Beijing Olympic Tickets Scarce as Games Approach

05/12/2008
(ATR) With the latest wave of public ticket sales in China now complete, few tickets remain for sale, whether in China or abroad. But even at the last minute, foreigners who want to go the Beijing Olympics can still plan a trip...
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2008 IIHF Men's World Championships
Halifax & Quebec City, Canada   05/02/2008 - 05/18/2008
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Beijing, China   05/22/2008 - 05/25/2008
58th FIFA Congress
Sydney, Australia   05/28/2008 - 05/29/2008
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Veteran Olympic commentator Ed Hula has slammed the IOC for caving in to China's demands for a relay. In an editorial in his Around the Rings Olympic newsletter, Mr Hula said the IOC's "misreading" of the political sensitivities of the torch relay route would cost millions of dollars in extra security for host cities.
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