Tag Archives: Olympics

Team China stays atop the medal list

Chinese Business View (华商报): Team China is right now sitting on the top of the medal table.

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No protesters for protest zones

Xinhua published an article that explains why there are no protesters in the protest zones.

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The Bird’s Nest tries to engulf the full moon

The Bird’s Nest and the moon: a series of images.

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Pollution wussies go quiet

Air pollution in Beijing: it’s not killing the athletes.

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Olympic gymnastics champion Yang Wei

Yang Wei, men’s gymnastics all-around gold medalist, performing his winning high bar routine at the world championships in 2006.

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China is golden in gymnastics

Dongguan Times (东莞时报) and Guangming Daily (光明日报) feature China’s gold-medal women’s gymnastic team.

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Olympic Countdown

This video, shot by Kris Kardaszewicz from Asia Weekly, shows the final moments leading up to the Olympic Games opening ceremony, as experienced in Ditan Park.

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Dancer injured in Olympic opening ceremony rehearsal

San Jin City News (三晋都市报): a dancer’s accidental injury during the rehearsal of the Olympic Games.

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Stop drugs, bombs and journalists

Olympic volunteers on the watch for dangerous objects and people.

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The CCTV Olympic extravaganza

An essay about CCTV’s live Olympic extravaganza.

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