Montana dancers to perform in Beijing Olympics (Great Falls Tribune)
MISSOULA A group of dancers from the Rocky Mountain Ballet Theater has been accepted to participate in the 2008 Summer Olympics, to be held in Beijing.
Japan Olympics body chooses Tokyo as 2016 Summer Games candidate city (The Star Online)
TOKYO (AP) - The Japanese Olympic Committee on Wednesday chose Tokyo over the southwestern city of Fukuoka as the country’s pick to vie for the right to host the 2016 Summer Olympics.
CH2M Hill, partners win 2012 Olympic contract in London (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
A team led by Denver’s engineering giant CH2M Hill Cos. Ltd. has been chosen to oversee construction of an estimated $4 billion worth of sports venues, including an 80,000-seat stadium, and related infrastructure projects in preparation for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Tokyo to bid for 2016 Olympics (Gulf Daily News)
TOKYO: Japan picked Tokyo yesterday to bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics, giving the capital a head start in an uphill race, half a century after the 1964 games which symbolised the city’s rebirth.
2008 Olympics viewable on cellular phones, MP4s in Beijing (New Kerala)
Beijing, Aug 30: People in Beijing will be able to watch the 2008 Olympic games on their mobile phones, digital cameras, personal digital assistants and MP4 players.
China to broadcast Beijing Olympics on DMB (MobileMag)
China has more mobile phone users than any country in the world — 431 million — and organizers of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics are looking to capitalize on that fact to broadcast the games to Chinese users.
Going for Olympic Goldman (The Motley Fool via Yahoo! News)
The bankers at Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS - News) have a reputation for being a competitive group, and they can now add Olympic dreams to their list of ambitions. Last Friday, the Financial Times reported that Goldman is advising the city of Fukuoka, Japan, on its bid to host the 2016 Summer Games and is willing to commit its own capital to infrastructure projects in this context.
Tokyo to bid for Olympic glory (Asia Times)
TOKYO - The Japanese capital has won the hotly contested race to become the country’s candidate site to bid for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, edging out its only rival, Fukuoka in western Japan.
Tokyo To Be Japan s 2016 Summer Games Bid Candidate (GamesBids.com)
By a close vote of 33 to 22, 55 selection committee members, including Japanese Olympic Committee officials and representatives from domestic sports federations, selected Tokyo over Fukuoka to represent Japan in its bid for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.
Watch 2008 Olympics on your cell phone (Hindustan Times)
People in Beijing will be able to watch the 2008 Olympic games on their mobile phones, digital cameras, personal digital assistants and MP4 players.