Tuesday, April 15, 2008

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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