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EVEN in China, a century is a long time to wait. In 1908, as the fourth modern Olympic games took place in London, a magazine called Tianjin Youth posed three questions. When would a Chinese athlete take part in the games? When would the country send[...]

BEIJING — As the last gold medals won by U.S. athletes were awarded Sunday, as The Star-Spangled Banner was cued one last time, U.S. Olympic basketball player Jason Kidd turned to his teammates on the medal podium and reminded them to put their hands[...]

China’s gold rush aligns with the country’s — and much of the world’s — preferred measure of Olympics dominance: The gold-medal count. And the U.S. can claim that it is on top at these Games, because it leads in total medals. If this holds up,[...]