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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July 31, 2008
Yelena Soboleva won the 1500m silver at the IAAF worlds in Osaka in 2007. (Getty Images) (ATR) Seven top Russian athletes, five qualified for the Beijing Games, are barred fr...
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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 31, 2008
Chen Guoying, mayor of Tangshan, lit the cauldron at Caofeidian Island Hotel Square. (BOCOG)Final Relay Stop in Hebei Province The torch relay finished up in Tangshan today, g...
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July 31, 2008
Our position is that the IOC has always encouraged the Beijing 2008 organisers to provide media with the fullest access possible to report on the Olympic Games, including acce...
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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
Launch of innovative website showcases the Games at the Heart of City LifeTokyo, 31 July 2008 – Tokyo 2016 today opened a new window to the world, uniting a global community o...
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July 30, 2008
Traffic backs up for construction on the Sea to Sky highway in this file photo. (ATR) (ATR) Olympic highway construction has come to a screeching halt because of a rockslide n...
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July 30, 2008
Hamzah Hussein and Haidar Nozad during a practice session on the Tigris river in Baghdad. (Getty Images)Iraqi Rowers Heading to Beijing After having their Olympic aspirations ...
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July 30, 2008
BOCOG deputy media chief Sun Weide faces reporters with questions about internet censorship. (ATR)(ATR) A leading member of the IOC now says that journalists covering the Olym...
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July 30, 2008
The International Rowing Federation (FISA) has received confirmation that the Iraq men's double scull will be allowed to compete in the Beijing Olympic Games. In a press relea...
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