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July 2008
- China Bans Tibetan Flags At Olympic Event
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 18, 08 7:59 AM CDT
  
  Tibetan flags will be banned from all Olympic equestrian events in Hong Kong under rules aimed at heading off political protests inside competition venues, organizers said today. While China has tightened visa restrictions to keep out protesters during the Olympics, activists could demonstrate in Hong Kong, which grants visa-free access to citizens of many Western countries. More »
  
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  China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibet • Tibetan independence • Hong Kong • protesters • Tibetan protesters
- Soccer Star Wambach Breaks Leg, Will Miss Olympics
  
  newser | Democrat and Chronicle | Jul 17, 08 6:01 PM CDT
  
  The US women's soccer team's hopes for a gold medal in Beijing took a devastating blow yesterday when star Abby Wambach broke her leg in an exhibition match. Wambach, the team's leading scorer, underwent a two-hour surgery today that went "perfectly, beautifully," her mother told the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle . Wambach, though, will have to be a spectator for the Beijing Games. More »
  
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  2008 Beijing Olympics • US women's soccer • Abby Wambach
- Amputee Racer Fails to Qualify for Olympics
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 16, 08 6:11 PM CDT
  
  Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius fell short of the 400-meter qualifying time for the Olympics today, though his lifetime best run could yet get him to Beijing in the relay. The 21-year-old South African shrugged off the pre-race distraction of threatening legal action against the IAAF and finished third in his heat in 46.25 seconds. Though shy of the qualifying standard of 45.55, it was 11 hundredths faster than his previous best. More »
  
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  2008 Beijing Olympics • South Africa • prosthetics • Oscar Pistorius • runner
- Official's Knock Irks Amputee Sprinter
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 16, 08 2:02 PM CDT
  
  Lawyers for double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius responded aggressively after a track and field official recommended South Africa exclude him from its Olympic relay squad "for reasons of safety," the New York Times reports. Pistorius, 23, “reserves all rights and remedies” if track's governing body doesn't retract, noting that a sports court has affirmed Pistorius right to run—if he qualifies or is selected. More »
  
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  2008 Beijing Olympics • Oscar Pistorius • amputees • IAAF
- China Offers Olympics Visitors Tips
  
  newser | Times (UK) | Jul 14, 08 7:45 PM CDT
  
  Organizers of the Beijing Olympics released their "Spectators' House Rules" today, aiming to keep order during the August Games as well as protect the hosts from embarrassing incidents, the London Times reports. For starters, babies are discouraged but not forbidden. Other dos and don'ts: Permitted: Umbrellas ("In Beijing we prefer to avoid the sunlight," says an organizing committee official) Small quantities of lip gloss, fountain pens, and sunscreen More »
  
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  China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Beijing
- Dissonant Ads Put Agency in Olympic Bind
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jul 14, 08 10:18 AM CDT
  
  A major advertising firm finds itself in an awkward predicament, the Wall Street Journal reports, after realizing it produced ads to drum up patriotic support for Chinese athletes in the Beijing Olympics as well as graphic spots criticizing China's human-rights record for Amnesty International. New York-based TBWA Worldwide has renounced the controversial Amnesty ads, but Chinese bloggers are pushing a boycott. More »
  
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  2008 Beijing Olympics • advertising • human rights • Amnesty International • Adidas • ad campaign
- Pistorius Fails in 2nd Olympics Bid
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 11, 08 5:00 PM CDT
  
  Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius missed out in another attempt to qualify for the Olympics today, the AP reports, improving his time in the 400 meters but still falling short of the qualifying time at a meet in Rome. The 21-year-old South African will try again Wednesday in Switzerland, and could still be selected to the country's relay squad. More »
  
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  2008 Beijing Olympics • South Africa • Oscar Pistorius • prosthetics
- Olympic Swimmer Has Cancer
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 11, 08 4:11 PM CDT
  
  US Olympic swimmer Eric Shanteau has testicular cancer, he tells the AP, but will put off surgery to compete in next month's Beijing Games. Shanteau, 24, unexpectedly locked in the 200-meter breaststroke July 3—just days after he was given the diagnosis. "I made the team, so I had a hard decision," he said. "But, by no means am I being stupid about this." More »
  
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  2008 Beijing Olympics • cancer • surgery • swimming • recovery • Lance Armstrong • testicular cancer
- China Takes Dog Off Olympic Menu
  
  newser | Reuters | Jul 11, 08 1:00 PM CDT
  
  Beijing is asking restaurants and hotels to remove dog meat from their menus to appease squeamish travelers coming to town for the Olympics and Paralympics, Reuters reports. Beijing’s large Korean population often dines on man’s best friend, and the meat has become popular in Yunnan and Guizhou restaurants as well. South Korea enacted a similar ban during the 1988 Games. More »
  
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  China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • food • dog
- How to Be an Olympic Athlete
  
  newser | Forbes | Jul 9, 08 12:45 PM CDT
  
  Before you clear a spot on the mantle for that gold medal, you may need a quick reality check: Forbes runs down the numbers behind the blood, sweat, and tears of an Olympic athlete's training. Training: 4 to 8 years to maximize lung capacity and heart strength Sessions: up to 3 a day, 6 days a week Goal setting: beyond annual benchmarks, some athletes plan 4 years out More »
  
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  list • health • 2008 Beijing Olympics • sports • athlete • training • gold medal
- Sarko Won't Boycott Beijing
  
  newser | BBC | Jul 9, 08 9:26 AM CDT
  
  Nicolas Sarkozy is backing off his threats to boycott the Beijing Olympics to protest China’s treatment of Tibet, the BBC reports. Sarkozy met with China’s president at the G8 summit, and now confirms that he will attend the opening ceremony. The French president said he made the decision after consulting other EU nations, since France currently holds the EU presidency. More »
  
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  China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Nicolas Sarkozy • European Union • Hu Jintao • Olympic boycotts
- China Falls Behind on Olympic Promises
  
  newser | BBC | Jul 8, 08 2:25 PM CDT
  
  With exactly a month to go before the Olympics, China has not delivered on promises to improve Beijing’s air quality or allow foreign journalists open access, the BBC reports. The government vowed to bring Beijing’s air up to WHO standards when bidding for the Games, but a BBC test showed the city over the pollution limit 6 days out of 7. More »
  
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  2008 Beijing Olympics • pollution • Beijing • air pollution • journalist • smog • repression • political freedoms
- New Swimsuits Unfair; Stick to Birthday Suits
  
  newser | Bloomberg | Jul 8, 08 8:08 AM CDT
  
  No sporting record lasts forever, but these days, writes Bloomberg columnist Scott Soshnick, athletes are demolishing them with almost ridiculous frequency. At the US Olympic swimming trials this year, no fewer than nine records were broken or equaled—a function less of talent than of technology. Perhaps it's time to return to the old Olympic tradition of competing nude, which would level the playing field—not to mention boost ratings. More »
  
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  2008 Beijing Olympics • swimming • nudity • athletics • Speedo LZR Racer • swimsuit
- 1,000 Tibetan Monks Jailed to Prevent Protests
  
  newser | Times (UK) | Jul 7, 08 2:35 AM CDT
  
  The Chinese government has jailed more than 1,000 monks in an effort to prevent protests during the Olympic Games, reports the Times of London. Three large monasteries are empty near Lhasa, where hundreds of monks and supporters held protests amid gunfire in March. The government is holding the monks—many of them young ethnic Tibetans—in nearby prisons and detention centers, according to sources. More »
  
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  China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibet • censorship • Tibetan independence • Olympic protests • Buddhist monks • Lhasa
- Bush: Olympic Boycott Would Be 'Affront' to Chinese People
  
  newser | CNN | Jul 6, 08 11:29 AM CDT
  
  President Bush today defended his decision not to boycott the Beijing Olympics next month, saying skipping “would be an affront to the Chinese people" that would make it difficult "to speak more frankly with the Chinese leadership.” Speaking ahead of tomorrow's G8 meeting in Japan, Bush said he would address concerns over religious freedom and human rights with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Games. More »
  
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  George W. Bush • Japan • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Beijing • Hu Jintao • boycott • Olympic boycotts • Group of Eight
- Cramp Fells Tyson Gay in 200m Trials
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Jul 6, 08 5:55 AM CDT
  
  America's best-known hopeful for the Olympic track team is still going to Beijing—but won't be defending his world championship title in the 200-meter sprint. In a stunning twist, super runner Tyson Gay suffered a leg cramp that felled him during his key event in the quarterfinals of the Olympic trials. Fellow athletes, sobered but thankful that the injury was nothing more serious, expressed both sympathy and stoicism, reports the Los Angeles Times. More »
  
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  2008 Beijing Olympics • injury • track and field • Olympic trials • Tyson Gay • muscle pain
- China's Ballplayers Prepare for First Olympics
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 5, 08 11:19 AM CDT
  
  China’s Olympic baseball team, under the guidance of an ex-Major League manager, has some hurdles to jump in its first Olympics. After Mao Zedong banned the Western sport in China, it never drew many fans–so the team uses second-rate facilities and generally faces overwhelming odds against other teams. But the big leagues have spent millions to push the sport in China’s huge market, the New York Times reports. More »
  
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  baseball • China • 2008 Beijing Olympics
- At 41, Torres Makes 5th Olympics
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 5, 08 6:05 AM CDT
  
  Dara Torres swam her way into the history books with a victory in the women's 100-meter freestyle trials last night, reports the New York Times . The 41-year-old will be the first five-time swimmer in Olympic history. She shot past 25-year-old American record holder Natalie Coughlin to finish in 53.78 seconds—almost 5 seconds faster than when she first qualifed in 1984. More »
  
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  2008 Beijing Olympics • athlete • swimming • Olympians • Dara Torres
- Bush Will Attend Beijing Opener
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 4, 08 3:27 AM CDT
  
  The White House has confirmed that President Bush will attend the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympics—and he's likely to have plenty of seats to choose from in the VIP box, reports the New York Times . Brit Prime Minister Gordon Brown and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will not be in attendance. French President Nicolas Sarkozy was withholding his decision until after progress in ongoing Tibet talks—but now Chinese officials have told him not to bother. More »
  
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  George W. Bush • China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Nicolas Sarkozy • Angela Merkel • Olympic boycotts
- Olympians Adjust to Tougher Drug Tests
  
  newser | USA Today | Jul 1, 08 1:59 PM CDT
  
  Many US professional athletes aren't accustomed to giving blood and urine samples during their off seasons, but with the Olympics approaching, that's all been changing, writes USA Today . The US Anti-Doping Agency requires all potential competitors to comply with a "whereabouts program" and submit to random screenings for HGH and illegal blood transfusions. More »
  
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  baseball • basketball • 2008 Beijing Olympics • soccer • human growth hormone • sports doping • drugs in sports • blood tests • USADA

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