July 30 2008 11:02  by Patpoh

   A gala show that marked the 10-day countdown to the Beijing Olympic Games was staged here Tuesday evening.

July 30 2008 11:00  by Patpoh

    The capital will get cooler weather in August and Olympic participants are unlikely to suffer from the humid, hazy conditions that have affected the Games host city in recent days, local meteorological authorities said on Monday.

July 30 2008 10:59  by Patpoh

    Upon less than ten days in the run-up to the Beijing Olympic Games, worldwide athletes, coaches, journalists and officials are swarming to Beijing. In the meantime, Olympic organizers have been working under pressure.

July 30 2008 10:58  by Patpoh

    London has a lot to learn from Beijing in preparing for a successful Olympics, Lord Colin Moynihan, chairman of the British Olympic Association (BOA), said here Tuesday.

July 30 2008 10:58  by Patpoh

    Beijing finally cooled on Tuesday as a brief heavy shower embraced the city around noon after a hot and humid week.

July 30 2008 10:57  by Patpoh

    Foreigners at the Beijing Olympic Village said Tuesday they were happy with the city's weather and the food at the athletes' village.

July 30 2008 10:56  by Patpoh

July 30 2008 10:55  by Patpoh

British diver Thomas Daley smiles during his training in the National Aquatics Center in Beijing, July 29, 2008. The National Aquatics Center, or the Water Cube, opened to athletes for training by Tuesday. The British diving team was among the first to train in the Center. “The venue is fantastic,” said Britain's diving prodigy Thomas Daley, “Everything's going well.” 14-year-old Daley is the youngest diver to compete at the Beijing Games. He will compete in the men's 10 meters platform, both individual and synchronized.

July 30 2008 10:52  by Patpoh

July 30 2008 02:10  by Patpoh

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