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Olympic torch relay to mourn lost lives
2008-05-14 18:04:00 New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): Attendants and torchbearers of the torch relay in each of the next 98 legs across China will dedicate one minute of silence to the lives lost in the massive earthquake in southwest China, the Beijing Games organizers decided on Tuesday night. Local organizers in Jiangxi province, where the cites of Ruijin, ...
By: Latest News
Win a Trip for 10 to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
2008-05-14 09:49:00 Coca-Cola is giving you and nine of your best mates the chance to win a trip to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. You’ll get to see the action live at the Games with access to exclusive team areas, and you’ll even get the chance to meet Aussie athletes. Plus there is also a Panasonic Plasma ...
Pressure to suspend Beijing Olympic torch relay in aftermath of earthquake
2008-05-14 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}BEIJING (AP) -- Beijing organizers faced pressure Tuesday to alter or suspend the Olympic torch relay, which is scheduled to enter the heart of the quake-effected area next month.Wending its way through the southeastern city of Longyan on Tuesday, the torch was due to arrive on June 13 in the sprawling city of Chongqing and enter neighboring Sichuan province two days later. The quake's epicenter was in Sichuan and 10,000 people have reportedly died there in the aft ...
Solaris Engineer for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Project
2008-05-13 21:44:00 Atos Origin, the official Top Sponsor and Worldwide Information Technology Partner of the International Olympic Committee is looking for: Solaris Engineer for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Project Position Reports to the: Technical Services Manager The Solaris Engineer is the specialist in Solaris Operating System. He/she ensures that proper Solaris infrastructure and operating ...
By: Pan-2007
Nike Hyperdunk - Olympic Edition
2008-05-13 16:54:00 With the Olympics fast approaching, the unveiling of several shoes that will be seen during this historic event is trickling out on the web. Pictured above is the Olympic Edition Hyperdunk made for Yi Jian Lian, which has Yi written on the inside of the tongue. The colors of red and gold represent the host ...
By: Individual Sole
Nike Rejuven8 - Olympic Village Pack
2008-05-13 00:00:00 A couple of days ago, we brought you the Nike Rejuven8 Beijing, and now we feature the Nike Rejuven8 - Olympic Village Pack , which are also inspired by the upcoming 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. The pack consists of several colorways including lucky green, maize, royal blue, varsity red, and ...
By: KicksOnFire.com
Nike Hyperdunk - Olympic Edition
2008-05-13 00:00:00 We have been trying to keep up with all the Nike Hyperdunk's which have included the most recent Argentina Manu Ginobilli player exclusive. Pictured above is the Olympic Edition Hyperdunk which has Yi written on the inside of the tongue. In addition, the colors include red and gold, the traditional ...
By: Sneakerfiles
Nike Dunk Hi ?Olympic Octagon?
2008-05-12 20:14:00 Nike presents the Dunk Hi "Olympic Octagon",the sneaker comes with a black upper in premium leather, and a patent leather Swoosh. Octagons in the olympic colors are spread all over the upper in the form of prints.
U.S. Olympic softball team defeats Washington Glory, 2-0
2008-05-11 00:58:00 The United States Olympic softball team scored a 2-0 victory over the defending pro softball champion Washington Glory in Bowie, Maryland. Team USA, as the women's national team is often called, has only been defeated once as part of its "Bound 4 Beijing" promotional tour throughout the country.Saturday's contest from a sold-out Prince George's Stadium was a pitchers' duel through 5.5 innings between Sarah Pauly of the officially visiting Glory and a combination of Monica Abbott, Cat Osterman & Jennie Finch for Team USA. Ironically, Monica Abbott and outfielder Kelly Kretschman are on leave from the Glory to serve as Olympic team members.The scoreless tie was broken up in the bottom of the 6th inning off Glory relief pitcher Amy Harre, a pitcher normally assigned to the Philadelphia Force notes the Washington Post. An error by shortstop Amber Jackson allowed the USA's Lauren Lappin to reach first base. She was eventually hit in from second base off a single from Natasha Whatley...
By: DCABloob
Liu looking to kick start quest for Olympic gold with win in Japan
2008-05-11 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}OSAKA (AP) -- World record holder Liu Xiang will get a chance to gauge his Olympic preparations for the 110-meter hurdles at the Osaka Grand Prix on Saturday, his first outdoor race of the season.China's Liu, the reigning Olympic gold medalist and world champion, is hoping a fifth straight win at the Osaka event will be a stepping stone to Olympic gold at the Beijing Games."I've never been beaten in Osaka," said Liu, who set the world record of 12.88 at ...
Why didn’t the Olympic torch stop in S’pore ?
2008-05-10 22:51:00 Why didn’t the Olympic torch stop in S’pore ? By Christie Loh, SINGAPORE: “Why not us, too?” Call it a case of sour grapes or plain curiosity, but television and print images of the Olympic torch coursing through neighbouring countries have caused some people here to scratch their heads and ask: Why didn’t the flame stop by Singapore? This has been a point of discussion for readers who felt moved to write in to newspapers, for netizens and even executives from the financial industry. One from Credit Suisse couldn’t resist raising the question during a forum with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong earlier this week. “How come the Olympic torch has bypassed Singapore?” the banking executive asked during the dialogue organised by media company Thomson Reuters. The instant response from Mr Lee, who had up till then been fielding questions related mostly to economic and political matters, replied: “I don’t know.” When the audi...
Olympic Committee Grants Free Speech To Athletes
2008-05-10 09:09:00 The Autstralian Olympic Committee has backed down from its previous decision that would prevent its athletes from freely expressing their views at the Olympic Games. The new agreement with athletes states: “Accredited persons at the Games may of course express their opinions on human rights and other such issues…Such expression of opinions and the conduct ...
Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games
2008-05-09 20:33:00 First, Tommie Smith writes a book 38 years after the fact. Then, in December 2007, the 1980 USA Olympic team gets congressional medals. And now this book comes out, 28 years later. Maybe I should write a memoir: Uncovered Stories from my 1980 High School Graduation. It would be a book like Jose Canseco naming names ...
Repression continues in China, six months before Olympic Games
2008-05-09 16:14:00 When the International Olympic Committee assigned the 2008 summer Olympic Games to Beijing on 13 July 2001, the Chinese police were intensifying a crackdown on subversive elements, including Internet users and journalists. Six years later, nothing has changed. But despite the absence of any significant progress in free speech...
News : Olympic flame reaches Everest peak
2008-05-08 17:20:00 After days of waiting for weather to clear, the Olympic flame makes it to the top of the world's highest mountain. The Everest climbing team, which included 22 Tibetans, eight Han Chinese and one man from the Tujia minority had been on the mountain for over a week. Two days of snow at the weekend destroyed some of their roped paths but good weather over the last three days allowed the climbers to repair damage to the routes and finally reach the summit. Michelle Carlile-Alkhouri reports. More information contact us (WebDesigner): http://www.webdesigner.europiel-es.com/Contacto.htm
U.S. Olympic softball game vs. Glory sold out
2008-05-08 14:08:00 This weekend's exhibition softball game between the United States Olympic team and the defending pro champion Washington Glory squad has already sold out. All approximately 7,500 tickets have been sold at the scaled down Prince George's Stadium for Saturday afternoon's contest, reports the Gazette.Team USA, as the Olympian squad has been dubbed, has traveled across the country facing mostly college squads in a "Bound 4 Beijing" promotional and preparation effort for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The professional Washington Glory squad stands as Team USA's potentially toughest pre-Olympics opponent.This year's Olympic Games could mark the USA Softball program's last chance for its own glory though, no pun intended. Softball was dropped as an Olympic sport from the 2012 London event. Start time from Bowie is 4 p.m. Saturday. ----Relevant links: Gazette Newspapers, Bowie Baysox, SportsAnnouncing.com
By: DCABloob
Olympic Torch Reaches Mt. Qomolangma
2008-05-08 13:54:00 Chinese mountaineers selected to carry the 2008 Olympics torch have completed their mission with resounding success! Mt. Qomolangma is the highest mountain peak in China and the Chinese have completed probably the most ambitious Olympic troch relay run in history.Arriving mid morning at the peak, this particular torch relay was televised in an obvious bragging attempt by the Chinese that they can perform such momentous task. The torch was lit at about one hundred meters away from the summit and then relayed upwards by five torchbearers. The last bearer Tsering Wangmo, an ethnic Tibetan and one of the two female climbers on the final assault team, carried the torch to the peak. The unprecedented relay lasted about six minutes.The 19-member final assault team consists of both ethnic Tibetans and Han Chinese, including university students and female climbers. They were spearheaded by ethnic Tibetan Nima Tsering and deputy head Luo Shen who is Han Chinese. About 30 climbers, incl...
Olympic torch summits Everest
2008-05-08 07:02:00 BEIJING - The Olympic flame reached the top of the world Thursday. Live television footage showed a Chinese mountaineering team holding up a specially designed torch along with Chinese and Olympic flags Thursday on the top of Mount Everest.
By: Get rich
Olympic torch summits Everest
2008-05-08 07:02:00 BEIJING - The Olympic flame reached the top of the world Thursday. Live television footage showed a Chinese mountaineering team holding up a specially designed torch along with Chinese and Olympic flags Thursday on the top of Mount Everest.
By: Get rich
Everest 2008: CHINA SUMMITS MT. EVEREST WITH OLYMPIC TORCH
2008-05-08 03:49:00 Breaking News–Breaking News-Breaking News Reports are coming in that China has successfully summited Mt. Everest with the Olympic Torch. I will be gathering this news as it is made available. All updates will come to this post. Stay tuned for further info. EverestNews is currently running headlines. Posted 9:49 pm Eastern ...
By: The Adventurist
Watson: Clemens not considered for Olympic team
2008-05-08 01:10:00 Roger Clemens isn't welcome on the U.S. Olympic baseball team.
By: The RotoFeed
Everest 2008: Another Quick Update on China?s Olympic Torch Expedition
2008-05-07 20:49:00 I think I might be doing this all day- A bit more information is coming out now about China and their planned Olympic Torch push scheduled for early Thursday morning. Remember, China does sit ahead of us on the time scale. My stepson, while stationed in Korea with the U.S. Army was approximately 13 ...
By: The Adventurist
Everest 2008: Chinese Olympic Torch Expedition?SUMMIT PUSH IS ON!
2008-05-07 19:38:00 It looks like the Chinese Olympic Torch expedition is currently heading towards the summit with top-out likely sometime after midnight tonight. ExplorersWeb first made the anouncement, but reports are now surfacing on the Official Olympic Torch relay site as well. From the Torch Relay site: “A total of 19 mountaineers have been selected to bring the ...
By: The Adventurist
Visiting Beijing Olympic Venues
2008-05-07 16:01:00 As tourists continue to flock to Beijing there are some who are wondering how they can access the two most popular Olympic venues.Tours are available with companies like Beijing Hub of Tour Dispatch company. While the name sounds awkward when translated into English this company does provide tours at reasonable prices. A drawback for those wanting to plan ahead is that quite often the tours are not confirmed until the day of travel as the company requires a minimum of 15 bookings per bus.An example of one tour is Line 3 taking in Shisanling, Ming Tombs, Olympic Stadiums and the Summer Palace for 170RMB per adult or 125RMB per child. Alternatively Line 1 tour stays more within the confines of Beijing and visits Temple of Heaven, CCTV Tower, Summer Palace and Olympic stadiums.The company can be contacted on 8353-1111.Another way to tour the Olympic Venues is to buy tickets to the Good Luck Beijing sporting events. The month of May offers athletics in the National Stadium on 23rd to 25...
By: Beijing Visitor
Olympic Athletes Warned-Behave Or Else!
2008-05-07 09:27:00 The International Olympic Committee warned athletes their behavior must be appropriate or they will face the consequences. In a strict intepretation of Olympic rules, they were told, “their actions, reactions, and attitudes will be scrutinized right down to appearance, clothng, gestures and any written or oral statements.” For the first time since the 1968 Olympics ...
Everest 2008: Chinese Olympic Torch Expedition?May 7, 2008?140 MPH Winds?T
2008-05-07 07:17:00 It is starting to look a bit hopeless for the Chinese expedition to be finished with their Olympic torch relay by the May 10th deadline. Most of us already know that China has closed down the North and South sides (through Nepal) to climbers until May 10th–the date they were supposedly going to be ...
By: The Adventurist
5 Great Examples of Guerilla Marketing Gone Wrong: Olympic Belly-Flops to t
2008-05-07 00:26:00 Guerilla marketing is often a risky business, skirting the edge of ethical (or even legal) acceptability. Some guerilla marketers who have crossed the line have caused everything from Olympic belly-flops to city-wide bomb scares and have been punished with anything from modest jail time to millions of dollars in fines. All the same, some of ...
By: Web Urbanist
The Christian's Olympic Game
2008-05-06 11:47:00 The carrying of the Olympic torch has been much in the news lately. In a little over three months the games will begin. For a much longer period of time preparations have been underway by the athletes who will compete. For a long time each one of the participants has kept the Olympic goal in mind as they poured forth every effort to be ready. For each of them the Olympic motto "One World One Dream" has probably translated in their minds as the greatest dream in their world is to have victory at the games.As Christians we are participants in a world Olympic game as well. Our "One World One Dream" is to make an impact for Christ during our lifetime that will have an eternal result. In Hebrews 12:1-2 we are given the basic rules of the game. "...lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith..." The basic rules of the Christian's life are the same as ...
By: Sending Grace
Hainan Province Receives Olympic Torch
2008-05-06 11:09:00 During a three-day journey in south China's Hainan Province, the Olympic torch relay has received warm welcome by all the Hainan people, including ethnic Li, Miao and Hui.China's southernmost province is home to 38 ethnic groups and an ethnic population of 1 million. When the Olympic torch relay toured Sanya, Wuzhishan, Wanning and Qionghai, ethnic people were all along the relay route, cheering and chanting support for the Olympics.Meanwhile, they expressed their best wishes by performing folk songs and dances. "It's wonderful and exciting. I'm so proud of my country," said Wanma, a Tibetan young man living in the resort city of Sanya.Born in Shigatse, a city some 250 kilometers west of Lhasa, the25-year-old youth now works as a staff at a scenic spot in Sanya. Wanma said it's not only his dream but also the wish of all the Chinese people including the Tibetan people that the Olympic Games will be held in China.Pu Guizhen, a senior man of the ethnic Hui group, greeted the Ol...
SA Olympic team taking shape
2008-05-06 10:30:00 South Africa's team to contest the Beijing Olympic Games is starting to take shape, with a number of sports having announced their representatives for the August showpiece. The team will be named in three stages.
Swiss Olympic Association honours Blatter
2008-05-06 10:24:00 The umbrella organisation for Swiss sporting associations has conferred honorary membership on FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter.
By: sports
Olympic Coach Magazine, Spring 2008
2008-05-06 03:11:00 Olympic Coach Magazine, Spring 2008 Olympic Coach E-Magazine, designed for coaches at all levels, provides a summary of each article in the magazine with a link that takes you directly to the full-length article and contains the same content as the print version — articles about improving athlete performance in a variety of fields, such as psychology, nutrition, sports medicine, strength and
By: Andewa Palace II
Air Jordan Retro VI (6) Olympic 2008 - Detailed Pictures
2008-05-06 00:00:00 Here we feature some detailed pictures of the Air Jordan Retro VI (6) Olympic 2008. They feature all the colors used on the Olympic rings, as well as other colors and features. The heel, toe box, and portions of the side panels feature patent leather, and there is also ...
By: KicksOnFire.com
Air Jordan 6 ?Olympic Flag?
2008-05-06 00:00:00 Eight years ago, Ray Allen wore the Jordan 6 in a special Olympic color up for the Sydney Games where Team USA took its last Gold Medal in Men's Basketball. Since then the team has had some "issues", but hopefully the blessing of another Olympic inspired Jordan 6 can ...
Rowbury On Olympic Pace
2008-05-05 20:48:00 Another notable Bay Area alumni effort goes to Shannon Rowbury (formerly of Sacred Heart Cathedral and Duke University) who won the fast heat of the women's 1500. She just missed the A standard of 4:07.00.The link to the story in the San Francisco Chronicle is here:http://www.sfgate.com/cgi--bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/-04/SPQH10GQ8A.DTL
Natalie makes Olympic history
2008-05-05 11:17:00 Paralympic superstar Natalie du Toit's career is littered with ground-breaking achievements, but her latest - becoming the first amputee to qualify for the Olympic Games - might be the most amazing of them all.
Olympic Shooting Champion
2008-05-05 00:13:00 The lamestream media told you: Unruly demonstrators attacked the Olympic torch relay in this city, and in that city, and enroute to a ship, and it had to detour, and be hidden from view, and blah blah blah diplomats are upset. The Uninvited Ombudsman notes however that: Three-time Olympic athlete Lones W. Wigger, now 70, ...
By: Pan-2007
Jordan VI Olympic 2008 Model
2008-05-05 00:02:00 Oh Em Gee Moment! Stole this from Hypebeast.com In celebration of the Beijing 2008 Olympics Jordan Brand is releasing this special edition Jordan VI. The colorway is obviously inspired by the Olympic rings, but the shoe also features other interesting details. There is patent leather used throughout the shoe, and there is prominent design stitched onto ...
Nike Precool Vest for Beijing Olympic
2008-05-05 00:00:00 Nike has unveiled the Precool Vest for the Beijing Olympic 2008. It is specially developed to keep athletes cool - featuring multiple triangular cavities of various sizes and inside there is frozen water. To be used within one hour prior to competition, lowers the body of the athlete and they ...
By: 2dayblog
Air Jordan Retro VI (6) Olympic 2008 Second Look
2008-05-05 00:00:00 We were the first source to show you the Air Jordan Retro 6 (VI) Olympic 2008 edition, and the feedback we received on this pair was not so good. But now, we bring you a second look with different angles, which we can say now could change a few ...
By: Sneakerfiles
Olympic gold medalist Inoue to retire from judo
2008-05-05 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}Sydney Olympic gold medalist Kosei Inoue announced on Friday that he will retire from judo."I have decided that this year will be my last. I have no regrets concerning my judo career," Inoue, 29, said during a press conference in Tokyo's Minato-ku on Friday.Inoue, who won the gold in the men's 100-kilogram class during the Sydney Olympics in 2000, was seeking to take part in his third-straight Olympics.However, he was defeated in the quarterfi ...
Eco-friendly Gear for Canada?s Olympic Team
2008-05-04 03:15:00 We are all aware that much of the attention today is set on the Olympics and most countries are gearing up for the prestigious meet. While some are training hard, the matter of outfits and uniforms is also up and the air and you have to hand it for the Canadian team for using gear ...
China Courts Dalai Lama. Olympic Good Spirit?
2008-05-04 02:07:00 The Chinese government has been making strenuous attempts to ensure a meeting with the Dalai Lama. The troubled events attending the Olympic torch relay, and international condemnation of China for her human rights record, have brought considerable pressure on the Chinese leaders to make this move. This is in marked contrast to its decades of execrating the ...
Olympic Shooting Champion
2008-05-03 20:36:00 The lamestream media told you: Unruly demonstrators attacked the Olympic torch relay in this city, and in that city, and enroute to a ship, and it had to detour, and be hidden from view, and blah blah blah diplomats are upset. The Uninvited Ombudsman notes however that: Three-time Olympic athlete Lones W. Wigger, now 70, ...
By: Pan-2007
Olympic Shooting Champion
2008-05-03 20:36:00 The lamestream media told you: Unruly demonstrators attacked the Olympic torch relay in this city, and in that city, and enroute to a ship, and it had to detour, and be hidden from view, and blah blah blah diplomats are upset. The Uninvited Ombudsman notes however that: Three-time Olympic ...
By: Pan-2007
Olympic Shooting Champion
2008-05-03 05:53:00 The lamestream media told you: Unruly demonstrators attacked the Olympic torch relay in this city, and in that city, and enroute to a ship, and it had to detour, and be hidden from view, and blah blah blah diplomats are upset. The Uninvited Ombudsman notes however that: Three-time Olympic athlete Lones W. Wigger, now 70, ...
By: Pan-2007
Olympic Shooting Champion
2008-05-03 03:51:00 The lamestream media told you: Unruly demonstrators attacked the Olympic torch relay in this city, and in that city, and enroute to a ship, and it had to detour, and be hidden from view, and blah blah blah diplomats are upset. The Uninvited Ombudsman notes however that: Three-time Olympic ...
By: Pan-2007
Next Olympic Nightmare-Russia In 2014?
2008-05-02 15:10:00 The Olympic Games were resurrected at the end of the 19th century in an effort to foster world cooperation and peace. Since that moment of hope, there have been repeated examples of politics impacting the sporting events and the current situation in which angry protestors batter those carrying the Olympic torch. The Olympic committee awarded ... |
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