One-tenth of one per cent nothing to crow about in economic growth
Vancouver Sun
... impacts, starting in 2003 when the province was awarded the Games and continuing up to the end of 2008, a period of six years. So what did taxpayers reap from their considerable investments in bringing the Olympics to B.C, as reckoned b...
Olympics: Former China sports official accuses IOC member
Hindustan Times
In an explosive new book, a former top Chinese sports official has accused a member of the International Olympic Committee of seeking to torpedo a secret vote over Beijing's bid to host the 2008 Games. Yuan Weimin, 70, former minister of sp...
CARLSBAD: Bringing home the gold
North County Times
Sporting her gold medal from the 2008 Olympics, Rachel Buehler, a member of the U.S. Women's National soccer team, leads the Pledge of Allegiance on Friday at Pacific Rim Elementary in Carlsbad. Buehler, who graduated from Torrey Pines High...
James: Rubio's game has an NBA maturity
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Timberwolves fans haven't yet seen hide nor hair of lottery draft pick Ricky Rubio , and won't do so for at least two more years. LeBron James has. The Cleveland Cavaliers star faced Rubio twice in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where James' U....
Coe: London well on track with 1,000 days to go
Monsters and Critics
London - London is well on track to host the 2012 Olympics, organizing committee chief Sebastian Coe said on Saturday, with 1,000 days left until the opening ceremony. 'We are exactly where we would want to be, if not a little bit ahead,' s...
President Bush plans to attend opening of Beijing Olympics
Mister-info.com
United States President George W. Bush is scheduled to attend the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing on August 8, the White House said Thursday. The visit will be part of an August trip to China, South Korea, and Thaila...
Toronto wins bid to host Games
Edmonton Sun
Reaction to Toronto winning the Pan Ams, after failed bids for other world-class events, including the 1996 and 2008 summer Olympics, was upbeat to say the least amongst a gathering of athletes, politicians and civic boosters at Labatt Hous...
'About bloody time,' says Olympian
SLAM! Sports
Reaction to Toronto winning the Pan Ams, after failed bids for other world-class events, including the 1996 and 2008 summer Olympics, was upbeat to say the least amongst a gathering of athletes, politicians and civic boosters at Labatt Hous...
Flame to journey nearly 28,000 miles
ESPN.com
Whitfield, who won gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and silver at the 2008 Beijing Games, resides in Victoria, where the relay started. Le May Doan is the only Canadian to successfully defend an individual Olympic title, having won gold at ...
Spice Girls to Ruin The 2012 Olympics
Showbizspy.com
THE opening ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Olympics was nothing short of spectacular . Sadly, the same won’t be said for the 2012 Olympics, which is due to take place in London: We’re getting the Spice Girls. “They stand for so much in Briti...
Study Proves That Specialized Prosthetic Legs Grant No Advantage In ...
Popular Science
In 2008, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) banned double amputee Oscar Pistorius from racing in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Later that same year, the ban was reversed. The back and forth centered on Pistorius' spec...
Tulu prevails in NYC Marathon as Radcliffe's leg balks
Newsday
In 10 previous marathons, Radcliffe, 35, had won eight times, her only failures coming in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics . With a head-bobbing style that appears to show more effort than her peers, she unfailingly pushes the pace from the start...
China Is Trying a Tibetan Filmmaker for Subversion
New York Times
Wangchen said the approach of the 2008 Olympics had compelled him to record the feelings of Tibetans, many of whom were less than enthusiastic about the decision to hold the Games in Beijing. “We have no independence or freedom, so Tibetans...
