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29th November 2005

US names basketball coaches for Beijing games

The United States named two NBA coaches as assistant coaches of the US men’s basketball team for the 2008 Olympic Games in Colorado Spring on Monday.

The NBA coaches are Mike D’Antoni of Phoenix and Nate McMillan of Portland, Syracuse University coach Jim Boeheim was also named an assistant.

Read more here: US names 2 NBA coaches to Olympics staff

27th November 2005

Beijing promises a safe games

“Beijing is an international metropolis with a low crime rate,” Xue said. “But to prevent and handle unexpected incidents that may happen during the Games, we need a strong force.”

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19th November 2005

Australian companies win contracts in Beijing

Australian companies are using the expertise they gained in Sydney to win contracts for the 2008 Bejing Games.

Read more here.

12th November 2005

Olympic Mascots Revealed 1 reply

Beijing Olympic officials revealed the five mascots for the 2008 Beijing Olympic games at the ceremony to mark 1000 days to go.

The mascots are based on the following popular Chinese animals:

- the fish Beibei

Beijing Olympic mascot

- the panda Jingjing

Beijing Olympic mascot

- fire Huanhuan

Beijing Olympic mascot

- the tibetan antelope Yinying

Beijing Olympic mascot

- the swallow Nini

Beijing Olympic mascot

The reading of the first syllable of each of the nicknames translates into English, “Beijing Welcomes You”.

8th November 2005

Sohu.com to host Beijing Olympic Site

Internet media company Sohu.com has agreed to provide hosting and web content for the 2008 Beijing Olympic games.

The sponsorship deal should give Sohu a great deal of international attention as they are one of the leading Internet companies currently in China.

SOHU Selected as Official Internet Content Service Sponsor of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

Foreign Companies Feeling Locked out of Olympics

Foreign companies are feeling locked out of the coming 2008 Beijing Games.

“The authorities are currently unable to ensure that the bidding process is fair,” the American Chamber of Commerce-China’s monthly magazine quoted Li Jianbo, a GE executive in charge of relations with the Chinese government, as saying.

Further reading:

Foreign companies see no bonanza in Beijing Olympics spending

6th November 2005

Excitement of games taking time to build in Beijing

With car traffic and pollution problems it is taking time for excitement to build in Beijing.

It is less than three years to go before the opening on the games and the city is seeing one of the greatest construction efforts in years, causing a number of problems, mainly the disruption to the city’s traffic system.


Excitement over Olympics hasn’t hit street level

Philippine president asks Filipino athletes to prepare for 2008 Beijing Olympics

“Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has called on Filipino sportsmen and sportswomen to prepare for the 2008 Beijing Olympics through the upcoming 23rd Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) to be hosted by her country from Nov. 27 to Dec. 5. ”

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2nd November 2005

Two Koreas to Field single team at Olympics

North and South Korea will be fielding a joint team for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. This will be for the first time since the troubled island split more than 60 years ago.