Article: Feature: Sports-loving Egyptians enjoy Olympics at cafes along the Nile

Feature: Sports-loving Egyptians enjoy Olympics at cafes along the Nile

By Yu Zhongwen

CAIRO, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- "The performances of the Chinese athletes are wonderful!" Cairo fast-food restaurant manager Said said of the Chinese athletes competing at the ongoing Beijing Olympic Games.

"It's great for the Chinese team to lead the medal tally since the beginning of the Games," said Said, whose snack bar in the suburban district of Maadi is crowded every night with locals watching repeat telecasts of the gymnastic events on television.

It is midnight Sunday, and gentle summer breezes cool the streets of the Egyptian capital. But the mercury is rising inside the cafes of Cairo, as the ...

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