No domain names on Chinese Gold winning athletes (New Kerala)
Beijing, Aug 21 : The Chinese Olympic gold medal winners have become an 'instant icon' and the authorities have imposed a blanket ban on the issuance of internet domain names based on those athletes.

Ban on golden domain names (China Daily)
China's sports authorities have banned the issuance of Internet domain names based on the country's Olympic gold medal-winning athletes. Only the athletes themselves will be allowed to register their names.

Name.com Selects NameMedia's AfternicDLS Domain Sales Platform as Exclusive Supplier of Premium Domain Names (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WALTHAM, Mass.----NameMedia today announced a strategic domain marketing agreement with leading Internet registrar Name.com.

Medalists win Internet order to protect names (China Economic Net)
China's sport authorities have banned the issuing of Internet domain names based on the country's Olympic gold medal-winning athletes to anyone but the medalists themselves.