virtualreview

china: news and opinion

Olympics Beijing 2008: Tennis - Murray excited by Village experience

Andy Murray, fourth favourite for the gold medal, expressed his determination to enjoy the Olympic experience ...full story at Observer

from Observer on Tue, Aug 12 2008

see also:

15 Nov 08 visit TENNIS MASTERS CUP, SHANGHAI: MURRAY INTERVIEW (14-11)  »  YouTube videoInterview with Andy Murray from the Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai on Friday, after defeating defending champion, Federer. Watch highlights from all Tennis Masters Cup matches at http://www.atpmastersseries.tv
12 Aug 08 visit Predictable gold medals  »  James Reynolds There are some gold medals in these Olympics which are so easy to predict that it's surprising that the medal ceremony isn't held before the Games begin so as to get it all out of the way. There are four medal events in the table tennis - and China...
10 Jun 08 visit Hu Jia out of running for Olympic gold  »  Danwei Hu Jia: gold medal bellyflop • Chinese media reports say diver Hu Jia, who won gold in the men’s 10-meter platform at the 2004 Olympics, will not compete in Beijing due to injuries (see full report). • Liu Xiang didn’t run in either of two e...
15 Jan 08 visit Deng puts some deserved top spin on Games village  »  Shanghai Daily THE Athletes' Village at the Beijing Olympics will be as good as any at previous Games and give guests a real taste of China, table tennis great Deng Yaping said yesterday. The four-time Olympic champion, now deputy director of the village, said...
17 Jan 08 visit Beijing's Olympic Village will open on July 27  »  People's Daily Beijing Olympic Village vice minister Deng Yaping said in Beijing on January 15th that the Beijing Olympic Village will open on July 27, 2008. According to reports, the Olympic Village will close on August 27. During the Paralympics, the Ol ...
09 Jan 07 visit Murray Building, Hong Kong  »  Letters from China Murray Building is much less photographed than Norman Foster's HSBC Building or I.M. Pei's Bank of China Tower. This old (by Hong Kong standard) building has hardly attracted any attention. Yet when I queued outside the Peak Tram Station, the...

« Today's Stories