Wednesday, April 23, 2008

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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