The Games will take place August 8-24, 2008, in Beijing. The Games will play host to the 28 summer sports currently on the Olympic program. Approximately 10,500 athletes are expected to participate in the Games, with around 20,000 accredited media bringing the Games to the world.
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Athletics Australia says its Olympians will not march in the opening ceremony at Beijing because of concern for athletes’ health and welfare.
Preeja Sreedharan has achieved the ‘B’ qualifying norms for the Beijing Olympics after finishing runner-up in the 10,000m run of the British Miles Club Elite Grand Prix in London by slicing more than a minute from the national record timing set by her. Sreedharan finished second behind local Jo Pavey on Saturday with a new national record timing of 32:04.41s.
The marine artist Wyland says he’ll paint his 100th and final mural in Beijing.
After weeks of speculation New Zealand tennis player Marina Erakovic has been named to compete at the Beijing Olympics. It follows a tremendous 2008 for the 20 year-old who’s moved from 160 in the world rankings to 64 in just months.
Rising tennis star Marina Erakovic was today rewarded for an outstanding six months with selection for the Beijing Olympic Games in August.
Test runs on the Beijing-Tianjin express railway ended Saturday, with the line scheduled to be in use by Aug. 1 ahead of the 2008 Olympic Games, CCTV reported on Sunday. Trains ran at a maximum of 380 km per hour on Saturday, the fa …
Fans at the Olympic wrestling trials gave a standing ovation Saturday after 37-year-old competitor Marcel Cooper of the U.S. Army left his shoes on the mat as a symbol of retirement. In the media seating, another 37-year-old with special appreciation for that moment stood and applauded, too.
BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - China will ease price controls on oil and gas products “at an appropriate time,” the central government’s economic planning agency said.
BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - China’s industrial value-added output in the first five months rose 16.3 pct from a year earlier, unchanged from the first four months, the National Bureau of Statistics said.