Tsuboi Gustavo of Brazil (bottom) and Peter-Paul Pradeeban of Canada playing table tennis in this long exposure from overhead. Photograph by Vincent Laforet for NEWSWEEK

 I think that I was followed by the secret police in an unmarked car today outside of Beijing…but you’ll have to read through to the end to get to that part of the story. Instead I’m going to take you through my day in chronological order.   (more…)