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Beijing Olympics
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- Author: Mike
- Listed in: Sports Destinations
- Tags: china beijing olympics beijing olympics mascots summer olympics
- Added on: Dec 26th, 2007
- Country: China
- Language: English
Counting down the days to the Beijing Olympics with news and features on China, Beijing and the Olympics.
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Discus thrower Robert Fazekas in Beijing after losing his medal in Athens for doping
This is exactly why the two year ban is not strong enough to deter people from using drugs in sport. I think this may have now changed to four years. Robert Fazekas from Hungary, who won a gold medal at the Athens 2004 Olympics and was later stripp...
Chaos in final rush to buy Olympic tickets
The final sale of Olympic tickets went on sale today in Beijing. Around 50,000 people queued to get the remainder Olympic tickets, with some people lining up for two days. Police had to move in to control the crowd. “The police didn’t ...
Ouch. This isn’t good way to head to the blocks.
USA Swimmers depart for voyage without Jessica Hardy....
China allows lepers to attend Olympics
China has decided to reverse its decision to ban lepers for the Beijing Olympics. “The reason we lifted the ban is that the United Nations Human Rights Council passed a resolution on June 18 for the elimination of discrimination against leprosy...
Tyson Gay pulls out of London Grand Prix
Tyson Gay has pulled out of the upcoming London Grand Prix. He was to race against rival Asafa Powell in the men’s 100 meters. “I was really looking forward to getting back on the track again, and training has been going well,” sai...
