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| China Dominates Beijing 2008 Olympic Games | | 2008-08-24 12:37:00 | | China has proved an acquisitive first-time Olympic host, topping the gold-medal chart with one of the most dominating and diverse performances ever. The U.S., Britain and other countries also had reasons to celebrate.
China's achievement of 51 gold medals was the largest since the Soviet Union won 55 in Seoul in 1988. Fielding athletes groomed since childhood in sports academies; it won medals
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| | | Beijing Olympic Medal Update | | 2008-08-20 05:20:54 | | Get update of the Beijing Olympic Overall Medal Standing for the top 10 ranking.China and US are on the close contest for the top one rank. China has the most number of gold medals besting 44 gold, 14 silver and 19 bronze for the total of 77 medals, but bracing second to US who garnered total medals of 79 with 26 golds, 26 silver and 27 bronze. Russian Fed. hanging in third place with a total of 43 medals; 11 gold, 14 silver and 18 bronze. Great Britain, Australia and France huddled in 4rth, 5th and 6th rank respectively. Great Britain garnering 16 gold, 10 silver and another 10 bronze while Australia has 11 gold, 12 silver and another 12 bronze and France with 4 gold, 12, silver and 14 bronze. Germany comes in 7th rank with 11 gold, 8 silver and 4 bronze.. Another two countries in Asia; Korea and Japan makes it to the 8th and 9th with Korea having 8 gold, 10 silver and 6 bronze while Japan with 8 gold, 6 silver and 8 bronze. Italy in the 10th rank garnered 6 gold, 7 silver and 7 b | | By: Rich Stuff for Real Bucks | | |
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| Linux Beijing Olympic 2008 | | 2008-08-19 09:18:00 | | Completamente impregnado de espírito olímpico, O maior desenvolvedor de Linux na China e detentor de muitas medalhas de ouro, Nos dá uma bela chance para subirmos ao pódio para download de uma edição especial do RedFlag Desktop, totalmente personalizado com o tema Beijing Olympic 2008.O produto é um LiveCD com 665MB trazendo o KDE 4.1 já customizados para você competir com seu Windows. Entre os componentes principais: O RedFlag tem o Kernel 2.6.25, Firefox 3.0 e Wine 1.0 sem contar ainda com as aplicações comuns ao Linux.Download AquiWeb site: http://www.redflag-linux.com/eindex.htmlFonte: DistrowatchEsta edição tem suporte para o Inglês e variações do Chinês tradicional. | | By: Balbinux Distribuições e divulgação de Linux | | |
| | Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei lost to Lin Dan China - Beijing Olympic | | 2008-08-17 08:41:00 | | Our Malaysian hopes for the first time ever gold medal was gone. Our Badminton Star, Chong Wei, lost to Lin Dan straight two sets game. However, Chong Wei looks depressed and nervous facing the world's famous star Lin Dan.Even though they had the 50-50 chance, but now the results show that Lin Dan has the consistencies in controlling the game. More and more mistakes Chong Wei makes, gave points to Lin Dan. So, the Beijing Olympic Badminton gold medal goes to Lin Dan from China. I think that silver medal own also was a very big achievement in the Malaysia Badminton arena. I wonder what Dato' Nadzmi the BAM President would say about this lost. But hey, credits goes to Chong Wei performance. Kudos! | | By: What's Up | | |
| | Web 2.0 And The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games | | 2008-08-14 04:56:00 | |
Bill Bishop of Market Watch thinks that the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games are the first Web 2.0 Olympics. I tend to agree with his reasons for such a bold statement.
There were at least a billion people watching the opening ceremony alone and as the days progress and the medals competed for, viewers are looking for every way to get closer. According to Nielson Online, Monday saw a high jump in online traffic to Olympic-related websites.
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| Beijing 2008 Olympic Medal Tally Updates | | 2008-08-14 03:00:00 | | This is for all people who wants to be updated with the latest medal score on the ongoing Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in China.This is the real time olympic medal tally results. Thanks to NBColympics.comGet this Widget!Real Time Medal Tally WedgitCopy and paste it to your website! | | By: Angat ang Pinoy | | |
| | | Juego online BEIJING 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES | | 2008-08-12 12:03:00 | | Celebra los juegos olímpicos de Beijing 2008, con el Juego Online Oficial de BEIJING 2008!
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· Sigue el tutorial del juego para cada disciplina | | By: Zona de Juegos online! Free Online Games! | | |
| | Beijing Olympic Cheerleaders are bootiful | | 2008-08-11 10:21:16 | | I love cheerleaders. Always have and always will.
So what happens when you put together worldwide competitions like the Olympics and our favorite women in the world? You get cheerleaders who are extremely above average!
Here are some of the cute cheerleaders of this years Olympic competitions. If this doesn’t spur patriotism, I don’t [...] | | By: Sportfiends | | |
| | Watch Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Online For Free | | 2008-08-09 11:10:40 | | Watch Beijing 2008 Olympic sports match for free with CCTVOlympics. You can watch it with no registration needed. For those whom countries only broadcast of paid TV and you’re not subscribe to, this is a good news plus why you should pay to watch it when you can watch it for free? (i keep repeating [...] | | By: The Land Below the Wind | | |
| | | | Lenovo created the Beijing Olympic torch | | 2008-08-07 20:07:34 | | And i thought Lenovo was only into computers…. i was wrong…
One of China’s biggets PC manufacturers was chosen among 300 nominations for the design of the Beijing 2008 Olympic torch.
Relying on the same design process used to engineer Lenovo PCs, 10 members of the award-winning Lenovo Innovation Design Center (IDC) worked for more than 10 [...] | | By: Buddy Blogs | | |
| | A very special date 08/08/08 for world and for Beijing Olympic Too 08 August,2008. | | 2008-08-07 16:04:53 | | Hi guys , lot is talked about 8 August 2008 .As i know Chinese Olympics inauguration also get stated on 08/08/08 at 8 p.m and 8 minute.In Chinese culture its really an very luck day and this thing also show on timing & date selection.On a numerological level, the number eight represents the evolution of life. The two perfect circles together are a symbol of learning the lessons of Earth before transcending to a higher spiritual dimension, therefore transforming the material pot of gold to spiritual prosperity. This signifies birth and death with a need of spiritual involvements and understanding to be able to acquire the riches of the Earthly existence. The two circles that make up the number eight, when viewed horizontally, show as a symbol for infinity and eternity.I think best thing is just wait for next 24 hours and see whats coming for us as i know every time these kind of dates came .Every one start talking about it..But one thing which is disturbing me more is the origin of | | By: SKYWATCHER:VIDEO BLOG | | |
| | Hot News: Chery Hybrid for Beijing Olympic | | 2008-08-07 09:08:00 | | Chery is to launch its first hybrid models at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.Developed in co-operation with British firm Ricardo, the new hybrid is based on Chery’s existing A5 saloon. Two different hybrid models will be used at the Olympics. One is a stop-start hybrid that uses a 12V ‘belt starter-generator’ linked to the A5’s 107bhp 1.6-litre petrol engine to run the ancillaries when the car halts and the engine stops. Chery claims that the car offers fuel savings of around seven per cent i | | By: My Blog | | |
| | Gene Doping: Wrong for Beijing Olympic Athletes but Right for Your Grandchildren? | | 2008-08-07 01:14:00 | | By Andrea UseemHere’s a peek at the Summer Olympics of the future: a swimmer racing with genetically lengthened arms, artificially widened nostrils (for more efficient breathing), and surgically enlarged webbing between his fingers. Sounds scary, right? Not to Andy Miah, who teaches bioethics at the University of the West of Scotland and outlined this exact scenario in a Washington Post op-ed this past Sunday, calling it “only natural.”Enhancing ourselves is only human, Miah argues. After all, the early Greeks ate mushrooms to improve their sports prowess. “We need to abolish our current anti-doping rules and embrace a performance policy that recognizes the merit of using human enhancements,” writes Miah. He thinks this should include the newest form of enhancement, gene doping, which uses cells or genes to improve athletic performance. (Check out this info-graphic from Science News to see how it sometimes works.) Read More
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| | the 2008 Beijing Olympic Bird’s Nest sneak peak | | 2008-07-31 13:54:15 | | The Beijing National Stadium, aka Bird’s Nest was designed by award-winning Swiss firm Herzog and de Meuron and Chinese architect Li Xinggang.
In 2002, Chinese government officials engaged architects worldwide in a design competition. Pritzker Prize-winning architects Herzog & de Meuron collaborated with ArupSport and China Architecture Design & Research Group to win the competition. [...] | | By: Imprint TALK: Asian Pop Culture Blog | | |
| | | | Un altro tema infrasettimanale - Beijing Olympic Games 2008 by PiZero | | 2008-07-30 17:00:01 | | E di nuovo....dopo avervi postato il tema Summertime del grande Alfa, ora tocca ad un theme maker professionista, il grande PiZero.Il tema è incentrato sui prossimi giochi olimpici di Pechino 2008, che inizieranno, lo ricordo, a partire dall'8 Agosto 2008 (8/8/08??)Lo stile rosso e nero è davvero molto bello, le icone sono tutte SVG di qualità eccellente e basate sull'iconpack di Flahorn.Buon download e buona installazione!!!A domani con la Best Selection Themes! | | By: AllNokiaSymbian | | |
| | “Journey to the West” Beijing Olympic version | | 2008-07-30 12:52:30 | | This cool animated sequence, based on the classical Chinese novel, “Journey to the West”, has been produced by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, the men behind virtual band Gorillaz. It will feature on TV, radio, web and mobile, introducing coverage of the Games on BBC Sport - the Olympic broadcaster in the UK. | | By: Imprint TALK: Asian Pop Culture Blog | | |
| | | | | Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Mascot Blogger Template | | 2008-07-19 04:02:42 | | This is 2 Column Free Blogger Templates using Olympic Games 2008 Mascot. Olympic Games 2008 will take place at Beijing from August 8-24, 2008.
The Official Mascots is Fuwa. Fuwa carrying a message of friendship and peace and good wishes from China to children all over the world.
Designed to express the playful qualities of [...] | | By: SkinCorner | | |
| | 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Betting: Winning the Most Gold Medals | | 2008-07-15 10:52:48 | | Article Courtesy of Alex Smart, A Professional Sports Handicapper featured on Touthouse.com. If you are betting on the 2008 Olympic Games, don’t miss Alex’s Expert Betting Predictions.
2008 Beijing Olympic Games Betting
When the lines came out, for who will win the ‘Most Gold Medals’ in Beijing, they in my humble opinion, looked wrong ,and still do. [...] | | By: Touthouse Free Sports Picks | | |
| | Rules - 2008 Beijing Olympic Games | Taekwando | | 2008-07-14 03:01:00 | | One of the favorite sports I like was Taekwando. I love to watch how two taekwando players fight on the ring. This coming 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, I'll surely watch the Taekwando event. I hope that the team Philippines would grab the Gold medal for Taekwando. I've heard that Filipino Taekwando players was doing their best to grab the Gold Medal.By the way, here are the Taekwando Rules For 2008 Beijing Olympic Games taken from the official website of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games:Duration of Contest The duration of the contest shall be three rounds of two minutes each, with a one-minute rest period between rounds. In case of a tie score after the completion of the 3rd round, a 4th round of two minutes will be conducted as the sudden death overtime round, after a one-minute rest period following the 3rd round. Weigh-in 1. Weigh-in of the contestants on the day of competition shall be completed on the previous day of the pertinent competition. 2. During weigh-in, the male contestant | | By: The Blogger and The Blog | | |
| | Beijing’s Olympic preparations setting a gold standard: IOC | | 2008-07-11 06:42:14 | | The chief International Olympic Committee (IOC) inspector Hein Verbruggen has given high praise to the organizers of the Beijing Olympics
“The quality of preparation, the readiness of the venues and the attention to operational detail for these Games have set a gold standard for the future,” said Verbruggen in a statement.
“For the Games to be an [...] | | By: Beijing Olympics 2008 | | |
| | Macao issue new banknotes in commemoration for the Beijing Olympic Games 澳門中國銀行將發行澳門版奧運紀念鈔 (澳门中国银行将发行澳门版奥运纪念钞) | | 2008-07-09 10:14:00 | | The Bank of China Macau Branch plans to issue 4 million MOP $20 notes, in commemoration of the 29th Olympic Games that will be held in Beijing this August.“In Commemoration of the 29th Olympic Games” written both in Chinese and Portuguese on the front and back side of the bank note. The front side of the bank note features the Bank of China Macau Headquarter building, the emblem of the Beijing Olympic Games and a symbol for the ancient Greek Olympic Games. The back side features the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing and a lotus flower.中國銀行澳門分行將於本月中旬發行以奧運為主題, 400萬張面值20澳門元新鈔。共值8000萬澳門元。澳門版20澳門元奧運紀念鈔正背面右方均印有29屆奧林匹克運動會紀念中葡文字樣。 鈔票圖案維持紫色，正面除中國銀行大廈圖案，還有古代奧運取火種處標誌性建築物，及2008年北京奧運會會徽。 背面主題圖案是2008年北京奧運主場館“鳥巢”，右 | | By: SeeMacau | | |
| | Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - Theme Song | | 2008-07-03 21:38:00 | | With regard to the upcoming 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Here's the theme song of the said event which sang by great China Artists and Singers:Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - Theme SongClick here for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - Pics and Wallpapers | | By: The Blogger and The Blog | | |
| | Sixto Barrera: a true fighter represents Peru at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games | | 2008-07-02 06:58:41 | | Sixto Barrera Ochoa is not just any sportsman: his life itself is an example of personal overcoming, spiritual strength, optimism and a win-win attitude, that helped him overcome poverty and harsh conditions to become the best wrestler of his category in the American continent. Barrera at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro 2007. [...] | | By: Pan 2007 | | |
| | Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - Pics & Wallpapers | | 2008-06-30 20:59:00 | | The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games was fast approaching. It was merely 38 days to go from now before the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games would finally start. It was scheduled on August 08-24, 2008 at Beijing, China. Countries all over the world we're now preparing for this event.Here are some of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Logos, Pics, and Wallpapers:Visit the Official Website of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at this address: ( http://en.beijing2008.cn/ ) | | By: The Blogger and The Blog | | |
| | Missiles to protect Beijing Olympic venues | | 2008-06-24 22:04:37 | | Reuters reports that surface-to-air missile launchers have been deployed to protect the Olympic venues from possible terrorist attack.
At least two camouflaged Hongqi 7 missile launchers were visible from a public road close to the stadium built for the 1990 Asian Games, which is just across the city’s fourth ring road from the Bird’s Nest arena [...] | | By: Beijing Olympics 2008 | | |
| | | Beijing Olympic Kites | | 2008-06-01 08:44:14 | | One of the hobbies of older Chinese men is flying kites. It always seems fairly windy, so I am sure it is a good hobby. Not surprisingly Beijing Olympic themed kites are now popular. | | By: Beijing Olympics 2008 | | |
| | Beijing Olympic 2008 Theme Song: S.H.E. - Hong Bian Quan Qiu | | 2008-05-08 10:55:00 | | Various artistes from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong are producing and singing songs for the upcoming Beijing Olympic 2008 in the hope of getting their songs selected to be the official theme song. Some of them like boy band 5566 has 2 songs for this huge event. However, only 24 songs will be featured in the official Beijing Olympic 2008 album and only one of them will be selected to become the official theme song.Popular All Over The World or Hong Bian Quan Qiu by S.H.E. is one of the competing songs. It’s also sung by Jacky Cheung and Wilber Pan Wei Bo. | | By: 2008 China Beijing Summer Olympic | | |
| | 2008 Beijing Olympic Torch Relay Suppiler: BOC | | 2008-05-04 13:36:00 | | BEIJING, Jan. 4 -- Bank of China (BOC) and the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) signed an agreement on Friday, officiating BOC as a supplier of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay. BOC Limited's Chairman Xiao Gang and President Li Lihui, BOCOG Executive Vice-President Jiang Xiaoyu, and BOC Executive Vice-President Zhang Yanling attended a signing ceremony at the bank's headquarters in Beijing. According to the agreement, BOC will provide funds and services for the torch relay activities scheduled between March and August 2008. At the ceremony, Jiang Xiaoyu conferred Li Lihui with a torch of the Beijing Olympics and thanked the bank for its continued support of the preparatory work for the torch relay and the preparations for the Beijing Olympics. He expressed hope that BOC would continue to play a positive role in the forthcoming torch relay. Yuan Bin, director of BOCOG's Marketing Department, and Yu Zhongfu, vice-director of BOC | | By: 2008 China Beijing Summer Olympic | | |
| | Beijing Olympic torch relay kicks off in Chinese mainland | | 2008-05-04 13:23:00 | | SANYA, Hainan, May 4 (Xinhua) -- The 2008 Beijing Olympic torch relay kicked off here Sunday morning, the first leg in Chinese mainland. At the Fire Phoenix Square of the Phoenix Island, China's short track speed skating Olympic champion Yang Yang became the first torchbearer."I felt both excited and nervous to be the first torchbearer in the Chinese mainland," said Yang, the first Chinese gold medalist in the Winter Olympic Games.Yang won two gold medals in the women's 500m and 1,000m short track speed skating at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games in 2002 to end China's gold drought at the winter Olympics.She has collected a total of 59 world titles in her career in the World Championships and World Cups before her retirement at the age of 30 in August, 2006.A total of 208 torchbearers will run through the 30.09 km route that will end at the scenic spot of Tianya Haijiao, passing the Crown of Beauty Center, Haiyue Square of Sanya Gulf and Haihong Square.This is the first leg | | By: 2008 China Beijing Summer Olympic | | |
| | Planned Route of Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay | | 2008-04-23 03:58:00 | | Validated by IOC, the Olympic Flame will be lit in Olympia, Greece according to tradition on March 24, 2008. From March 24-29, the Torch Relay will travel across Greece, ending at the Panathinaiko Stadium, the site of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. After the handover ceremony in the stadium, the Olympic Flame will arrive in Beijing on March 31, 2008. In Beijing, a ceremony will be held for the arrival of the flame into China and Beijing 2008 Olympic torch relay will commence.The cities along the route are:Beijing; Almaty; Istanbul; St.Petersburg; London; Paris; San Francisco; Buenos Aires; Dar Es Salaam; Muscat; Islamabad; New Delhi; Bangkok; Kuala Lumpur; Jakarta; Canberra; Nagano; Seoul; Pyongyang; Ho Chi Minh City; Hong Kong; Macao; Hainan Province (Sanya, Wuzhishan, Wanning, Haikou); Guangdong Province (Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Huizhou, Shantou); Fujian Province (Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Xiamen, Longyan); Jiangxi Province (Ruijin, Jinggangshan, Nanchang); Zhejiang Province (Wenzhou, | | By: Pro Pinoy | | |
| | Beijing Olympic flame arrives in Kuala Lumpur | | 2008-04-22 10:29:00 | | KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 (Xinhua) -- The sacred flame of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on early Sunday arrived in the Malaysia capital of Kuala Lumpur, the 13th leg of its global torch relay. A chartered plane carrying the flame, which was ignited on March 24 in ancient Olympia of Greece, landed on the Kuala Lumpur international airport at local time 02:30 a.m. local time (1830GMT) from Bangkok, capital of Thailand.Jiang Xiaoyu, vice president of the Beijing Organizing Committee of Olympic Games (BOCOG), carried the lantern of the flame and walked off the plane.Upon arrival at the airport, Jiang and the flame received a warm welcome by a cheering crowd, among whom are Deputy president of the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) M. Jegathesan and OCM honorary secretary Sieh Kok Chi. Chinese ambassador to Malaysia Cheng Yonghua also came to the airport to welcome the flame of the Beijing Olympics, which is scheduled to be held this August.The Kuala Lumpur leg of the torch relay, which will b | | By: 2008 China Beijing Summer Olympic | | |
| | Beijing Olympic Flame arrives in Jakarta, Indonesia | | 2008-04-22 10:25:00 | | The sacred flame of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on early Tuesday arrived in Indonesian capital of Jakarta, the 14th leg of its global torch relay.A chartered plane carrying the flame, which was ignited on March 24 in ancient Olympia of Greece, landed on the Halim military airport at local time 12:05 a.m. from Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia.Jiang Xiaoyu, vice president of the Beijing Organizing Committee of Olympic Games (BOCOG), carried the lantern of the flame and walked off the plane.Upon arrival at the airport, the flame received a warm welcome by a cheering crowd, among whom are Vice President of the Indonesian National Sports Committee Hendarji Soepandji and other senior sports officials as well as more than 100 workers from Chinese companies in Indonesia.Chinese ambassador to Indonesia Lan Lijun also came to the airport to welcome the flame of the Beijing Olympics, which is scheduled to be held this August.The Jakarta leg of the torch relay, which will be held at the Gelora | | By: 2008 China Beijing Summer Olympic | | |
| | Beijing Olympic Torch Relay:Kuala Lumpur 北京奥运圣火开始在吉隆坡传递 | | 2008-04-21 09:38:00 | | Today is the most memorable day for people in Malaysia because the Torch Relay for the 13th stop, Kuala Lumpur begins at Independence Square, 2.20pm(GMT+8 Kuala Lumpur). The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) president Tunku Tan Sri Imran Tuanku Ja'afar was the first person honoured at being the first torchbearer for the Kuala Lumpur leg. 16.5 Kilometres with 80 torchbearer from Independence Square to Petronas Twin Towers, ends 6.00pm.北京奥运会圣火今天14点开始在马来西亚吉隆坡进行传递。马来西亚吉隆坡站是此次北京奥运会境外火炬传递的第13站，起跑仪式在吉隆坡独立广场举行。 今天吉隆坡站的火炬传递活动，从独立广场出发经独立体育场、吉隆坡电视塔组后到达当地著名的旅游景点双峰塔广场，全长10.8公里，共有80名火炬手参加，其中包括国际羽毛球联合会第一副主席古纳兰、世界著名羽毛球运动员李宗伟、叶锦福、谢顺吉、拉希德·西德 | | By: Bibombio Says... | | |
| | | | Squat toilets at Beijing Olympic venues | | 2008-04-13 02:32:43 | | At the new shooting venue yesterday, I just had to check out the toilet situation. Just last month there was a big reaction to the news that all of squat toilets were replaced with western style toilets at the new Beijing National Olympic stadium.
Not too surprisingly, all of the toilets were like [...] | | By: Beijing Olympics 2008 | | |
| | Beijing 2008 Olympic Scale Model Torch Unveiled | | 2008-03-07 09:42:00 | | A scale model of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games torch was unveiled Thursday. The torch is 29 cm in height and is made of steel left over from the construction of the "Bird's Nest". According to Beijing 2008 it's the first 3-D model of an Olympic torch that has been authorized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The licensed model torch has a worldwide limited release of 200,000 and will be available to collectors for 2,900 yuan beginning March 8. | | By: 2008 China Beijing Summer Olympic | | |
| | Beijing Olympic Torch Relay Release | | 2008-03-07 09:04:00 | | Torchbearer uniforms, the torch and the lantern (BEIJING, January 16) -- The image and look of the Beijing Olympic torch relay was released at the Beijing Olympic Media Center on Wednesday. Based on the torch, theme slogan, core graphics and colors of the torch relay, the look of the relay was created with the elements of a phoenix pattern and lucky clouds, in conformity with the image and look system of the Beijing Olympic Games. The design has a unique visual effect, notably different from past Olympic Games. Rich with the characteristics of the times, it reflects traditional Chinese culture to the fullest. (Special report: The Image and Look for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay) The design of the image and look of the torch relay includes five components, namely the design of the torch and collaterals; the torch relay uniforms; the convoy and chartered aircraft; the backdrop; and the city look. The torch and collaterals include the torch; lantern; cauldron and torch sta | | By: 2008 China Beijing Summer Olympic | | |
| | 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Cultural Squares | | 2008-02-03 05:31:00 | | BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Beijing Olympics organizers plan to set up 26 cultural squares across the city where local citizens and visitors can enjoy the greatest sporting event on Earth. Big screens are to be erected at each of the squares to relay live broadcasts of the Olympic Games, and various performances and exhibitions, Olympic-themed souvenir exchanges will also be held at the squares. People have free access to these squares which will operate from June 23 to the close of the Paralympic Games in September, said the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Games (BOCOG). "These squares will help promote Olympic spirit and create festive atmosphere in the city," said Zhao Dongming, director of BOCOG's cultural activities department. Similar squares will also be set up in the six Olympics co-host cities - Qingdao (sailing), Hong Kong (equestrian), Tianjin, Shanghai, Qinghuangdao and Shenyang (all soccer). | | By: 2008 China Beijing Summer Olympic | | |
| | Fuwa, Mascots of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games | | 2007-12-01 23:25:00 | | The Fuwa (formerly Friendlies [1], Chinese: 福娃; pinyin: Fúwá; literally “Good-luck dolls”) are the mascots of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The Fuwa were designed by Han Meilin [2] and announced by the National Society of Chinese Classic Literature Studies on November 11, 2005 at an event marking the 1000th day before the opening of the games. The Fuwa consists of five members according to the traditional five elements: Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying, and Nini. Each of the five names is designed to look like a plausible name for a small child, but when put together, they sound nearly identical to the phrase “北京欢迎你 Běijīng huānyíng nǐ” which means “Beijing welcomes you”. Each of the five figures also represents one of the five Olympic Rings.2008 Beijing Olympic Schedule and Dates for SportsSamsung Electronics to Sponsor Beijing 2008 Paralympics China Mobile to lower Roaming Charges During Beijing Olympics2008 Beijing Olympic Ticketing Policies, Tickets FAQGet You 2008 Beijing Olympic Panda Shirt | | By: 2008 China Beijing Summer Olympic | | |
| | Get You 2008 Beijing Olympic Panda Shirt | | 2007-12-01 23:08:00 | | I found a celebrative panda long sleeve shirt for the historic 2008 Beijing Olympics. Really pretty good shirt for me to wear, and be proud of our country's great Olympic Games.The 2008 Beijing Olympic Panda Shirt has a vertical panel on the sleeve with "Beijing 2008" and Olympic emblem in white.This 2008 Beijing Olympic Panda Shirt is 100% cotton, and contains S to XXL sizes that fit for any people. Meanwhile, it's machine washable.The price for this 2008 Beijing Olympic Panda Shirt is US$21.95. Find it yourself.2008 Beijing Olympic Schedule and Dates for SportsSamsung Electronics to Sponsor Beijing 2008 Paralympics China Mobile to lower Roaming Charges During Beijing Olympics2008 Beijing Olympic Ticketing Policies, Tickets FAQ | | By: 2008 China Beijing Summer Olympic | | |
| | 2008 Beijing Olympic Schedule and Dates for Sports | | 2007-11-30 09:02:00 | | The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games are being held from 8th to 24th August. There are 28 sports and around 200 countries competing in the Games.Sport by sport overviewThis ‘at a glance’ summary, organised by sport, shows the dates and competition schedule of each event. It may help you to decide when you would like to be in Beijing before looking at the detailed schedule.Sport Dates Competition formatArchery9 - 15 AugustFinals happening through durationAthletics15 - 23 AugustGenerally a morning session of heats and evening finals session per dayBadminton9 - 17 AugustBegins with heats, with finals towards the end of the competitionBaseball13 - 23 AugustTeam sport. Competition goes from preliminaries through to finalsBasketball9 - 24 AugustTeam sport. Competition goes from preliminaries through to finalsBeach Volleyball8 - 22 AugustTeam sport. Competition goes from preliminaries through to finalsBoxing9 - 24 AugustCompetition goes from preliminaries through to finalsCanoe Kayak Slalom11 - 14 AugustFinals happening through durationCanoe Kayak Sprint18 - 23 AugustCompetition goes from preliminaries through to finalsCeremonies8 & 24 AugustOpening and Closing Ceremonies begin and end the GamesCycling BMX20 & 21 August1 day each of Men’s and Women’s eventsCycling Mountain Bikes22 & 23 August1 day each of Men’s and Women’s eventsCycling Road Race9, 10 & 13 AugustEvents including finals throughoutCycling Track15 - 19 AugustEvents including finals throughoutDiving10 - 23 AugustFinals happening through durationEquestrian Dressage13 - 19 AugustTeam and Individual events with finals throughout. IN HONG KONGEquestrian Show Jumping15 - 20 AugustTTeam and Individual events with finals throughout. IN HONG KONGEquestrian Three Day Eventing9 - 12 AugustFour days of events, with medals decided on final day. IN HONG KONGFencing9 - 17 AugustFinals happening through durationFootball6 - 23 AugustTeam sport. Competition goes from preliminarie | | By: 2008 China Beijing Summer Olympic | | |
| | 2008 Beijing Olympic Ticketing Policies, Tickets FAQ | | 2007-11-28 21:58:00 | | How do I see the results of my application in Phase 2?Prior to Phase 2, BOCOG informed successful applicants of their confirmed Olympic tickets through email and postal mail. During Phase 2, all participants can also look up their application results on this website. If you are already an online user, please go to the "Confirmed Tickets" page through the "My Account" page after signing in. All of your confirmed tickets, obtained either by your application or purchases in later phases, will be listed on this page.If your application was submitted offline, please click the "Link Account" button on our homepage to the right. Enter your personal information in order to identify yourself in the subsequent page, which must exactly match your entries previously submitted to BOCOG. Once successfully identified, you may choose to activate your online account first, or go directly to the Confirmed Tickets page without creating your online account. Should I wait until the opening of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games or Paralympic Games before buying any tickets?It is better to buy your tickets sooner than later. The best seats of the more popular events sell out quickly.May I ask for a refund or may I resell my tickets?According to BOCOG, customers will only be refunded when a session is cancelled by the Games. Ticket exchange is possible by following the official procedure. Please refer to the relevant terms in Ticket Ordering Terms and Conditions.How are price levels determined?Price levels and their corresponding seating areas are determined by miscellaneous factors such as the architecture design and geographic location of an event-hosting venue as well as the characteristics of the event itself. Different price levels are distinguished by the letter A, B, C, etc. The seating areas represented by each price level may vary from venue to venue and from session to session. Please take this into consideration when placing your ticket orders.Will the tickets I bought for the same sess | | By: 2008 China Beijing Summer Olympic | | |
| | 2008 Beijing Olympic Tickets Sales Updated By Oct 30th,2007 | | 2007-11-28 21:55:00 | | BOCOG Ticketing Centre Public Notification on Ticket Sales of Public who registered at Bank of China Ticket Outlets or Ticketing Call Centre on Oct 30th, 2007.Beijing Olympic Ticketing Centre decided that when ticket sales re-start again, all ticket applicants who registered true personal ID information at BOC outlets or Ticketing Call Centre on Oct 30th would be treated as priority customers and their ticket application would be accepted and processed as priority application.The detailed arrangement is announced as below: During the Nov 24th and Nov 26th, Bank of China will notify each ticket applicant who registered their true personal ID information and contact phone numbers at BOC ticket outlet on Oct 30th; Ticketing Call Centre will notify each ticket applicants who registered their true personal ID information and contact phone number at Ticketing Call Centre on Oct 30th. During the Nov 27th and Nov 30th, ticket applicants who have received notification from BOC can go the appointed BOC outlets to purchase tickets. Please be advised that applicants must bring valid personal ID documents to complete the verification firstly. Proxy is accepted, both applicant’s ID documents and agent’s ID documents are required. Beijing Olympic call center staff will contact each ticket applicants who registered true personal ID information and contact phone numbers on Oct 30th in the sequence of registration order from Nov 17th, and accept and process their ticket application accordingly. | | By: 2008 China Beijing Summer Olympic | | |
| | Beijing Cleans Up For The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games | | 2007-09-07 08:42:22 | | The Clean up in Beijing China has been kicking up in high gear with less than one year to go before the 2008 Olympic Games start. Everything from security measures, to new commute routes, to lowering crimes rates & also building new commute routes to relieve traffic congestion.Here's some news tidbits in & around Beijing China:Bad habits anger Beijing residents What disgusting habits turn your stomach when you walk the streets of the capital?Beijing residents say spitting is what they hate most about living in the city, among the multitude of anti-social behavior to be witnessed on a daily basis.Following close behind spitting are dog owners who fail to clear up their pets excrement.Beijing implements old city protection regulations Regulations on Protecting Historical and Cultural Sites in Beijing began to take effect on May 1st. The Regulations cover the overall protection of old city, the protection of historical and cultural blocks, the protection of cultural relics preservati | | By: Beijing 2008 Olympics Blog | | |
| | Beijing Olympic Tickets: Ticket or no ticket, notification letters are on their way to you | | 2007-08-29 12:42:00 | | (BEIJING, August 28) -- The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) begen mailing out the notification letters concerning individual results of the first phase of ticket sales on Monday.Every person who successfully submitted a ticket application will soon receive a letter informing them of their ticket purchase results.The Beijing Olympic Ticketing Center received 720,000 applications requesting 5.18 million tickets across the Chinese mainland.Over 300,000 people across the Chinese mainland managed to successfully reserve 1,593,345 tickets to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.The ticketing center stressed that as long as an applicant successfully submitted a ticket application, that individual will receive a letter, either by post or e-mail, with his/her individual ticket purchase results, and if applicable, his/her ticket lottery results.Phase I ticket applicants should check their mailboxes and inboxes for the notification letter in the near future. BOCOG will begin deducting the payments for the ticket purchases in mid-September. Forfeited tickets will be sold during Phase II of ticket sales, which will begin in October.Beijing Olympic News: Online Olympic Training Symp...Online Olympic training symposium Goes Live2008 Beijing Olympic: Fewer Vehicles, Cleaner Air2008 Beijing Olympic News:Tianjin Olympic Center S...Good Luck Beijing Sport Events Highly Evaluated By...2008 Beijing Olympic: Beijing 2008 Olympic Call Ce...2008 Beijing Olympic: Welcome to Beijing2008 Beijing Olympic News: Olympic technical opera... | | By: 2008 China Beijing Summer Olympic | | |
| | Beijing Olympic News: Online Olympic Training Symposium Goes Live | | 2007-08-28 00:11:00 | | (BEIJING, August 28) -- Internet users who can understand Chinese will now be able to learn more about the Olympic and Paralympic Games through the new online Olympic training symposium (www.beijing2008.cn/education/symposium) that went live Tuesday.The online symposium, currently offered in Chinese only, is made possible by the office of the Olympic training coordination group and the official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games to allow online users access to authoritative, systematic, and interesting online Olympic training content and videos. The online Olympic training symposium offers users informative videos that systematically introduce the Olympic and Paralympic Games, useful written training materials, venue information, and interactive online chats with Olympic specialists.Additionally, users can watch videos of lectures given by various area experts regarding a wide range of topics including Olympic history, Paralympic history, traditional Chinese culture, environmental education, Beijing's urban development plan, transportation, and many other interesting topics.With support from the Media and Communications, Technology, and Human Resources departments of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) and the official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the online Olympic training symposium will help meet the growing demand for Olympic education and increase the spread of Olympic knowledge.2008 Beijing Olympic: Fewer Vehicles, Cleaner Air2008 Beijing Olympic News:Tianjin Olympic Center S...Good Luck Beijing Sport Events Highly Evaluated By...2008 Beijing Olympic: Beijing 2008 Olympic Call Ce...2008 Beijing Olympic: Welcome to Beijing2008 Beijing Olympic News: Olympic technical opera... | | By: 2008 China Beijing Summer Olympic | | |
| | 2008 Beijing Olympic: Fewer Vehicles, Cleaner Air | | 2007-08-22 00:17:00 | | (BEIJNG, August 21) -- The tests measuring the effect of reduced road traffic over the last four days on air quality were successful, according to Du Shaozhong, deputy director and spokesman for the Beijing Administration of Environmental Protection. For four days, from August 17-20, Beijing restricted the number of motor vehicles on roads, based on license plate numbers.Speaking at Tuesday's press conference, Du attributed the accurate measurement to two factors: 1. The weather was ideal, in that it was not conducive to air pollution dispersion, and allowed for an accurate measurement of the pollution; 2. City residents cooperated and kept more than one million motor vehicles off of roads.Furthermore, said Du, the test results clearly indicate that limiting the number of motor vehicles on roads had a positive effect on improving Beijing's air quality, reducing air pollutants by 15-20%, and thereby achieving level 2 air quality (air pollution index between 50-100) for all four days.Du pointed out that on Tuesday, when road traffic returned to normal, the sky was clear and blue, but the air quality was only at level 3, with the air pollution index at 116. He pointed out that a blue sky does not necessarily equal good air quality. A true "blue skies" day should be supported with numbers.Various research organizations including the Beijing Environmental Monitoring Center, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peking University, Tsinghua University, etc. were involved in administering the numerous tests, employing various scientific methods in order to ensure accurate measurements.2008 Beijing Olympic News:Tianjin Olympic Center S...Good Luck Beijing Sport Events Highly Evaluated By...2008 Beijing Olympic: Beijing 2008 Olympic Call Ce...2008 Beijing Olympic: Welcome to Beijing2008 Beijing Olympic News: Olympic technical opera... | | By: 2008 China Beijing Summer Olympic | | |
| | 2008 Beijing Olympic News:Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium Completed | | 2007-08-21 10:22:00 | | The construction of Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium was completed on August 19, 2007. In 2008, part of the football match and the 2007 FIFA Women World Cup will be held here.The construction of Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium was completed on August 19, 2007. In 2008, part of the football match and the 2007 FIFA Women World Cup will be held here. Good Luck Beijing Sport Events Highly Evaluated By...2008 Beijing Olympic: Beijing 2008 Olympic Call Ce...2008 Beijing Olympic: Welcome to Beijing2008 Beijing Olympic News: Olympic technical opera | | By: 2008 China Beijing Summer Olympic | | |
| | 2008 Beijing Olympic: Beijing 2008 Olympic Call Center | | 2007-08-21 08:26:00 | | Dear Spectators: The Beijing 2008 Olympic Call Center is available by dialing 12308 -- which will connect you into a multi-language information platform during August and September providing information on the "Good Luck Beijing" sport events.Information in 11 languages will be available, including: Chinese, English, French, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, German, Italian and Portuguese.Please feel free to call us at 12308 -- we are here to help! 2008 Beijing Olympic: Welcome to Beijing2008 Beijing Olympic News: Olympic technical opera... | | By: 2008 China Beijing Summer Olympic | | |
| | 2008 Beijing Olympic: Welcome to Beijing | | 2007-08-21 07:34:00 | | In 2008, when you are at the grand occasion of the Olympic Games with the theme slogan of "One World, One Dream", you will also find yourselves experiencing the oriental ancient civilization of Beijing.Beijing was the capital city of the Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties of China. The largest palace of the world, the Forbidden City, is located on the central axis of Beijing city. Together with the Summer Palace - a royal park, the Great Wall, Beijing Royal Quadrangle Courtyard etc, Beijing has 7300 cultural relics and historical sites, as well as more than 200 scenic spots. Beijing, the Capital City, is the political, cultural and diplomatic centre of China. It has become a modern international cosmopolitan city with more than 11 million people. The Capital International Airport, 23.5 km from the city centre, is China's largest and most advanced airport. There are close to 40 five-star hotels in Beijing and the international direct distance dialing can reach 240 countries and regions. August and September are the end of summer and the beginning of autumn in Beijing, with the highest temperature around 30°C and the lowest temperature around 18°C. This is the best season of the year in Beijing when the sky is blue and clear. The city feels especially spacious and airy when the distant lofty Yanshan Ridge could be seen from the height of the Forbidden City. Beijing can be said to have the charm of antiquity as well as the spirit of modernity indeed.2008 Beijing Olympic News: Olympic technical opera... | | By: 2008 China Beijing Summer Olympic | | |
| | 2008 Beijing Olympic News: Olympic technical operations center praised | | 2007-08-21 07:28:00 | | (BEIJING, August 20) -- "Congratulations! Your work is excellent!" With these laudatory remarks the visiting officials of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) summed up their impression after they toured the Technical Operations Center at Digital Beijing Building on Monday.The center's working team updated Hein Verbrugen, IOC Coordination Commission for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, Gilbert Felli, IOC Olympic Games Executive Director and others on the organizational structure, functional layout, operational mode and problem solutions, displayed INFO2008 and exchanged views with the visitors in line with the practice of the previous Olympic Games. Located at the center of the Olympic Green, the Digital Beijing Building will function as the technical support center for the Olympic Games and the communicaiton center for the Olympic central zone.INFO2008, an intranet information system for the Beijing Olympics, will be the primary outlet for all Olympic News Service (ONS) information and reports. Accredited media can find Games information such as results, news, biographies, background, schedules, medals, records, transport, weather as well as a message board on INFO2008 terminals installed in all Olympic areas.Compared with INFO2004 and INFO2006, INFO2008 has such new features as a calendar bar for News, Records and Medals; a global free text search function; and a wireless access (a rate card service). | | By: 2008 China Beijing Summer Olympic | | |
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