SHENZHEN, August 20, 2001 - Paul Tergat, Haile Gebreselassie, Kenenisa Bekele, Moses Masai, Imane Merga, Sileshi Sihine -- these are some of the names that come to mind when mentioning the 10,000 meters. These greats have put East Africa on the world map for the past two decades.

SHENZHEN,August 18,2011 -Every morning without fail, a plane laden with vials of fresh urine takes off in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen and lands just under three hours later in Beijing.The fluids, which have been provided by athletes at the Universiade, are then transported to a high-tech laboratory in China's capital city at which point roughly 30 experts in white coats start their working day.

SHENZHEN, August 17, 2011 -Corruption and match-fixing are the "biggest threats to sport ever," Risto Nieminen, the president of the World Lottery Association, said Wednesday during a presentation at a sports reporters' forum.

LONDON, August 16,2011 -Tuesday will see a tip-off in the first competitive sports event in the complex which will be hosting the world of sport this time next year.

SHENZHEN,August 15,2011 -It is rare to get the opportunity to experience such a big event, like the Universiade. Especially because there is no athlete competing from Iceland. But coming here as made me realize how small my country is. For example there are more volunteers here in Shenzhen for the Universiade, than the total population of Iceland. The volunteers number about 1,2 million but the population of Iceland is only 320 000. .