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29th August 2007
Want to be a torch bearer in Vietnam?
The Levono sponsored torch relay is calling for volunteers to run with the torch in Vietnam. Applications can be made through the Lenovo website here.
Applications must be submitted by September 20th 2007 for the relay to be run on April 30, 2008. You will also be placed in a competition to win a Lenovo Y410 notebook.
Yi Ting looking to qualify for the Beijing Games
Yi Ting is looking to become the first female Malaysian swimmer to qualify for the Olympic Games in Beijing next year.
She is competing in the 50th Malaysian Open championships, which begin today at the Paroi Aquatic Centre in Seremban.
“I have been training here for the last week since I came back and just trying to get back into form again. I am also looking forward to competing in my hometown after a long time,” said Yi Ting.
Her best hopes are in the 200m breaststroke and 200m individual medley.
Read more: Yi Ting out to meet the A qualifying mark for Beijing Games
Liu gets closer to a gold in Osaka
Liu Xiang who holds the 110 hurdles world record, won his opening heat in Osaka championships in 13.36 seconds. China is yet to win a gold medal in the meet so far and Liu remains their best hope.
“It was easy. I was not forced to show my best,” Liu said.
Read more: Liu takes first step toward 110 hurdles gold
IOC: Sports observations a success
Hein Verbruggen, chairman of IOC’s co-ordination commission has just completed a two and half week observation of the Good Luck Beijing Sports Events. All reports from the IOC and the athletes have been positive. The new venues have performed well and any issues are being quickly ironed out for the Olympics next year.
Swiss volleyball player Sarah Schmocker said, “The arrangements are very good. We haven’t had any bad experience at all.” Italian cyclist Bossio Gabriele, who won the cycling test event said, “The course was perfect, and the scene was beautiful, especially when you climbed the Great Wall, it was emotional.”
Pollution woes for Jessicah Schipper
The 200 meter butterfly world record holder, Jessicah Schipper suffered greatly at the Japan Open last week. The Australian swimmer took up the sport to help her asthma when she was a child.
“I’m just coughing a little bit now. It’s not as bad as it was over there,” Schipper said yesterday.
“I think it was mainly due to the smog and stuff over there. I got a really bad head cold, headache and sinus, and it went down into my chest.
“It wasn’t very pleasant. I guess I will just have to take extra precautions with my asthma medication and just keep on top of it and beat it before it happens”.
Precautions are being taken in Beijing to improve the air quality such as limiting cars and shutting down factories, but questions still remain as to what effect this will have on Beijing’s air quality.
Read more: Schipper chest scare puts team on Beijing alert
Huge demand for Opening ceremony tickets
Not surprisingly, there was huge demand for tickets to the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games. Only 4.7 per cent of people who applied for tickets to the opening ceremony were successful.
Other popular events include football, gymnastics, table tennis, basketball and diving. Events which the Chinese Olympic team should perform well in. Particularly the basketball where there are high expectations in China that NBA star Yao Ming will lead his team to a gold medal.
Read more: Opening ceremony hottest Olympic ticket item
28th August 2007
World champion shot putter keeping Beijing at a distance
World champion shot putter from New Zealand, Valerie Vili just won a gold medal for her efforts at the world athletics championships.
Despite winning a gold medal, the Beijing Olympics are still a long way for her.
Source: World Champion refusing to look ahead of Beijing
Eight year old girl runs 35,000 kilometers
An eight year old girl just completed a 35,000 kilometer run from southern Hainan to Beijing to celebrate next year’s Beijing Olympic Games.
The girl’s father followed her on a motor bike.
Read more: Eight-Year-Old Chinese Girl Completes 3,500 km Run
England’s women’s hockey team qualifies
England’s women’s hockey team has qualified for the 2008 Beijing Games. They defeated Spain 3-2.
The team’s coach Danny Kerry, said: “The girls are just brilliant and in the first half I couldn’t have asked for any more, but life certainly became nervous in the second period with Spain having more of a go at us.”
Asian countries to work together to promote games
Twenty-six Asian countries agreed to promote the success of the 2008 Beijing Olympics at a meeting of sports ministers in Osaka Japan.
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