Media
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August 21, 2008
Bird's Nest -- or white elephant? Use of Olympic venues after the Games appears to be a work in progress. (ATR) Cost QuestionsThat much was made clear at a Thursday press brie...
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August 20, 2008
China won the women's team gold, in a match attended by Chinese president Hu Jintao and IOC president Jacques Rogge. (Getty Images)(ATR) Table tennis is continually putting ne...
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August 05, 2008
Expert Says IOC Needs Stronger Role in Games Prep The head of the IOC coordination commission for Beijing says the organization will have to take a more pro-active stance in p...
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August 02, 2008
IOC communications chief Giselle Davies faced more questions about internet censorship for journalists covering the Olympics in her first meeting with the press in Beijing. (A...
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August 01, 2008
NBC to Broadcast 2008 U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Presented by Allstate COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - From 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. ET Sunday, August 3, sports fans acr...
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August 01, 2008
Sun Weide, BOCOG's deputy media chief, refuses to say whether any more politically sensitive websites will be unblocked. (ATR)(ATR) Despite IOC pressure on Beijing organizers ...
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August 01, 2008
“The Complete Book of the Olympics" 2008 Edition by David Wallechinsky and Jaime Loucky Olympic fans eagerly await each new edition of this book, which Wallechinsky introduced...
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July 31, 2008
Performers for the opening ceremony wit outside the stadium for their part in the rehearsal. (Getty Images)(ATR) BOCOG could punish Korean television station SBS after one of ...
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July 31, 2008
(ATR) Just in time for the Beijing Olympics: the latest edition of the book that could be considered the "Encyclopedia Olympica."
David Wallechinsky compiled the first edit...
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July 30, 2008
Shimon Peres will walk to the opening ceremony, in compliance with Judaic law. (Getty Images)Peres to Observe Sabbath, Walk to CeremonyShimon Peres, the President of Israel wo...
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July 27, 2008
The Guardian criticizes the minimal effect winning the 2012 Olympics have had on the development of sport in the UK. The Scotsman names all the former dopers who will be compe...
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July 19, 2008
ESPN’s Wright Thompson unravels the mystery behind Kenyan Olympian Lucas Sang’s death after post-election violence.FIFA is the most powerful organization in the world, accordi...
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