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You are here: Home / Archives for Michael Phelps

Schooling Phelps: Singapore swimmer beats his idol for gold

August 18, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Joseph Schooling was working on a school essay one morning in 2008 when Michael Phelps showed up to train at his club in Singapore ahead of the Beijing Olympics.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2016, JOSEPH SCHOOLING, Michael Phelps, VOL 35 NO 34 | AUGUST 20 – AUGUST 26

The Layup Drill: The fall roundup

September 15, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly As the summer days turn to fall, we look at what’s new in the world of sports.

Filed Under: The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2012, Amateur Championship, Canadian Women, Chinese American, Decatur High School, Honda Civic, Key Arena, London, Michael Jordan, Michael Phelps, NBA, Nathan Adrian Day, Olympics, Pacific Northwesterner, Taiwan, UFC, Vol 31 No 38 | September 15 - September 21

Youthful voice: “A look into this year’s Olympics”

August 27, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Summer Olympic Games have been around since the 1896 Games in Athens, Greece. Since then, the United States have won a total of 929 gold medals, while China has only won a total of 163 gold medals. Though China received the most gold medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics, the total amount is still far from the amount of medals received by the United States …

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Greece, IOC, Karena Tien, London, Michael Phelps, Missy Franklin, Moscow, New York City, North Greenwich Arena, Olympic Games, Olympics, Paris, Ricoh Arena, SYLP, Summer Olympics, Though China, United States, Youth issue

Commentary: Ring in the rabbit: tiger can rest, parenting or governing

February 17, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

I have been very reluctant to get in on the Tiger mom craze, as parenting is not really a topic I am interested in.

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2011, American Chronicle, Beijing Olympics, China, Chinese American, Cold War, Commentary Ring, Financial Times, Francis Fukuyama, Great Leap Forward, Michael Phelps, President Obama, Steve Jobs, Vol 30 No 8 | February 19 - February 25, Wendy Liu, White House, attention

Ohno’s 7th medal tops among US Winter Olympians

February 24, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Apolo Anton Ohno made history the hard way, overcoming a rare mistake that dropped him to last place before rallying to earn his record seventh Olympic medal.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2010, Beijing Games, Bonnie Blair, China, Francois Hamelin, Lee Ho-suk, Lee Jung-su, Michael Phelps, Olympics, Pacific Coliseum, Seattle, South Koreans, Sung Si-bak, United States, VANCOUVER, Vol 29 No 9 | February 27 - March 5, Winter Olympian

Aug. 8: The Summer Games open, Michael Phelps makes history

December 31, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Games opened in Beijing with 14,000 performers and 91,000 spectators in the Bird’s Nest Stadium. Dancing, music,

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2009, Beijing, Mark Spitz, Michael Phelps, Nest Stadium, Olympics, Vol 28 No 2 | January 3 - January 9

Aug. 10: Hooters gives Chinese sports fans a thrill

December 24, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

During the Olympics, I met up with friends at a symbol of American indulgence — yes, we went to the Hooters in Beijing.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2009, American Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Caution Blondes Thinking, China, Chinese, Jason Liu, Michael Phelps, Northwest Asian Weekly, Vol 28 No 1 | December 27 - January 2, Yao Ming

Volunteer says Olympics in Beijing only the beginning

December 6, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Ask any Olympic athlete, and you will find that the road to Beijing this summer was an intense and difficult journey. The language barrier and international skepticism only added to the stress during the actual events.

Filed Under: News, World News Tagged With: 2008, Beijing National Stadium, Big Brothers Big Sisters, China, Chinese, Irfan Shariff, Michael Phelps, New York, Northwest Asian Weekly, President Bush, San Francisco, Summer Olympics, USOC, United States, culture, language, vol 27 no 50 | December 6 - December 12

Beijing after the Olympics, is still wonderful

November 8, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The best time to visit Beijing is now ? Cheaper hotels, less traffic, nicer weather. There is also an opportunity to get a sense of the Olympics before it?s too late.

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Travel Tagged With: 2008, Assunta Ng, Beijing Dance School, Bird Nest, China, Chinese, Las Vegas, Michael Phelps, Northwest Asian Weekly, Olympics, Space Needle, USD, Water Cube, vol 27 no 47 | November 15 - 21

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