USA's Sheila Taormine sets record by competing in three different sports at t...

Taormina will be the busiest athlete! She’s going to be the first woman ever to compete in three Olympics in three different sports.The American won a gold medal in swimming in 1996 and competed in the...

Apple opens first store in Beijing China

A new Apple store in Beijing atracted a mass of people at around 10 a.m. when the store was scheduled to open. The line didn’t to get into the store didn’t seem too long, until I realized that people were...

Fuwa Robots welcomes visitors to Olympic Games in Beijing China

Visitors, sporters and official who arrive at the newly opened Terminal 3 at Beijing Airport are welcomed by a bunch of Fuwa Robots. As you may know the Fuwa is the official mascotte for the Olympic Games,...

Closing Ceremony of the Beijing Olympics 2008 Fireworks

Update: i found out that this second rehersel is probably the rehersel for the fireworks of the Closing Ceremony. That makes sense to me. Because why should you rehersel the same fireworks twice? So this was...

The Olympic Main Press Center

The Main Press Center (MPC) opened on July 8 to provide a base for more than 20,000 accredited journalists. More than 30 press conferences are held at the MPC daily. See the photos and video CNN's Emily Chang...

Olympic medal-girls selected out of thousands of candidates

Update: with only a short week to go all Olympic Medal girls are still full in training. When you see the pictures they seem to be prepared for every situation. Well see for your self. Yesterday the final slection...

All rules for spectators of the Olympic Games !

The organization of the Olympic Games in Beijing has released the rules for Olympic Spectators. What can visiters take with them and bring to the olympic venues? Here is the full list: - hard-packed drink and...

No dogs on the menu in Beijing !

May be you didn't know so far but dogs are a great delicatesse in China. Dog-meat is tasty, good and expensive. But the Chinese government ordered a ban on dog food in all restaurants. They realize that ther...

Olympic Games welcomes President Bush with Artillery Fire !

So that must be great news for President Bush. During his presidentship he ordered artillery-fire everywhere. So he must enjoy the latest news form the Olympics. Every arrival of a foreigen president and other...

Dog-team ready for Olympic Games

This trainingprogramme is finished. The 204 dogs are ready for the games. They are trained to find everything that should be find, like bombs, dynamite and other things you down't want around during the Olympics....

Anti-terrorist training speeding-up in Beijing China

Update: Police and special forces are under highest level of security with only 8 days to go. See latest pictures of training activity. The water around the Bird's Nest is inspected by a massive team of divers and...

Dog cruelty you've never seen before !

China is preparing for the next Olympic Games and therefore the goverment and local government of Beijing doing their outmost to give the whole world a good impression. They try to clear the air by dramatic...

National StadiumBeijing Olympic

Location: Olympic GreenTotal land surface: 258,000 sq m (Search the map)Competitions: Athletics, FootballI took my photo at Feb.21 by Nokia 6110.