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14th October 2007

Badminton venue hailed as being perfect

The venue for badminton and rhythmic gymnastics has been described as the best ever by the Punch Gunalan, vice-president of Badminton World Federation (BWF). The venue is located in the Beijing University of Technology in southeast Beijing.

The 2007 International Badminton Invitational Tournament is currently being played at the stadium.

“It’s nearly perfect and the best venue I have ever seen. All the venues for the previous Olympics were temporarily modified and had problems more or less, but this venue was specially designed according to the characteristics of badminton,” Gunalan said.

“I inspected the venue three weeks before the opening of the competition at the Athens Olympics, but it was not fully ready. However, this venue in Beijing has been put to use within one year away from the opening of the Olympics. It is really the first time in Olympic history.”

Read more: BWF official hails Beijing Olympic venue as perfect

Trash treatment plant opens in Beijing

As part of Beijing’s commitment to creating a “green Olympics”, the city has opened a kitchen trash treatment plan in southern Beijing.

Trash will be collected from 122 hotels and the 31 Olympic sporting facilities.

“Before the Olympics opens in 2008, a larger number of these restaurants and canteens will have their trash collected together and treated,” said Guo Weidong, a publicity official with Beijing utility administration commission.

Read more: Beijing inaugurates first kitchen trash treatment plant

Australia and Canada softball warm up styles

Last week I watched Australia play Canada in the women’s softball in Beijing. On thing which I thought funny was the different methods the teams used to warm up.

13th October 2007

300 days to go

The Beijing Olympics are rapidly drawing near and the preparations seem to be going along fairly smoothly. Phase two of ticket sales will begin this month.

Twenty stadiums have already be been put to use, hosting the Good Luck Beijing warm-up events. 900 volunteers have already been chosen to work at the games.

In the women’s softball event played between China, Chinese Taipei, Australia and Canada, China beat Australia 4-1 in the final.

Beijing Olympics 300 days to go

12th October 2007

Shanghai special Olympics ends with a bang

The closing ceremony of the 2007 Special Olympics completed last night in Shanghai.

The Special Olympics is for disabled athletes to experience participating in an international sporting event. There is no focus on competition. The slogan for the games was “I can do it”.

Organizers and participants are calling the games a huge success. It is not on the scale of next year’s 2008 Beijing Olympics, but the event went very smoothly.

“Shanghai residents have become more concerned with the intellectual disabled people because of the Special Olympics, and the city has become more warm-hearted,” taxi driver Zhang Weiyu said.

Overseas artists, José Carreras and Kenny G appeared in the closing ceremony.

Read more: Special Olympics ends with records and superlatives

Good Luck Beijing: ITF Tennis Competition

As part of the Good Luck Beijing warm-up tournaments for the Beijing Olympics, the ITF tennis competition is currently being played and goes through to October 21st.

Here is the full schedule for the ITF Tennis Competition.

It is being played at the newly built Olympic Tennis Center.

Good Luck Beijing 2007: International Badminton Tournament

As part of the Good Luck Beijing 2007 events, the International Badminton Tournament is currently being played in Beijing and goes through to October 14th.

Here is the schedule for the tournament.

It is being played at Beijing University of Technology stadium.

11th October 2007

Top 5 Most expensive Beijing Olympic merchandise

In a country where a factory worker may only make around $200 a month, only a few people will be able to afford to buy any of these items. While the Chinese design might appeal to a few foreigners interested in Chinese culture, the products are clearly aimed at the Chinese market. With the hive in economic activity leading up to the Olympic Games, I am sure there is a market for the products.

5. Jade calligraphy set 159,000 RMB (US$21,184.46)

Beijing Olympic Merchandise

4. Equestrian tapestry 178,000 RMB RMB (US$23,715.94)

Beijing Olympic Merchandise

3. Chinese jade fuwa series 290,000 RMB ($US38,638)

Beijing Olympic Merchandise

2. Gold medal in glass pyramid 380,000 RMB ($US50,629)

Beijing Olympic Mercandise

1. Gold plate in decorative stand 1.080,000 RMB (US$143,894.48)

Beijing Olympic Mercandise

Chinese triathlete banned for doping

Wang Hongni tested positive for the illegal substance “exogenous metabolites of testosterone” and was subsequently banned for two years from the sport. She will be unable to compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

“Her suspension won’t hamper our preparation for the Beijing Olympics,” Wang Jianguo, director of the Chinese Triathlon Association
said.

Read more: China’s top woman triathlete banned for doping

10th October 2007

No fat bums at the Beijing Olympics 1 reply

fat bum Olympics

Beijing Olympic organizers are currently taking applications for hostesses at the games next year. They have specified some criteria: “no tattoos, no big bottoms, and cut down on the earrings.”

I have been in China for the past couple of weeks, and the only fat people I have seen are either foreigners and a few Chinese business people. They are looking for 208 hostesses for 23 test events.

“We don’t want anyone who looks in any way sleazy because that could really put athletes off,” Li Ning, principal of Beijing Institute of Protocol, who is heading the selection process was quoted as saying.

“Bone structure and height should be uniform,” she said. “For example, we don’t want any wide bottoms.”

From: Tattoos, big bottoms a no-no for Beijing Olympic hostesses


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