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Although I have lived in the state of Florida for most of my life, I consider myself an "honorary" Chicagoan by virtue of my birth and first ten years on this earth in the Windy City. That being said, I was... Violence in Rio De Janeiro: Violent Clashes with 12 Dead
Violence has errupted in Rio de Janeiro today, just two weeks after they won the 2016 Olympic bid, with suspected drug traffickers shooting down a police helicopter and setting fire to five buses and a school, two... Chicago and Tokyo Out of Running for 2016
CNN is reporting the Chicago and Tokyo are out of the running for the 2016 games, leaving Madrid and Rio as the How London 2012 was credit crunched
The financial magic of the Five Ring Circus is that the International Olympic Committee takes no risk, pays no taxes and can look forward to guaranteed benefits for its members and the extended 'Olympic family'.... Beijing's 2009 New Year resolution: scrap polluting cars
Beijing has made a 2009 New Years Resolution; get rid of more than 350,000 high-polluting vehicles off the inner city streets to ease traffic and air polllution in the city. As a trial during the Olympic Games, the... Good bye Team GB ?
The dust is settling on the sporting glories of the rather irritatingly entitled British Olympic sports team - 'Team GB' and politicians and celebrities have jumped on board the few moments of fleeting fame to be had on the return of the successful sports men and women to... Venezuelan olympic performance cursed by Tibetan issue? (updated)
Caracas, Venezuela, 24 August 2008. As Beijing bids farewell to Olympics , Venezuela continues to hotly debate over the performance of its athletes. Despite having boasted a major breakthrough in... Norway's Thorkildsen Gave up the Day Job to Concentrate on Getting 90m.
Olympic Beijing 2008 Champion and Olympic record holder, Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway gave up the "day job" in financial services two years ago to practice on his 90 metre shots. Well, it has...
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Halftime score: Australia holding Argentina to 0 - 0 draw
In front of a packed Hongkou Stadium in Shanghai, the Australian Olyroos are holding Argentina to a scoreless draw at half time.In a closely fought half where Agentina carried most of the play, Australia managed to keep the superstar laden squad off the scoreboard, and even...Opening Ceremonies through the years
"Opening Ceremonies through the years"08 08 08...Three times Good Fortune and Many Weddings
When listening to the very lucky Jennifer 8 Lee (NY Times writer and author of The Fortune Cookie Chronicles) expand on the Brian Lehrer show on the virtues of number 8 in Chinese culture, I could not help but...Chinese Making U.S. Olympic Team Uniforms
Reuters reports today that Chinese tailors are working overtime to produce more than 1,800 Ralph Lauren-designed uniforms for members of the U.S. Olympic Team in time for next month’s opening ceremonies in...Beijing rehearses fireworks for the Opening Ceremonies
On Wednesday night, Beijing residents and city guests could watch the rehearsal of fireworks for the Olympic opening ceremonies at the “Bird’s Nest” National Stadium. The excitement is in the air as the Olympics are fast approaching in 22 days. Judging from the...China detains 100 for riot in southwestern town
There are thousands of events like this that happen every year in China. "BEIJING (Reuters) - Police in southwest China have detained 100 people, including 39 gang members, for their roles in a riot last month that saw the torching of government buildings and... Chinese babies named 'Olympic Games'
Naming your kid "Olympic Games" may seem eccentric but Chinese parents beg to differ."More than 4,000 children in China have been given the name Aoyun, meaning Olympic Games, in the past 15 years."The...
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