Beijing Olympics Latest News - 23 April, 2008 - 2

Mixed messages on boycotting the Beijing olympics
By Jonas
The Chinese government were probably hoping to use the Beijing Olympics as the ultimate propaganda tool - a way to make China look great and impressive on the world stage and show their own people that China is popular abroad, ...
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Comment on Beijing Olympics 2008 - Should they be boycotted!? by Shyam
By Shyam
@Nova and Naveen: Somehow I couldn’t disagree more…true question, where was Bhutia all this while, why suddenly raise all this hue and cry, anyways after the Olympics the situation will go back to where it was….but don’tu think making ...
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Siok Siok Tan and Filmmaking in China
By Chris Carr
Siok has also been a visiting lecturer at the Beijing Film Academy, one of Asia’s preeminent film schools. As part of her lecturing stint, she directed a documentary about the Beijing Olympics with the assistance of her students. ...
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Boycotting the Beijing Olympics
By Durango(Durango)
I only made it through a couple hours of the Athens Olympics opening ceremonies. I like watching all the pomp and ceremony and trying to hear the music. But Bob Costas would not shut up. It was so distracting. ...
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Overseas Chinese rally in support of Beijing Olympics, against ...
By Koookiecrumbles
Many Chinese expatriates and students in the United States, Japan and Europe rallied on Saturday to express their support to the upcoming Beijing Olympics, and their anger at some Western media’s biased coverage of the recent Lhasa ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 23 April, 2008 - 1

Russia to send a 900-member delegation to Beijing Olympics
Xinhua - China
MOSCOW, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Russia will send a 900-member delegation to the Beijing Olympic Games in August, including 470 athletes, said a sports official ...
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Oarsome legend ready for Beijing challenge
ABC Online - Australia
Tomkins brushes over some of the big obstacles he's had to overcome in his build up to the Beijing Olympics. He'll turn 43 during the Games and has rowed ...
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Ji-sung called up for the Olympics
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
SEOUL: Manchester United star Park Ji-sung (pic) will be called up as an over-age player to represent South Korea at the Beijing Olympics, the national ...
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Hypocrisy is rife on both sides of the Olympics dispute
Daily Star - Lebanon - Beirut,Lebanon
The current tension between China and (mostly) Western public opinion on the eve of the Beijing Olympics is the result of incompetence, hypocrisy, ...
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Manaudou out of Olympics 200m
Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand
... Manaudou of France will not compete in the 200 metres freestyle at the Beijing Olympics after pulling out of the event at her national championships. ...
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Indonesian legislator urges Jakartans to not link Olympics to ...
Xinhua - China
"The Beijing Olympics should be something we Asians be proud of," said Theo Sambuaga, adding that "as far as Indonesia is concerned, we have always ...
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Indian women lose again, virtually out of Olympics
Hindustan Times - India
The hopes of the Indian women's hockey team of qualifying for the Beijing Olympics were virtually dashed as they went down 2-3 to Belgium in a roundrobin ...
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Manaudou withdraws from 200 metres at Olympics
Reuters South Africa - Johannesburg,South Africa
DUNKIRK, France (Reuters) - World record holder Laure Manaudou of France will not compete in the 200 metres freestyle at the Beijing Olympics after pulling ...
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Freestyle grappler Rajiv Tomar qualifies for Olympics
Hindu - Chennai,India
New Delhi (PTI): Rajiv Tomar became the third Indian grappler to qualify for the Beijing Olympics during a qualification tournament at Martigny in ...
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Cheruiyot will wait for call on Olympics
Boston Globe - United States
Was Robert Cheruiyot's runaway victory enough to earn him a spot on Kenya's marathon team for this summer's Beijing Olympics? "If I get the chance, ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 22 April, 2008 - 2

Why I Boycott Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
By Charz
An official Beijing Olympics information pamphlet has recently been released to secondary schools around China, and one of the characters on the front cover seems awfully familiar. Apart from the shirt color and a few facial details, ...
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Rain Can’t Stop Excited Malaysian Crowds!
By Meg In Beijing
“I am so excited to see the Olympic flame come to the city. It’sa great honor not only for me to be the first torchbearer, as well as for the country and the city upon the Olympic flame’s arrival,” said Tuanku Ja’ afar before the ...
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IOC president urges respect from participants at the Beijing Olympics
PARIS (AFP) - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge promised yesterday that athletes would be free to express themselves at the Beijing Olympics but urged them to respect the Games. The Belgian told France 2 ...
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Sri Lanka Army Sharpshooter To Participate In Beijing Olympics
A Sri Lankan sharpshooter is set to showcase his talent at the Beijing Olympics in August this year.
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 22 April, 2008 - 1

Cambodia opposes Dalai Lama's attempts to sabotage Beijing Olympics
Xinhua - China
PHNOM PENH, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia opposes attempts by the Dalai clique to sabotage the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing by making use of the Tibet ...
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Prime Minister to attend opening of Beijing Olympics
Helsingin Sanomat - Helsinki,Uusimaa,Finland
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (Centre) plans to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics in early August, and will stay there for several days to ...
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DPRK newspaper calls for global efforts to ensure success of ...
Xinhua - China
Many officials of the International Olympic Committee, including its president, Jacques Rogge, are against linking the Tibet issue to the Olympics, ...
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Anti-China protests called shocking, unfair
Calgary Herald - AB, Canada
The stark images provided a firm reminder of how for some, the upcoming Beijing Olympics are not far removed from politics. Earlier this month, protesters ...
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China Exclusive: Companies try to tie export products to Olympics
Xinhua - China
Another 41 companies, most of which are Chinese domestic companies, won the sponsorship and sole supplier title for the Beijing Olympics. ...
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China defends human rights record as Olympics loom
Guardian - UK
... on Monday as the clock ticks ever nearer the Beijing Olympics, accusing Western countries of ignoring problems of their own and having double standards. ...
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The Olympics game
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
With four months to go before the Beijing Olympics, it's too soon for President George W. Bush to tip his hand on whether he will attend the opening ...
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The Olympics and RI
Jakarta Post - Jakarta,Indonesia
The wide-ranging interpretations of what the Beijing Olympics means and what it can be to different parties, make it undoubtedly "an event of ...
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Overseas Chinese rally on Capitol Hill for supportting Beijing ...
CCTV - Beijing,China
To protest the distorted reports about China by some western media, and to support the Beijing Olympics, hundreds of overseas Chinese have gathered in ...
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Olympics favorites kept apart in Beijing draw
CNN International - USA
BEIJING, China (AP) -- Brazil, Italy and hosts China received favorable draws on Sunday for the 2008 Beijing Olympics football tournament. ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 21 April, 2008 - 2

The biggest protest ever for the Beijing Olympics
By beijinger
They raised up the slogan of “Support Beijing Olympics, Protest against The Unfairness of Media Reports”. They waved with Chinese flags (partially donated and sent from the Chinese who live in China), signed their names on boards and ...
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Brazil Secures Final Spot In Beijing Olympics
By Jyle
In some shocking news Canada has also made it into the Olympics. Read the complete article at Beijing Olympic News. Technorati Tags: beijing olympics,beijing 2008,brazil marta,marta brazil,world football news,soccer news. Share This.
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Kyle Shewfelt Recovering for Beijing Olympics
By Jeanne Dupuis
I love the Olympics! I’m getting so excited! image by by Rick McCharles. Technorati Tags: kyle shewfelt,canada olympic park,2008 beijing olympic games,beijing,2008,summer olympics,paul hamm,gymnastics. Share This.
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The Footie :: Brazil Secures Final Spot In Beijing Olympics
The national women’s soccer team of Brazil just secured their spot in the 2008 Beijing Olympic games with their stunning 5-1 win over Ghana. The came in second in the Women’s World Cup last year. From the beginning of the match, ...
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Food safety at Beijing Olympics to be top priority
By Rajiv Dhoot
19 : Food suppliers contracted for the forthcoming Olympic Games in Beijing have been asked to tighten their management procedures to ensure that their products are not sabotaged before or during the Games. read more.

Beijing Olympics Latest News - 21 April, 2008 - 1

Brazil trounce Ghana to book last ticket for Beijing Olympics
Xinhua - China
BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- World Cup finalists Brazil cruised past Ghana 5-1 in a playoff to seal the last seat of the Women's Football Tournament at the ...
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Shells grown with Olympics emblem dispalyed in E China
Xinhua - China
BEIJING, April 20 -- A pair of shells grown with the Beijing Olympics emblem made appearance at the 6th China (International) Pearl Festival held in east ...
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Chinese students in Japan collect signatures supporting Beijing ...
Xinhua - China
"Through the campaign, we want to spread the Olympic spirits and the notion of peace, and to call on the people who support the Beijing Olympics to join ...
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Track team go Down Under in build-up to the Olympics
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
Australia also secured the maximum quota of five riders qualifying for the track cycling competition in the Beijing Olympics and they are currently ranked ...
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Chinese expatriates, students in France rally in support of ...
Xinhua - China
The demonstration was aimed at voicing the Chinese expatriates' support for the 2008 Beijing Olympics -- "a bridge of friendship. ...
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Overseas Chinese in Austria rally in support of Beijing Olympics
Xinhua - China
VIENNA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese expatriates staged a peaceful demonstration in Vienna on Saturday to show support for the Beijing Olympics and express ...
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French LVMH chairman voices support for Beijing Olympics
Xinhua - China
PARIS, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The success of the Beijing Olympics is very important for China and the rest of the world, Bernard Arnault, chairman of the ...
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Over 2000 Chinese, US children paint for Green Olympics
Xinhua - China
... children did the same as their US counterparts, putting down their words on the paintings, saying "Let's give the best wishes to the Beijing Olympics. ...
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Cambodian king to attend opening of Beijing Olympics
Macau Daily Times - Macau
Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni will attend the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, a Chinese diplomat said yesterday, thanking the government ...
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Olympics torch relay begins in Bangkok
Bangkok Post - Thailand
(BangkokPost.com) - The Beijing Olympics torch relay began at the Chinatown Gate in Bangkok on Saturday afternoon, with 80 torch-bearers to complete the ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 18 April, 2008 - 2

BEIJING OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY
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Beijing Olympic Torch Relay route. Olympia - Marathonas - Athens (Greece) (by airplane) Beijing (People’s Republic of China) (by airplane) Almaty (Kazakhstan) (by airplane) Istanbul (Turkey) (by airplane) St. ...
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Good Luck Beijing 2008 marathon
By Wu
April is a busy month for Olympic sports fans in Beijing. The Good Luck Beijing 2008 marathon will be held this Sunday, April 20th. The course is the same that will be used for the Beijing Olympics marathon. ...
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Rights violations tarnish Beijing Olympics
But China's good face has already been wrecked by the international attention on Tibet, the protests dogging the Olympic torch every step of the way and by their own policies.
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The Beijing Olympics Famous “Bird’s Nest” Opened To The ...
By rawartint
The “Bird’s Nest” National Stadium was finally opened as the International media gained access to the structure for the first time and it will admit the first paying customers on Friday. The venue of the Beijing Olympics held a modest ...
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Nike Beijing Olympic 2008 Footwears
Nike has designed a whole line of Olympic Footwear… one for every sport in the Beijing 2008 Olympics. They even have designs for things like Gymnastics, Wushu, Kayaking, Wind Surfing, Taekwondo, Equestrian, and Fencing. ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 18 April, 2008 - 1

Home for the Beijing Olympics
China Daily - China
But foreigners who plan on coming to Beijing for the Olympics in August will face a totally different situation. Visitors will now get more than 490000 ...
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Gymnast Kyle Shewfelt on road to recovery and Beijing Olympics
The Canadian Press - CALGARY
The Summer Olympics in Beijing are less than four months away. Shewfelt, Canada's Olympic gold medallist in gymnastics, needs to make up time lost to two ...
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Olympics-2008: Two of Singapore's top leaders to attend Beijing ...
Bangkok Post - Thailand
Singapore (dpa) - Singapore is sending President SR Nathan and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew to the Beijing Olympic Games in August, the foreign ministry ...
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Atos Origin's Beijing Olympics IT Sprint
BusinessWeek - USA
by Tim Ferguson Preparations for the Beijing Olympics in August are nearly complete and for Atos Origin, it's the end of an IT project that has lasted ...
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Beijing Olympics 2008: Aqil appointed as chef-de-mission of ...
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
“Our weightlifters and oarsmen are abroad to play qualifying tournaments for the Beijing Games. If they give acceptable results they will join the Pakistan ...
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Nakamura and 10 others qualify for Beijing Olympics
AFP -
I want to catch up with them before the Olympics." Nakamura said: "At least I earned a berth in the Olympics. It was a good preparation for my 200 metres. ...
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MSN China urges users to 'love' Beijing Olympics
AFP -
BEIJING (AFP) — MSN China has invited users of its messaging service to put a red love heart followed by 'China' in front of their names to support the ...
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POA chief: Beijing Olympics torch relay honor for Pakistan
Xinhua - China
ISLAMABAD, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The well-organized and trouble-free Beijing Olympics Torch Relay in Islamabad on Wednesday has yet again established ...
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Singapore confirms leaders' attendance at Beijing Olympics
Xinhua - China
... host the inaugural International Youth Olympic Games in 2010, Singapore has voiced its firm opposition against the idea to boycott the Beijing Olympics.
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US Sports Academy trustee Scharr voices full support for Beijing ...
Xinhua - China
Scharr voiced his support for the Beijing Olympics, saying, "This will be the best Olympics in the world. We are all delighted to see China to host the ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 17 April, 2008 - 2

Carrying a Torch for China
By MaKina(MaKina)
The problem is that, as a world leader, Hu has the prime directive of bringing off a successful Beijing Olympics--an event, by the way, that the Chinese people have put a lot of sweat into. And that's a problem for us too. (more) ...
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Beijing Olympics Fares
By Bo Borre
If you still got game and choose to put politics aside, it's not too late to get a decent deal to Beijing in time for the Olympics. By far the best fare we're finding these days is on China Southern Airlines from Los Angeles for $976 ...
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Beijing Olympics 2008: Winning Press Freedom
By Marco Polo(Mark Bench)
In the next few days, starting Friday, April 18, Interesting Times will offer a comprehensive coverage of the activities of the "Beijing Olympics 2008: Winning Press Freedom" conference taking place in Paris. We will feature speeches ...
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Podium Protests at 2008 Beijing Olympics?
By Jeanne Dupuis
US Olympians have started speaking out about the recent protests surrounding the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Some are even predicting that there will be podium protests. "There will be protests but I don’t think it will brand the Games ...
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Terror, Oil, and the Beijing Olympics
By Richard Fernandez
It's not just Tibetans who are mad at China and willing to disrupt the Olympics to highlight their political cause. It's a mix of Darfur activists, Burmese dissidents, Taiwanese nationalists, and the all too serious threat of Muslim ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 17 April, 2008 - 1

Coca-Cola, event sponsor, stands by torch relay for Summer ...
International Herald Tribune - France
The Beijing Olympics start Aug. 8. At Coke's annual meeting, Isdell was interrupted several times by several shareholders who questioned the company's ...
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Mia Farrow says Olympics committee fails Darfur
Reuters South Africa - Johannesburg,South Africa
The group formed last year to use the Beijing Olympics as leverage to influence China's policy on Darfur. China imports most of Sudan's oil. ...
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Not higher, faster, stronger
Hindustan Times - India
China has marshalled enormous economic resources to ensure the success of the Beijing Olympics. The Chinese used the tools of modern architecture and ...
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Democracy, Olympics share common values of fairness, justice: PM
Associated Press of Pakistan - Pakistan
... of Beijing and the Organizing Committee of the Beijing Olympics for allowing Pakistan to participate in and share with them this momentous occasion. ...
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Beijing a bad choice, but Olympics must go on
Eagle Tribune - North Andover,MA,USA
By Ray McNulty Because unless something changes drastically — and we're still four months from the Opening Ceremonies — this summer's Beijing Olympics won't ...
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The Bird's Nest, icon of the Beijing Olympics, hosts a modest opening
International Herald Tribune - France
The 91000-seat stadium may be the architectural jewel of the Beijing Olympics but for the 56-year-old Italian, it's just another venue. ...
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Most Swedes oppose boycott of Beijing Olympics
Xinhua - China
Lindberg raised questions about the motivations of some politicians who have called for a boycott of the Beijing Olympics. Those who called for a boycott of ...
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Czech PM says will skip Beijing Olympics: report
Reuters - USA
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek will skip the Beijing Olympics, daily Pravo said on Wednesday, adding to a chorus of Western leaders ...
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Czech PM will not attend opening ceremony of Beijing Olympics
Jerusalem Post - Israel
By AP Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek will not attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games after Beijing's crackdown on Tibet, a government ...
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Beijing Olympics torch inspired by 'lucky' clouds
Chennai Online - Chennai,India
New Delhi, Apr 16 The environment-friendly Beijing Olympics torch, which arrives here tomorrow amid unprecedented security, is inspired by auspicious clouds ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 16 April, 2008 - 2

Tibetans try to storm Chinese embassy

NEW DELHI: Intensifying their protest ahead of the Olympic torch relay, scores of Tibetans on Wednesday attempted to storm the Chinese embassy here and clashed with security personnel. ( Watch )

Waving Tibetan flags and wearing 'Free Tibet' headbands, about 60 protesters, including women, emerged near the embassy located in high security Chanakyapuri area around 10:30 am and tried to break the security cordon.

The protesters then entered into a clash with police and paramilitary personnel, who were deployed in large numbers near the embassy building, a senior police official said.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Tibetans_try_to_storm_Chinese_embassy/articleshow/2956044.cms

 

Bachchan slams Gill over remarks on torch relay

 

NEW DELHI: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Wednesday took exception to Union Sports Minister M S Gill's remarks about participation of politicians and actors in the Olympic torch relay run on Thursday. ( Watch: Big B’s comments )

"He (Gill) is the Sports Minister. Who will dare to argue with him? They are the government," Bachchan said when asked about Gill's comment on the issue.

Gill had disfavoured invitation to politicians and filmstars for the April 17 relay, saying they have little right to hog the limelight in the event. He wanted former athletes with distinguished careers and budding sportspersons to be invited to carry the torch.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Big_B_slams_Gill_over_remarks_on_torch_relay/articleshow/2956158.cms

 

 

Beijing Olympics Latest News - 16 April, 2008 - 1

Tendulkar not to carry Olympic torch
MUMBAI: Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday became the latest celebrity to pull out of the Olympic torch relay run in New Delhi, just a day before the event.

The master batsman has been advised by his IPL team physio not to take part in the event in view of his groin injury.

Sources close to Mumbai Indians team said physio A Ijaz has told Tendulkar to skip the event.

Indian Olympic Association president Suresh Kalmadi, however, said he has not received any information in this regard.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Tendulkar_not_to_carry_Olympic_torch_Sources/articleshow/2955956.cms

 

 

Beijing Olympics Latest News - 15 April, 2008 - 2

Rabbis asks Clinton about the Beijing Olympics
By Ami Eden
And that’s why last week I called on our president to decide he would not attend the opening ceremonies of the Olympics because that is a public and very obvious ratification of our government’s approval of the Beijing government’s ...
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BEIJING OLYMPICS: City to close factories, ban cars for games
China's plan to improve air quality for the Olympics will last for two months beginning in July and will include factory and construction shutdowns, the Beijing environmental bureau said today.…
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Beijing Olympics Not A Good Ad Buy Domestically
But despite the criticism, it appears that most sponsors have made the decision to refrain from criticizing Beijing rather than risk angering the Chinese government, gateway to the voracious consumers in the world's fastest-growing ...
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Beijing Olympics makes its mark on eve of NAB2008
By Phil Kurz
The Beijing Olympic Games this summer are on the minds of some vendors here in Las Vegas on the eve of NAB208. Omneon Video Networks revealed during its NAB press conference April 12 in Las Vegas that it is putting a system in place for ...
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The Beijing Olympics
By Steve Sailer
A half dozen or so years ago, during the debate over which city should host the 2008 Olympics, I was against China getting it, for all the reasons being bandied about today–lack of free speech, lack of democracy, oppression of Tibet, ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 15 April, 2008 - 1

Inzzi off to Iten to start build-up to Beijing Olympics
New Vision - Kampala,Uganda
By Michael Nsubuga and Norman Katende COMMONWEALTH 3000m steeplechase champion Dorcus Inzikuru has entered camp to train for the Beijing Olympics. ...
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Student trio pedal their way to Beijing Olympics
GulfNews - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
Nino Jonsson, Erik Tornblom and Tim Bogdanov left Gothenburg, Sweden, last October and are cycling round the world with their last stop at the 2008 Beijing ...
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World politicians express support for Beijing Olympics
Xinhua - China
The secretary-general of the Switzerland-China Committee of the Swiss Federal Assembly, Pierre Kohler, said Sunday that he believes the Beijing Olympics ...
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Tension Over the Beijing Olympics Heats Up on Capitol Hill
The Epoch Times Ireland - Dublin,Ireland
"To ignore the plight of the Falun Gong practitioners in China," said Representative Tom Tancredo (R-Colorado), and in awarding the Olympics to Beijing was ...
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Olympics: US athletes will make statements by winning Beijing gold
AFP -
More than 125 US hopefuls for the Beijing Olympics gathered here for a three-day summit even as protests during the global Olympic torch tour last week have ...
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Wrong Then on the Hitler Olympics; Wrong Now on the Beijing Olympics
The Cutting Edge - Washington,DC,USA
On September 6, 2007, President Bush said the following in response to Chinese President Hu Jintao’s personal invitation to attend the Beijing Olympics, ...
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Beijing Olympics Torch Relay to be held within Pakistan Sports Complex
Associated Press of Pakistan - Pakistan
14, APP---The Islamabad leg of the Torch Relay for this year’s Beijing Olympics will be held in a grand manner within the Pakistan Sports Complex on ...
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Building ban for Beijing Olympics
BBC News - UK
All building sites in Beijing will be shut three weeks before the start of the Olympic Games, as the city tries to clear its skies of pollution. ...
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Journalists group appeals to China to allow unrestricted coverage ...
International Herald Tribune - France
... Belgium: An international journalists group appealed to Chinese authorities Monday to stop interfering with coverage leading up to the Beijing Olympics. ...
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Pakistani President Musharraf voices firm support for Beijing Olympics
Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
BEIJING, Apr 14, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- -- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Monday voiced firm support for the Beijing Olympics, ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 14 April, 2008 - 2

IS IT TOO LATE TO BOYCOTT THE BEIJING OLYMPICS?
There were strong arguments against awarding the 2008 Olympics to Beijing in the first place. China practises internal autocracy and external aggression. Not only has it refused to recant its crushing of the 1989 protests; ...
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Local Beijing Olympic games protesters met with a counter protest
By Amanda Waldroupe
Protesters calling attention to the human rights abuses in China in the South Park Blocks in the run up to the 2008 Beijing Olympic games today were met with an unexpected counter-protest. The Human Rights Torch Relay, ...
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Will human rights have a sporting chance at the Beijing Olympics?
By dmliu@princeton.edu
With Mark Leonard, Executive Director of the European Council on Foreign Relations and author of What Does China Think? (4th Estate); Jonathan Fenby, former editor of the Observer and the South China Morning Post and author of ...
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Celine Dion voices support for Beijing Olympics
Celine Dion voiced her support for Beijing Olympics, saying she was against boycotting the games.
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Beijing Olympics Watch XIV - Olympic Torch Relay Route
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 14 April, 2008 - 1

Why Bush will attend Olympics in Beijing
Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson,MS,USA
The White House has steadfastly reiterated its opposition to boycotting the Beijing Olympics, but has admitted that foreign and domestic protests didn't ...
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Using Olympics to pressure China is wrong
Longview Daily News - Longview,WA,USA
However, I really don't understand why some western people and medias make use of the Tibet unrest and Beijing Olympics as tools to pressure China. ...
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Wiggins ruled out of fourth Olympics
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
If Wiggins made the Beijing Olympics she would have joined Jenny Donnet as the only other Australian diver to make four Olympic teams. ...
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Oman expects to win medals in Beijing Olympics, sports minister
Xinhua - China
MUSCAT, April 12 (Xinhua) -- Oman is expecting to end its Olympic medal drought in the Beijing Games this summer, the country's top sports official Ali ...
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Paramilitary Olympics: Beijing: At least 94000 security staff ...
Independent - London,England,UK
Chinese President Hu Jintao said he was ready to meet the Dalai Lama but accused him of trying to "ruin the Beijing Olympics". He said talks could open only ...
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Foolishness Over the Olympics and Tibet
Pravda - Moscow,Russia
The corporate elitist media and some in-the-pocket politicians now suggest that boycotts be organized against the Beijing Olympics or the opening ceremonies ...
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NOC delegation leaves for China Beijing Olympics accreditation
The Tide - Port Harcourt,Niger Delta,Nigeria
Meanwhile, NOC has reaffirmed that Nigeria will not boycott the Beijing Olympics Games. “Nigeria will not boycott the Olympic Games, because we have an ...
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An Olympics promise?
Bangkok Post - Thailand
China's story on Saturday claimed that Mr Noppadon had "voiced his government's support for the Beijing Olympics and condemned attempts and activities to ...
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Beijing Olympics
The Post - Lahore,Punjab,Pakistan
The Olympics is the grandest of sports gathering held every four years, where almost every nation on earth is represented and participates in various ...
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China expects more than 580 athletes in its team for Beijing Olympics
The Canadian Press - BEIJING
BEIJING — China has 538 athletes qualified for this summer's Beijing Olympics and plans to field about 50 more to make up its largest-ever team, ...
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