Just days after the heartbreaking news that Iraqi athletes were out of the Beijing Olympics, Iraq’s government reached an 11th-hour agreement with the International Olympic Committee that will allow the country’s athletes to participate in the Games u... ...full story at China Journal
from China Journal on Wed, Jul 30 2008
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| 11 May 08 |
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Athletes will have free speech in Beijing: AOC »
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The Australian Olympic Committee says athletes at the Beijing games will be free to express their opinions on issues such as human rights in... |
| 24 Aug 08 |
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IOC Athletes' Commission members present flower bouquets to Beijing Games volunteers » People's Daily In an unprecedented gesture of gratitude, three newly-elected members of the Athletes' Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presented flower bouquets to 12 volunteers of the Beijing Olympics at the Games' closing ceremony in the... |
| 11 Feb 08 |
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Will the Olympics athletes mouth off? » Tim Johnson Should Olympic athletes be gagged from commenting on politics during the Beijing Summer Games? The issue has erupted hard. It started Sunday when the Daily Mail reported that British Olympic chiefs were planning to force athletes to sign a contract... |
| 28 Jul 08 |
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Beijing air won't hurt Olympic athletes, says watchdog » Shanghai Daily BEIJING'S polluted air won't affect the health of Olympic athletes during the Games, the city's environment watchdog said. The International Olympic Committee and some relevant medical organizations have analyzed... |
| 05 Sep 07 |
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Beijing Olympic Games Statistics » China Snippets Some stats about the Olympic Games in Beijing 28 Olympic programs, 302 sub-categories 302 gold medals 10,500 athletes are expecte to participate 21,880 torchbearers will run 137,000 km over 130 days The National Stadium (Bird’s Nest) covers an area... |
| 16 May 08 |
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IOC Chairman satisfied Beijing's air quality » People's Daily With the health of athletes who participate in the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games being of the utmost importance to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the IOC's Medical Commission has been appraising the air quality in the host city ... |
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