach Roberto Dornelas from the Brazilian women’s basketball team have a common signature, meaning they are in love. When asked if they were couples, Dornelas said, “We’re husband and wife, but it’s better to call us boyfriend and girlfriend.”