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John Inverdale goes turquoise with envy

Brits annoyed by the wet summer might take some comfort in the fact that the media covering the Beijing Olymics are also suffering. The Chinese games are turning into the wettest event since London in 1948. BBC presenters Sir Steve... ...full story at Guardian Blogs

from Guardian Blogs on Fri, Aug 15 2008

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