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Top international athletes to watch at Beijing Games

By Eric Adelson
ESPN The Magazine

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

We gave you the top U.S. athletes to watch, but who from the rest of the world will be vying for the podium? Here are the top international athletes to watch at the Beijing Olympics: Liu Xiang, China Sport: Track and field Events: 110-meter hurdles Breakdown: Think there's pressure on Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers? Try shouldering the dreams of 1.3 billion people. Liu shocked his country by matching the world record of 12.91 seconds at the 2004 Athens Games and winning gold, then called h ...

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