Fri, Jul 18, 2008 The California Report Magazine Olympic Underdogs Listen (RealMedia stream) Download (MP3) (Windows: right-click and choose "Save Target As." Mac: hold Ctrl, click link, and choose "Save As.") Though the U.S. typically dominates summer Olympic sports such as swimming, gymnastics and basketball, that's not so much the case when it comes to badminton. Still, the U.S. badminton team is undaunted. Holed up at their training center in Orange County, they've committed to raising the sport's profile in the U.S. and to beating low expectations in Beijing. Reporters: Rob Schmitz « back to week of July 18, 2008 Email this page to a friend *Your name:  *Your email address:  *Friend's email address:  Additional Message:  (optional)  * Indicates required field. Names and email addresses are not collected by KQED.org. For more information, please see our privacy policy.

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