Find everything you need for Olympic year
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- The Olympic legacy
- The Games may be Beijing's big coming-out party, but once the last medal is awarded, what's next for the Chinese capital?
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- Where's the party?
- While Beijing prepares for the biggest bash in its history, some of the city's bars are closing for a few months, while others are introducing eye-popping covers
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- The load on Liu
- Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang is already a superstar – and 1.3 billion pairs of eyes will be watching him in August
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- Gold fingers
- Want to see the local players win? Check out the events in which China might get their hands on a gold medal, and where you also might get your hands on a ticket
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- Pressure? What pressure?
- Gold medalist and Australian 400-metre runner Cathy Freeman knows how it feels to compete in a home Olympics
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- How to get to the venues
- Don't get lost! We've got directions (including bus and subway lines) for all the Olympic spots
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- The road to Beijing
- Time Out recalls the highlights of the Olympic timeline, from the unveiling of the Fuwas, to the latest car restrictions
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- Everything you need to know about the Paralympics
- The party doesn't end with August's Olympics Games. In September, disabled athletes from around the world will compete in the Paralympics. We've put together a cheat sheet of the Games' history, events, and controversies
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- Olympic Faces
- Whether they're branding their faces with Olympic tattoos or obsessively photographing the Bird's Nest, these characters make Beijing a little more colorful
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- Iron man
- Australian Paralympic hero John Maclean rows for the gold this September
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- Gimme an O!
- Chinese cheerleaders root for the home team. Time Out pays a visit to their training camp
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- Athletes to watch from around the world
- Check out these international contenders. We predict they'll be the Games' record-breakers and history-makers.
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- No tickets? No problem
- From outdoor big screens to super sports bars, we've found the best places to watch the Games with a crowd. Plus, your chances of scoring day-of tickets
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- China's history at the Games
- Writer and Olympic expert Xu Guoqi retraces how this year's host became a medal-winning powerhouse
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- Day-by-day best bets
- You won't be able to see everything this August, but we've found the Olympic must-sees for every day of the Games. Plus, we list the events you might still be able to score tickets for
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- Chinese athletes to watch
- China hopes to surpass the US in medals this Olympics. From a hot-headed badminton star to a pair of 16-year-old diving dynamos, here are some of the athletes who may help lead the way