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4th March 2006

Obadele Thompson to skip Commonwealth Games

Like a few other top athletes, Obadele Thompson is skipping the up coming Commonwealth Games to be hosted in Melbourne, Australia.�

"The Olympics are on the horizon, and I have a lot of work ahead of me to get my body in shape," Thompson was quoted as saying in The Nation. "That’s why I decided to give my body some rest, and skip the Commonwealth Games.

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3rd March 2006

Testing of new Gymnastics scoring system

Gymnatics will be testing its new scoring system for the first time, this weekend at the Tyson American Cup in Philadelphia.

“I think the new rules will have a great effect for countries … who were fifth, sixth in Olympic Games and will help them move up,” he says. “It could shuffle the countries around. I can’t wait to see what happens in the American Cup.”

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2nd March 2006

Clamp down on spitting

For anyone who has every been to China they will know that spitting is as part of the culture as Peking duck.

In preparation for the Olympics, authorities in Beijing have announced that they plan to clamp down on the habit

“This year we will intensify our law enforcement efforts in this field,” Zhang Huiguang, director of Beijing’s Capital Ethics Development Office, told a news conference.

“We will require law enforcement officials to step up the frequency of fines.”

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1st March 2006

Beijing airport expands flight time

Beijing airport and other airports around China will be able to operate a further 2 hours until 2 A.M. to reduce air traffic congestion.

China’s state-owned airlines flew a record 138 million people and 3.04 million tons of cargo in 2005.

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China to set records in Beijing

If China was able to bag a record 11 medals in Turin, one wonders what they will be able to do in Beijing.

The winter Olympics have never been strong for China, they have few adequate ski facilities and have not invested that much in winter sports.

China is a perennial powerhouse in the Summer Games and the government, and business sponsors, have invested far more in athletes training for the 2008 Beijing Olympics than in their cold-weather counterparts.

“It’s impossible for China to devote itself fully to developing winter sports,” Xiao said, adding economic development, geographical and climate restrictions limited the popularity of skiing, skating and other winter sports to the middle class of China’s north.

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