Technology will play a part at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in a way it never has before.
You might now be thinking of athletes using high tech performance enhancing drugs or means to avoid detection. Or, you might be thinking of the fantastic shows that will be put on during the opening and closing ceremonies.
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The Prosperous Olympics
The number eight has long been associated with Fortune and prosperity in Chinese culture. The word for eight in Chinese has a similar sound to ‘wealth’ or ‘prosper’. The symbol for two eights (88) also bears a resemblance to a popular decorative design that means joy and happiness.
Some Chinese have gone to considerable expense to [...]
Athlete Bloggers Greenlighted by the IOC
Four years ago, they were almost unheard of, but now, for the first time individual athletes have been given the go ahead to blog by the International Olympic Committee. The committee believes that bogging is a legitimate form of self expression and that athletes should be able to express themselves through their blogs.
However, the IOC [...]
Racing to Replant
Every four years the Olympic flame is reignited at Olympia, the site of the original Olympics that occurred 2,800 years ago. It is then sent on its way, carried by torch bearers across the world.
The Olympic flame lighting ceremony is an important event for each Olympic games. However, flames of a different sort have caused [...]
Race for Equestrian Event Tickets
The Equestrian events for the 2008 Beijing Games won’t be held in Beijing, but in Hong Kong.
These events are looking like they are going to be very popular. Over half of the tickets for the 2008 Olympic Equestrian events have now been sold, and ticketing authorities have started the second phase of the ticket selling [...]
Kayaking Kenyan Style
Kenya may be in the midst of a political crisis, but that hasn’t stopped Vincent Oundo from setting his sights on Beijing.
Vincent Oundo recently won a bronze medal in the African Canoeing and Kayaking Championships which were hosted in Kenya this year. The championships which took place between the 24th and 26th of January, was [...]
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In just under 8 months, the world will focus its attention on the Chinese city of Beijing for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. The games will officially start on the 8th of August at 08:08:08 PM CST at the Beijing National Stadium with what is being billed as the most spectacular Opening Ceremony ever.
What follows [...]
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