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Light the Torch – Beijing Olympics and Other Olympic News

January 4th, 2008

Press Release | Organizing Committee set up for Pre-Olympic Aquatic Events

(BEIJING, January 4) — The organizing committee for three “Good Luck Beijing” sport events to be held at the National Aquatics Center in the first half of 2008 was formed on Friday.
The National Aquatics Center is an important venue for the Beijing Olympic Games, second only to the National Stadium.
To examine its capabilities for the […]

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June 29th, 2006

Top 3 Disciplines in the Olympics

You have to agree, whenever the Olympics comes around — Summer Olympics, that is — the most watched events are the following:

Aquatics [Swimming, Diving]
Athletics
Gymnastics
They also happen to have the most events under each discipline, ergo, more gold medals that’s up for grabs. Honestly, whenever I think about the Olympics, I always picture track athletes. Hmmm.
Also, […]

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April 8th, 2006

Olympic Summer Sports

In the upcoming Summer Olympics, we can expect the following disciplines:

Aquatics
Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Boxing
Canoe / kayak
Cycling
Equestrian
Fencing
Football
Gymnastics
Handball
Hockey
Judo
Modern Pentathlon
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Softball
Table Tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
Weightlifting
Wrestling

Tags: Aquatics, Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Cycling, Equestrian, Fencing, Football/Soccer, Gymnastics, Handball, hockey, Judo, Modern Pentathlon, Olympics, Rowing, Sailing, Shooting, Softball, Summer Olympics, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Trivia, Volleyball, Weightlifting, Wrestling

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