Monday, April 7, 2008

Beijing Olympics Latest News - 6 April, 2008 - 1

 

Letters: Beijing Olympic Boycott Debate : NPR
Mar 31, 2008 ... Listeners comment on Friday's debate over the prospect of boycotting the summer's Olympic games in China. One teacher tuned in from Beijing.

Bubka warns against Beijing Olympic boycotts for sake of athletes
International Herald Tribune - France
8-24 Beijing Olympics. "Now, when we hear some calls to boycott the Games, it is really (the) wrong way to think, because sport unites people, sport breaks ...
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Dalai Lama to attend Olympics - if China invites him
Trend News Agency - Baku,Azerbaijan
"If China invites him, he can attend the Beijing Olympics, but under one condition, that is there must be a relaxation of suppression in Tibet," Prime ...
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Yao Ming confident of Olympic recovery
CCTV - Beijing,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 ...
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Olympic flame arrives in St. Petersburg
CCTV - Beijing,China
The Beijing Olympic torch relay is set to begin its third leg on Saturday in St. Petersburg,Russia's second biggest city.The Olympic flame arrived in the ...
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ANOTHER OLYMPIC TIME FOR IN-FORM DAVENPORT
Derby Evening Telegraph - Derby,England,UK
The 23-year-old arrived at Sheffield's Ponds Forge venue last night on cloud nine having qualified for the Beijing Olympics on Thursday following his ...
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Yao Ming: I won't miss the Olympics
China Internet Information Center| - China
The Chinese basketball star Yao Ming says his foot injury will not keep him from getting ready for and playing in the Beijing Olympics. ...
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Victoria's Say heads to third Olympics
Times Colonist - Victoria,British Columbia,Canada
... by 19-year-old Ryan Cochrane of Victoria, who earlier in the week set a Canadian record in the 400 metres to earn his spot into the Beijing Olympics. ...
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India: The Olympic Torch and Tibet
Global Voices Online - Cambridge,MA,USA
What Avinash is pointing out in his blog is that Tibet and Beijing Olympics issues need to be de-coupled. While Bhutia has decided not to carry the torch, ...
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