Beijing Informer

Why The Beijing Olympics Were A Huge Mistake For China The 2008 Beijing Olympics were huge for China, a $ 42 billion chance to put the country on the world stage. Half a decade later, however, it's not clear whether that money was well-spent. Sun Liping, a Professor of Sociology at Tsinghua University … Full [...]

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The 2nd of 8 Gold Medals won by Michael Phelps at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay. 1. USA 2. France 3. Australia Video Rating: 4 / 5

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‘In The Know’ panelists discuss whether our athletes will be able to escape the bamboo cages the Chinese government will try to imprison them in.

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Language: Mandarin Chinese. Interview of the 6 girls after the women’s gymnastics team final of the Beijing Olympics Video Rating: 0 / 5

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High quality version of ‘Beijing Welcomes You’ music track for the 2008 Beijing Olympics Words by Albert Music by Xiao Ke Performed by Chinese top singers Visit www.londonolympicsforum.com for more Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympic news and information. There is actually a longer version (6 of this song on YouTube also in high quality. [...]

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Liu Xiang out of Olympics in 1st heat, just like Beijing; Bolt, Blake into 200 … LONDON — Former champion Liu Xiang left the Olympics Games in the first heat of the 110-meter hurdles for the second time in a row, clutching the same right Achilles tendon that had already doomed his chances at the [...]

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London 2012 Olympics: Beijing medal count is no curse – Jonathan Edwards For days, we suspected that the magic weaved by the British team in Beijing was a curse on these Olympics on home soil. Perhaps that success in China is going to prove a blessing after all as the British team won an extraordinary [...]

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Olympics: To better Beijing tally, India needs to shine today London: It's a big day for India at the Olympics. Which day isn't, you might argue and you are not wrong. But this is BIG, believe me. If none of the athletes competing do well, India's hope of even equalling — leave aside exceeding — [...]

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LONDON — For many veteran fans of the Olympics, the London experience has so far been quite different than that of the Beijing games in 2008. American Gary Davis has been to nine Olympics and says the stadiums built for the London games cannot compare to … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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NEW YORK — NBC has seen its first stumble in Olympics television ratings. The Nielsen company said Tuesday that overnight ratings from the nation’s largest cities for Monday’s prime-time broadcast were off 5 percent from the corresponding … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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LONDON — To the outside, the U.S. women’s volleyball team should have looked across the net Monday evening, seen the green-and-yellow kits — that’s what they call uniforms here — of their opponents, and thought of nothing but 2008. Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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LONDON — Dana Vollmer spent the last Summer Olympics in Fiji, swimming in the warm open waters of the Pacific Ocean. She did not feel good about herself. She did not feel good about her body. She did not feel good about her life’s pursuit, competitive … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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RENO, Nev. (KRNV & MyNews4.com) — The opening ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games were a work of art, and the fireworks that wowed the crowds were actually designed and engineered by an American company  “I remember days before the opening … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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Twitter said Friday’s Olympics opening ceremony in London sparked 9.66 million mentions on the short-messaging service, already topping the total number of Twitter posts during the entire 2008 Olympics in Beijing. But in what many have called … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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