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1st October 2007
World’s second largest TV screen
Wow. This is biggest TV screen I have ever seen. It is on a freestanding roof which is surrounded by the Place Shopping Center in Beijing. It is reportedly the second biggest in the world in surface area, the biggest in Asia and the longest in the world.
I am starting to get the feeling that when it comes to buildings, the Chinese thinking is “the bigger the better”.
China’s National holiday 1 reply
China celebrated its National holiday today with 120,000 witnessing the flag raising ceremony people in Tiananmen Square at six a.m. It rained much of last night and early this morning, but it didn’t stop some people from waiting all night to witness the ceremony.
Chinese people appeared on tonight’s CCTV news saying how proud they were as to how much China has progressed, to the point where they are now hosting the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Today’s holiday marks the start of the Golden Week holiday with millions of people traveling around the country.
Results of the 2007 Taekwondo World Qualifiers
The 2007 Taekwondo World Championship finished yesterday in Manchester.
Here are the final results. Each placed athlete qualifies for the 2008 Beijing Games.
Men’s results:
Weight category: Under 58kg
1. Mu Yen Chu, Chinese Taipei
2. Levent Tuncat, Germany
3. Tshomlee Go, Philippines
Weight category: 58kg - 68kg
1. Son Tae Jin, Korea
2. Gessler Viera Abreu, Cuba
3. Burak Hassan, Australia
Weight category: 68kg - 80kg
1. Sebastien Michaud, Canada
2. Steve Lopez, USA
3. Mauro Sarmiento, Italy
Weight category: Over 80kg
1. Mickael Borot, France
2. Daba Modibo Keita, Mali
3. Cha Dong Ming, Korea
Women’s results:
Weight category: Under 49kg
1. Shu Chun Yang, Chinese Taipei
2. Daynellis Montejo Poll, Cuba
3. Ivett Gonda, Canada
Weight category: 49kg - 57kg
1. Lim Su Jeong, Korea
2. Veronica Calabrese, Italy
3. Premwaew Chonnapas, Thailand
Weight category: 57kg - 67kg
1. Gwladys Epangue, France
2. Hwang Kyung Seon, Korea
3. Sandra Saric, Croatia
Weight category: Over 67kg
1. Kyriaki Kouvari, Greece
2. Sarah Stevenson, Great Britain
3. Ma del Roasario Espinoza, Mexico
For more information on the event, see the website: www.manchester2007.info
Germany makes it two in row
Germany beat Brazil in the FIFA Women’s World Cup, making it two in a row. They won 2-0, with Birgit Prinz and Simone Laudehr scoring goals.
The US beat Norway to finish in third spot.
Read more: Germany makes history, Marta stuns world
Beijing National Stadium video - just less than one year to go 1 reply
I took a look at the Beijing National Stadium yesterday. The subway line (line 10) is still under construction, so I had to take a taxi. The stadium is just north of central Beijing.
The stadium itself looks fairly complete, but they are still have plenty of work to do on the area surrounding it. There are quite a few hotels still being built around the stadium. The design itself if very impressive and unlike anything else I have seen. I think it is going to look great lit up at night.
It was very dusty, which can probably be attributed to all of the construction going on. Just along side the stadium is a massive highway which divides the national stadium with the Olympic Sports Center where the gymnastics events will be held. At the moment it is difficult to walk around the different venues, but I am sure they will be building better access routes as the games approach.
The aquatic center is a big rectangular building, painted blue with bubbles coming out the side. Unfortunately it was difficult to get close to the building to take a good shot.
2nd September 2007
2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships
| October 23, 2007 6:00 pm | to | November 3, 2007 6:00 pm |
The AIBA World Boxing Championships will be held in Chicago, United States from October 23, 2007 to November 3, 2007.
Official website: www.aiba.org
28th August 2007
Archery World Ranking Tournament
| October 6, 2007 7:00 pm | to | October 13, 2007 7:00 pm |
World Ranking Tournament (PanAmerica Continental Qualification Tournament) El Salvador
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