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    Chinese Olympics logo 2008

    April 18th, 2008 by OlympicNews

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  • Olympics Fans Across China Share A Wish and Cheer on Favorite Athletes Via Their Mobile Phones

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    Olympic News 05 April 2008

    April 5th, 2008 by OlympicNews

    KIDK

    Would boycott of Olympics help Tibet?
    Merinews, India
    Tibet needs to understand that boycott of Olympics is no solution. BOYCOTT OF Olympics by the Tibetans is not the right way to solve their problem. …

    Canoe.ca

    International Campaign for Tibet calls on Dutch Olympic Committee …
    Save Tibet, DC
    In advance of meetings next week between the Executive International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Association of National Olympic Committees in Beijing, …

    CCTV

    Proud to bear Olympic flame
    The Sun, UK
    Here she explains why she feels honoured to bear the Olympic flame. I LOVE the spirit of the Olympics – of bringing all the nations together on one platform …

    Radio Australia

    China and the Olympics
    Washington Post, United States
    On July 13th 2001, when Beijing won the right to host the 2008 Olympic Games, the Chinese government promised the world it would improve China’s human …

    SLAM! Sports

    Victoria’s Say heads to third Olympics
    Times Colonist, Canada
    Rick Say of Victoria has scored swimming’s version of the career natural hat trick in gaining a berth into his third Summer Olympics, becoming only the …

    TopNews

    India: The Olympic Torch and Tibet
    Global Voices Online, MA
    Baichung Bhutia, India’s well-known football player has refused to carry the Olympic torch when it comes to India in mid-April. Bhutia is a Buddhist from


    CBC.ca

    An Olympic Honor
    KCBS, CA
    SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — Mayor Gavin Newsom announced the names of the individuals chosen to carry the Olympic Torch through the streets of San Francisco …

    CBC News

    Yao Ming confident of Olympic recovery
    CCTV, China
    Injured center Yao Ming said on Friday in Beijing that he is unlikely to miss the Beijing Olympics this August. Yao is now back in China to consult with …

    icSeftonandWestLancs

    Alexei Puninski Earns Spot On Croatian Olympic Team
    CSTV.com, NY
    COLUMBUS, Ohio - Auburn senior Alexei Puninski punched his ticket to the Olympics Friday night as the Croatia native finished third in the 100m butterfly …

    CBC News

    Bill Asks President Bush to Boycott Beijing Olympics over Human …
    Lifesite, PA
    By Michael Baggot WASHINGTON, DC, April 4, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Communist Chinese Olympic Accountability Act, introduced on Tuesday, …


  • U.S. Women’s Olympic Relay Medalists Appeal IOC Decision

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    Preparations for 2008 Olympic Games

    October 12th, 2007 by OlympicNews

    French are nuts! For this french “athlete”, sport is everything. He practices everywhere, anywhere, just to make sure he will be fit for the 2008 Olympic Games.




  • iJET Releases 2008 Summer Olympic Games Travel Brief

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    The Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

    August 13th, 2007 by OlympicNews

    The Fuwa (Pinyin: Fúwá) were unveiled as the mascots of the games by the National Society of Chinese Classic Literature Studies on November 11, 2005, at an event marking the 1000th day before the opening of the games.

    The Fuwa consist of five members according to the five elements of Chinese philosophy: Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying, and Nini. The five mascots incorporate fish, giant panda, fire, Tibetan antelope, and swallow designs respectively, and each also represents one of the five Olympic Rings. When the first syllable of each of the five names are said together, the result is the phrase “Beijing welcomes you”

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  • China and U.S. Compete for Most Visitors to Official Beijing 2008 Olympic Web Site

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