2008 Summer Olympics In Beijing China Blog

Olympics moving to Sky (The New Zealand Herald)
Sky Television has been awarded the New Zealand broadcast rights to coverage of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and the 2012 Summer Games in London.

Virginia Tech vet chosen to care for Olympic horses - roanoke.com (The New River Valley Current)
The equestrian events for the 2008 games will be held in Hong Kong, not Beijing. David Hodgson A recent addition to the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech will be spending next summer in China, caring for horses in the 2008 Olympics.

Seven athletes awarded scholarship (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News)
Kick-starting the preparation for the Summer Olympic Games to be held in Beijing next year, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with consumer durable giants Samsung. Under the agreement, Samsung has offered scholarship to seven top sportspersons to prepare for the 2008 Olympics. The scholarship will be for a period of one year beginning …

Virginia Tech vet chosen to care for Olympic horses - roanoke.com (The New River Valley Current)
The equestrian events for the 2008 games will be held in Hong Kong, not Beijing. David Hodgson A recent addition to the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech will be spending next summer in China, caring for horses in the 2008 Olympics.

In drought, China stores Olympics water (MSNBC)
China has begun storing water to guarantee supplies in the northern port during next year’s Olympic Games.

No rest for restaurant guides in 2008 (USA Today)
The economy may be cooling down, but that hasn’t prevented the competition among restaurant review guides from heating up. USA TODAY’s Jerry Shriver talked to the heads of the three guides to find out what’s on their plates for 2008.

Advocacy group complains about press freedom in China ahead of Olympics (CNews)
PARIS - A leading media rights group has complained to the International Olympic Committee about China’s treatment of reporters leading up to the Beijing Summer Games.

Will China love the Olympic spotlight? (Phayul)
***imageRIGHT1***WHEN the International Olympic Committee awarded Beijing the 2008 Summer Games in July 2001, the announcement ignited wild celebrations across the country. The Chinese Communist Party hoped to use the games to showcase the country’s emergence as a dynamic, modern nation.

Will China “Lose” the 2008 Olympics? (Environmental News Network)
When the International Olympic Committee awarded Beijing the 2008 Summer Games in July 2001, the announcement ignited wild celebrations across the country. The Chinese Communist Party hoped to use the Games to showcase the country’s emergence as a dynamic, modern nation. But as China’s leaders begin final preparations for the Games next August, they may be wondering if hosting the event was such …

China Appoints New Mayor in Beijing (Washington Post)
BEIJING, Nov. 30 — China on Friday appointed a new mayor in Beijing, an ally of President Hu Jintao’s and a former party boss in Tibet who will now be in charge of a city scrambling to prepare for the 2008 Olympic Games.

Texas Invite spotlight: Hee-Jin Chang (Texas Longhorns)
Never mind that she represented her native Korea at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia at the age of 14. Forget about the experience of anchoring relays to All-America finishes at the NCAA Championship.

Have You Seen Her? Storm Star Lauren Jackson (WNBA.com)
The past year has been a busy one for Seattle Storm forward/center Lauren Jackson . After being named to the WNBA’s All-Decade Team and to the All-WNBA First Team following the 2006 season, Jackson helped lead her native Australia to a gold medal in the World Championships, earning the Opals a berth in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Dancers take big step — to China (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
The studios at Northland School of Dance in Champlin are always bustling with dancers who practice after school, late on weeknights and early on weekend mornings. This year, many of these students will spend even more hours every week at the dance studio to prepare not for the season of competitions and recitals, but for a trip to dance on a global stage at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. The …

TVNZ misses out on 2012 Olympics
MSN New Zealand - TVNZ has lost the broadcast rights to cover the Summer Olympics in London in 2012. Sky Television has been awarded the New Zealand rights to coverage of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and the 2012 Games in London. The International Olympic

Mission incredible
Age - It also helps that he came bearing gifts the 2010 winter and 2012 summer Olympics, stolen from Seven in a stunning coup. Putting aside their financial value, the real worth of the Olympics lies in what they symbolise, a declaration that after two

Eugeneans should follow China’s example and behave like civilized human beings (Oregon Daily Emerald)
I understand that, in preparation for hosting the 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing has mounted a campaign to put an end to public spitting in an effort to demonstrate to next year’s visitors from around the world that, despite occasional rumors to the contrary, China is a truly civilized country.

Dancers take big step — to China (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
The studios at Northland School of Dance in Champlin are always bustling with dancers who practice after school, late on weeknights and early on weekend mornings. This year, many of these students will spend even more hours every week at the dance studio to prepare not for the season of competitions and recitals, but for a trip to dance on a global stage at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. The …

Philharmonia to play with local orchestra before Beijing Games (Yale Daily News)
Yale s Philharmonia Orchestra will travel to China in July 2008 to perform with the orchestra and chorus of the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing at the finale of Beijing s Cultural Olympiad.

China may come to rue hosting the Olympics (Taipei Times)
When the International Olympic Committee awarded Beijing the 2008 Summer Games in July 2001, the announcement ignited wild celebrations across the country. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) hoped to use the Games to showcase the country’s emergence as a dynamic, modern nation.

400-meter champion wins appeal against Olympic ban (USA Today)
World 400-meter champion Christine Ohuruogu won her appeal Tuesday against a lifetime Olympic ban for missing doping tests.

Chinadaily.com.cn sharing the Olympic spirit (China Daily)
The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will provide great opportunities for China’s tourism industry, said Aris Spiliotopoulos, Minister of Tourism of the Hellenic Republic, during his visit in Beijing on Tuesday.

Erin Mazursky: In the Case of the Beijing Olympic Games, China Falls Short of Even the Bronze Medal (HuffingtonPost)
While China is busy presenting an ideal of itself to the world next summer, governments and activists have been hard at work to dispel these illusions.

Ohuruogu overturns her Olympic ban (CNN.com)
World 400 meters champion Christine Ohuruogu has been cleared to compete at Beijing 2008 after winning her appeal against a lifetime Olympic ban.

Sky awarded Olympic broadcasting rights (Stuff)
Sky Television has been awarded the New Zealand broadcast rights to coverage of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and the 2012 Summer Games in London.

Incredible change in China produces a major wow reaction
Florida Times-Union - Currently, China is preparing to host the 2008 Olympics. The relocation of factories from Beijing, English signs, beautiful hotels and widespread etiquette training should produce an atmosphere acceptable to all. In China, eight is a

The Olympic Museum
Earthtimes - With the coming of the Beijing 2008 Olympics, Chinese high technology will continue to interact closely with the rest of the world. With aigo’s leadership and the International Olympic platform, aigo will create waves all over the world. About aigo

U High grad Nnamani helps U.S. volleyball qualify for 2008 Olympics
Pantagraph - University High School graduate Ogonna Nnamani of Normal helped the U.S. Women s National Volleyball Team qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games with a third-place finish at the recent FIVB World Cup in Japan. Nnamani started 15 of 18 sets and averaged

Munich city council approves 2018 Olympic bid (EARTHtimes.org)
Munich - The Munich city council on Wednesday voted in favour of an Olympic bid for the 2018 Winter Games, with the final decision to be made next week by Germany’s Olympic Committee (DOSB). We took another step towards Olympic Winter Winter Games w…

Virginia Tech vet chosen to care for Olympic horses - roanoke.com (The New River Valley Current)
The equestrian events for the 2008 games will be held in Hong Kong, not Beijing. David Hodgson A recent addition to the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech will be spending next summer in China, caring for horses in the 2008 Olympics.

Christine Ohuruogu to learn Olympic fate (Daily Telegraph)
World Champion is set to learn if she will be free to run for Great Britain in the 400 metres at next summer’s Olympic Games in Beijing. Tom Knight reports.

COMMENT: Will China love the Olympic spotlight? (The New Straits Times–All the News that Matter)
WHEN the International Olympic Committee awarded Beijing the 2008 Summer Games in July 2001, the announcement ignited wild celebrations across the country. The Chinese Communist Party hoped to use the games to showcase the country’s emergence as a dynamic, modern nation. But as China’s leaders begin final preparations for the games next August, they may be wondering if hosting the event was such …

Chinadaily.com.cn sharing the Olympic spirit (China Daily)
The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will provide great opportunities for China’s tourism industry, said Aris Spiliotopoulos, Minister of Tourism of the Hellenic Republic, during his visit in Beijing on Tuesday.

Ohuruogu wins appeal against Olympic ban (AP via Yahoo! News)
World 400-meter champion Christine Ohuruogu won her appeal Tuesday against a lifetime Olympic ban for missing doping tests.

Erin Mazursky: In the Case of the Beijing Olympic Games, China Falls Short of Even the Bronze Medal (HuffingtonPost)
While China is busy presenting an ideal of itself to the world next summer, governments and activists have been hard at work to dispel these illusions.

China may come to rue hosting the Olympics (Taipei Times)
When the International Olympic Committee awarded Beijing the 2008 Summer Games in July 2001, the announcement ignited wild celebrations across the country. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) hoped to use the Games to showcase the country’s emergence as a dynamic, modern nation.

Clinton man wins $50,000 lotto prize (Quad-City Times)
CLINTON, Iowa A Clinton man plans to pay his way to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, with his $50,000 Powerball winnings.

Clinton man wins $50,000 lotto prize (Quad-City Times)
CLINTON, Iowa A Clinton man plans to pay his way to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, with his $50,000 Powerball winnings.

Will China love the Olympic spotlight? (Phayul)
***imageRIGHT1***WHEN the International Olympic Committee awarded Beijing the 2008 Summer Games in July 2001, the announcement ignited wild celebrations across the country. The Chinese Communist Party hoped to use the games to showcase the country’s emergence as a dynamic, modern nation.

IOC Has Final Approval For Accreditation At Beijing 2008 (GamesBids.com)
The Associated Press reports the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will have the final say in approving the official accreditation for journalists at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

China may come to rue hosting the Olympics (Taipei Times)
When the International Olympic Committee awarded Beijing the 2008 Summer Games in July 2001, the announcement ignited wild celebrations across the country. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) hoped to use the Games to showcase the country’s emergence as a dynamic, modern nation.

Virginia Tech vet chosen to care for Olympic horses - roanoke.com (The New River Valley Current)
The equestrian events for the 2008 games will be held in Hong Kong, not Beijing. David Hodgson A recent addition to the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech will be spending next summer in China, caring for horses in the 2008 Olympics.

Power up with pilates (Independent Tribune)
CONCORD - Jordan Vaden is in the best shape of his life. As a professional track and field runner training for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he gets up every morning and runs circuits with his coach at the track at Mount Pleasant High School. In the afternoons, he meets with Jo Henderson, his personal pilates trainer. “She tries to break me,” Vaden said. “She comes up with new stuff for me to do.” …

Vancouver turns to native legends for mascots (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Organizers of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver used animals of Canada’s Pacific Coast — both real and imaginary — as inspiration for the three official Games mascots unveiled on Tuesday.

Eugeneans should follow China’s example and behave like civilized human beings (Oregon Daily Emerald)
I understand that, in preparation for hosting the 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing has mounted a campaign to put an end to public spitting in an effort to demonstrate to next year’s visitors from around the world that, despite occasional rumors to the contrary, China is a truly civilized country.

Opening day for Olympics and a good day to marry (The Star–The People’s Paper)
August 8, 2008 is more than just a date. For one, it marks the day of the opening ceremony for the highly anticipated Beijing Olympics.

Annulled results wipe clean memory of Marion Jones
Times Online - Jones but also for the Olympic Games. As I watch gold-medal performances in the Beijing 2008 Olympics, I will be forced to wonder even more deeply which athletes are taking illegal subtances. I wish this story didn’t tarnish the Olympics more broadly

Andrew Anthony on another year in English sport dominated by failure
Guardian Unlimited - There are good omens for the 2008 Olympics, as Britain’s sailors won five gold medals in this year’s Olympic test event in China. They also performed well at the world championships in Portugal, with a notable win for Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and

Obituary / Takafumi Isomura / Former Osaka Mayor
Daily Yomiuri On-Line - He was first elected mayor in December 1995, succeeding Nishio. As mayor, he tried in vain to get Osaka chosen as the host city for the 2008 Olympics. The city lost out to Beijing in voting by the International Olympic Committee in July 2001. (The

January gets preseason honor
AZCentral.com - Now, she’s joining forces with Lisa Leslie , Sue Bird and coach Anne Donovan in a tour of eight college campuses in preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympics . “There’s no more prideful team to play for than the U.S. National Team,” Taurasi said Tuesday

Falun Gong adherents barred from 2008 Olympics (Scoop.co.nz)
(Vancouver Island, Canada) On November 8, 2007, Li Zhanjun, News Director of the Beijing Olympics media centre, responded to Western criticism of religious restrictions made by Beijing, saying that the Chinese communist regime would allow athletes and tourists to bring religious objects for self-use during the Olympics.