2008 Summer Olympics In Beijing China Blog

NBC Agency raises duo
Variety - Vescera, who had served as senior VP of the NBC Agency since 1998, will also take an active role in promoting the 2008 Summer Olympics and will handle other aspects of Peacock branding. Other than a two-year stint at ABC (where he helped steer the

Calif. university settles coach lawsuit
Bellingham Herald - to be reinstated, and I am happy to recover most of our legal costs,” Humphreys said. She also will receive back pay and benefits dating to the time she was laid off. Humphreys won a gold medal in the 200-meter butterfly at the 1972 Summer Olympics in

News of Pleasantville
Titusville Herald - Summer Olympics: It’s time for the 3rd annual Shamburg summer Olympics. Sunday, Aug. 12, at the Shamburg Picnic grounds. Opening ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. Award ceremony and picnic following the games. Anyone with questions or anyone wishing to

Road to local duty is short one
Denver Post - Romanoff claims it will be difficult to celebrate the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing “if China is still supporting Sudan.” (Not to mention the half-century subjugation of the Chinese people. Shouldn’t that put a damper on men’s singles badminton

Press Release Tips and Template
PRWeb - Railpass.com Announces New Greece N Italy Railpass Available for Summer Olympics In anticipation of the Olympic Games returning to its ancient roots in Athens next month, Railpass.com announced the availability of the Greece N Italy Railpass

Cheryl Tan
WAVY News 10 - As a reporter for the Fox affiliate, she covered the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, as well as the aftermath of the Centennial Olympic Bombing. In her three years at WGXA, she was promoted from reporter, to weekend anchor, to main anchor. Then she

Pappas still has sights set on 08 Olympics
News-Review - With the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, just over 13 months away, Tom Pappas still carries the drive and is gearing his training efforts toward becoming a three-time Olympian. The Azalea native, a 1994 Glendale High School graduate, will

Lifter eyes Pan Am gold
The Shreveport Times - The World Championships is their last chance at qualifying for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. “He and Cody have legitimate chances at Olympic teams,” Pierce said. Farris holds the American record in the clean and jerk with an incredible

Tran, USA taking first shot at Olympics
Daily News - With a strong performance in the upcoming Pan Am Games, which begin July 15 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tran and Team USA would gain a coveted berth in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Tran, who starred as a goalie at the University of

Hollywood Heavyweight Steven Spielberg May Quit Olympics
The Epoch Times - U.S. film director Steven Spielberg. Spielberg may terminate his position of artistic advisor in the 2008 Olympics Games over Beijing’s continuing financing of the Darfur genocide. (Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images) The guru of Hollywood directors

Queen’s grandson is to marry - but his sister Zara delays marriage
Daily Mail - Horserider Zara, meanwhile, is thought to have put off plans to tie the knot until the summer of 2009 so she can concentrate on training for the 2008 Olympics. Protocol means royal marriages rarely take place close to one another and the

Olympic hopeful Rio gets positive reviews
Indianapolis Star - In all, the United States qualified athletes in 10 sports for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, including both water polo squads and the women’s softball team. . . . U.S. softball player Laura Berg , a three-time Olympian and Pan Am Games participant, was

Lawmakers Seek To Pressure China Over Killings in Darfur (The New York Sun)
City Council members are calling on New York-based sponsors of the 2008 Beijing Olympics to pressure the Chinese government to help end the killing in Darfur by threatening to withdraw their sponsorship. The members are planning to meet outside NBC Studios today to urge the television station and other sponsors of the summer Olympics to use their financial stake in the international sporting …

Lawmakers Seek To Pressure China Over Killings in Darfur (The New York Sun)
City Council members are calling on New York-based sponsors of the 2008 Beijing Olympics to pressure the Chinese government to help end the killing in Darfur by threatening to withdraw their sponsorship. The members are planning to meet outside NBC Studios today to urge the television station and other sponsors of the summer Olympics to use their financial stake in the international sporting …

Oden Doubtful for U.S. Training Camp, Olympics (Washington Post)
Greg Oden is leaning toward skipping U.S. training camp next month, a move that possibly will end his chances of playing in the 2008 Olympics.

Beijing: Oly Cell Phone Number for Sale (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
It’s a very special number in China — 20080808 — and Zhang Jianyun hopes it’s about to pay off. The number represents the opening date of next year’s Beijing Olympics — Aug. 8, 2008.

Smog and Mirrors: China’s Plan for a Green Olympics (Wired News)
The 2008 Olympics are China’s coming-out party, a victory lap for the Godzilla of the global economy — and it’s supposed to be green. But smogged-out skylines threaten to overshadow the solar-powered showers, electric buses and the millions of new trees. Will we see marathoners in face masks?

Olympics visitors: Try bohemian Beijing (AP via Yahoo! News)
If you’re planning a trip to Beijing for the 2008 Summer Olympics, but you fear you may tire of Olympic fever and flag-waving throngs, don’t despair. Consider checking out bohemian Beijing, from art, music and groovy boutiques to quiet temples.

Team USA, China square off (Rome News-Tribune)
Click here for more on Team USDA baseball. China is known for a lot of things a rich culture, the Great Wall, its communist government and its unique cuisine but one thing it s not known for is baseball.However, with the 2008 Summer Olympics coming to Beijing, Chinese sports officials vowed to improve their nation s baseball image.China s national baseball team s exhibition game tour this …

Canada s aggressive, winning attitude in Rio good preparation for Olympics (Canada.com)
Ian Millar of Canada rides his horse In Style at the final round of the individual equestrian jumping competition at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, July 29, 2007.

Canada’s aggressive, winning attitude in Rio good preparation for Olympics (Canada.com)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - It was fitting on many levels that Team Canada handed its Pan Am Games farewell flagwaving duties to triple gold-medallist Alexandra Orlando, whose ribbon malfunctioned disastrously in rhythmic gymnastics preliminaries last week.

Families can enjoy the summer transformation of the slopes (The Buffalo News)
It s so hard to choose. Would you rather take your middle-schooler golfing or mountain biking? Maybe you want to try fly-fishing, whitewater rafting or a long Alpine slide? How about racing down an Olympic bobsled track (Park City, Utah, www.parkcityinfo.com), or a state-of-the-art skateboard park (Breckenridge, Colo., www.gobreck.com)?

Beijingers cautioned about behavior during 2008 Summer Games (Pravda)
Clean up your act. The long-awaited Olympics open in just over a year - Aug. 8, 2008 - and Liu’s speech signals the games are fast approaching. With two weeks to go before countdown clocks reach 365 days, Chinese officials are stepping up an ongoing campaign to get Beijingers to be better behaved.

6 Senior Olympic ribbons won by a Rolla swimmer (Rolla Daily News)
Rolla resident Jill Johnson, 52, isn t slowing down, and she has six ribbons from the 2007 Summer National Senior Games to prove it.

Lawmakers Seek To Pressure China Over Killings in Darfur (The New York Sun)
City Council members are calling on New York-based sponsors of the 2008 Beijing Olympics to pressure the Chinese government to help end the killing in Darfur by threatening to withdraw their sponsorship. The members are planning to meet outside NBC Studios today to urge the television station and other sponsors of the summer Olympics to use their financial stake in the international sporting …

Beijing preparations for the Olympics (AP via Yahoo! News)
Here’s a look at some of the venues and preparations under way in Beijing for next summer’s Olympics.

Pan Am Games offer dress rehearsal for possible Olympic bid (Los Angeles Times)
RIO DE JANEIRO There was no pretense in Brazil’s intentions for the $1.9-billion effort that allowed Rio to host what has turned out to be a successful Pan American Games.

Travel Q&A (The Post and Courier)
Q: We’d like to find lodging in Beijing during the Olympics next summer. Do you know of any reputable, less-expensive hotels or even hostels? A: With regard to the Games of the 29th Olympiad, “Citius, Altius, Fortius” appears to be the motto not only of the Olympic movement, but also of Bei…

Step-by-step strategy keeps Eastler on Olympic path (Bangor Daily News)
After representing the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, Kevin Eastler thought about walking off into the competitive sunset.

Oden probably will skip U.S. training camp (USA Today)
Greg Oden is leaning toward skipping U.S. training camp next month, possibly ending his chances of playing in the 2008 Olympics. Oden, the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, had a tonsillectomy July 14 and was forced to miss the Americans’ minicamp last weekend in Las Vegas.

Special Olympic torch flashes in Washington (China Daily)
The Flame of Hope for the Shanghai 2007 Special Olympic World Summer Games lit the torch, which was carried to pass through a string of landmark sites in Washington, on Thursday at the White House hosted by U.S. President George W. Bush and Mrs. Bush.

Olympic dreams call ’special’ trio to China (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News)
Three youths will participate in the Special Olympics beginning October 2 Charul Shah, Minang Mehta and Pooja Soni are Olympic participants with a difference. The trio - undergoing treatment at Sharda School for Mentally Retarded Children - will soon visit Shanghai, China to participate in the Special Olympics’ World Summer Games beginning October 2. While Charul (20) and Minang (18) will take …

Oden Doubtful for U.S. Training Camp, Olympics (Washington Post)
Greg Oden is leaning toward skipping U.S. training camp next month, a move that possibly will end his chances of playing in the 2008 Olympics.

Day in pictures
BBC News - Chinese men and women, dressed in the typical costumes of the country’s ethnic minorities, listen to a pep talk ahead of the 2008 Olympics. An Iraqi football fan watches the game between his country’s team and South Korea as part of the Asian Cup

Oden Doubtful for U.S. Training Camp, Olympics
Washington Post - Greg Oden is leaning toward skipping U.S. training camp next month, a move that possibly will end his chances of playing in the 2008 Olympics. Oden, the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, had a tonsillectomy July 14 and was forced to miss U.S. minicamp

Brazil tops Americans for soccer gold
Houston Chronicle - The victory meant both U.S. water polo squads made it to the 2008 Olympics. The world champion women won the gold earlier in the Pan Ams. The undefeated U.S. team had already beaten the Brazilians 12-6 in preliminary round play. On the pitch, it was a