Society82 seconds and a moment of truth for accidental trailblazer from Saudi ArabiaWojdan Shaherkani lasts a little more than a minute in debut of Saudi women at Games. Can we really call it a milestone?
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Society7 things that we might not miss from the ancient OlympicsThe Games sure have changed in the last 2,700 years
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SocietyBadminton: As good as it gets without goldTo shouts of "Bruce Li!" Canada delighted and impressed at the semifinal against Japan
SocietyTwitter chronicles #Olympic history A first for African-Americans, a 20th for Phelps, and a Brit gets ’blind drunk’