It’s 2:20 AM as I write this in Hong Kong, and I’m just back to my hotel. Equestrian went until 12:30 AM, not including the medal ceremonies and victory laps. I’ll have much, much more to say about the venue, the facility, the superior... ...full story at Shanghai Scrap
from Shanghai Scrap on Tue, Aug 12 2008
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Christina Chan Was Unfairly Removed from Olympic Venue »
YouTube video Aug 9 - Christina Chan and one of the her friends are forcefully removed from Hong Kong's Olympics equestrian arena.
Hong Kong police threw two pro-Tibet protesters out of the city's Olympics equestrian arena early on Saturday (August 9) during the... |
| 12 Aug 08 |
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Hong Kong’s Olympic Equestrian Class » Shanghai Scrap For the first part of the week I’m in Hong Kong, covering - of all things - equestrian events. I’ll have more to say about all of that - including the venues (complete with photos) - tomorrow, probably. For now, I’ll just say that... |
| 13 Aug 08 |
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Hot Dogs and Marching Bands: Images from HK’s Olympics » Shanghai Scrap As promised, some additional photos and commentary from Hong Kong’s Olympic equestrian venue in Shatin. Overall, it’s a lovely venue, and the events - based upon one night’s sample - are extremely well-run and organized. I haven’t... |
| 11 Aug 08 |
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A Horse of a Different Color » China Journal China’s outside chance at a medal in equestrian eventing just took a stumble. Alex Hua and Chico on Monday (Photo by AP) Eighteen-year-old Alex Hua, who was born in London and studies at Eton College, rode into the Games as China’s first... |
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IPC President: HK equestrian venue "great choice" for 2008 » People's Daily Sir Philip Craven, president of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), named the Hong Kong equestrian venue a "great choice" for next September's Para- Equestrian Events of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Sir Philip Craven ... |
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Dudes With Vaginas » Sinocidal I’ve only sat through one soccer game on TV in my whole life. I’m reminded of this because today is opening day of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Hangzhou (and some other cities) Don’t worry,I’m not going to write about the... |
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