During dinner, I was scanning the headlines over at CNN (on telly) then I spotted a blurb that said “Olympic Torch arrives in Beijing”. I was still out so when I got home I quickly browsed through my sources and found out that the plane bearing the torch landed on Beijing, 9 this morning.
It was […]
Here are the four candidate cities for the First Winter Olympic Youth Games 2012, listed in no particular order:
Harbin (China)
Innsbruck (Austria)
Kuopio (Finland)
Lillehammer (Norway)
Now briefed and oriented with the concept of the Youth Olympic Games, these cities will now prepare their respective candidature files which will be submitted on 19 June 2008. The IOC will then […]
March 25, 2008 — The president of the Brazilian Olympic Committee and Rio 2016 Bid Committee, Carlos Arthur Nuzman, made it clear this Monday, March 24, that Brazil will compete in the Olympic Games Beijing 2008. For Nuzman the Olympic Games are a unique time for harmonization between peoples and athletes. He says political […]
Doha, 24 March 2008 – Over the next four years, several hotel conglomerates will invest billions of dollars in a series of hotels and hospitality related developments in Qatar. The Four Seasons, Hyatt, Hilton, Intercontinental and other multinational hotel corporations are constructing new properties in Doha to meet the high demand. According to the Qatar […]
The Olympic Torch is currently staying overnight in Athens, Greece. It will leave ancient Acropolis in Athens headed towards its last destination in Greece.
The ceremony will take place at the Panathenaikon Stadium. The Olympic Torch will be ceremoniously handed over to representatives of BOCOG (The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad). […]
Seem like there’s this email going around about getting a chance to go the Beijing, China for free to get to watch the 2008 Olympic Games. All you have to do is participate in the mini-contest they’re running — answer a few questions then send in your answer.
WIN 2 TICKETS ALL EXPENSES PAID […]
I’ve managed to find an awesome footage of the lighting ceremony signaling the start of the Olympic Torch Relay. This took place in Olympia, Greece last 24 March 2008.
The footage includes portions on the High Priestess played by actress Maria Nafpliotou lighting the torch flame; releasing the dove; and handing the torch to the first […]
23 March 2008 - The lighting of the Olympic Flame in Olympia tomorrow is a time to reflect on the role of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The main responsibility of the IOC is to deliver the best possible Olympic Games to the athletes, who deserve it.
We do this in a close and intense collaboration with […]
March 22, 2008 - Taking Olympic Sports to the next level that is the objective of the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC).
“We are living in a fool’s paradise if we continue to act as if achieving sporting excellence will come without higher standards of fitness and strength.These building blocks must be in place ,there […]
What do people usually do during Easter Sundays? Are you limited to watching a lot of thematic programs on telly? Do people fill their heads with sports or are they busy with painting eggs and all the chocolate bunnies? Or perhaps a little more spiritual itinerary is in order?
Regardless of your plans for today, let […]
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