beijing 2008

Fina Cracks Down On Hi-Tech Suits

Posted on March 15, 2009. Filed under: beijing 2008, Fina, michael phelps, olympic games, speedo lzr racer, swimsuits |

World swimming governing body Fina has moved to limit the impact of the controversial hi-tech swimsuits. Last year saw an astonishing 108 world records broken, 79 of them by swimmers wearing one suit, the Speedo LZR Racer. Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps (pictured) denied that his new swimsuit enhanced in anyway his winning the record [...]

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Hawkins Thrown Out Of Paralympics

Posted on September 16, 2008. Filed under: beijing 2008, china, paralympics, stephen hawkins |

Prof. Stephen Hawkins was thrown out of a wheelchair event at the yesterday’s paralympic games as he had been tested positive for WD40

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Gary Glitter In Under Age Olympic Controversy?

Posted on August 24, 2008. Filed under: beijing 2008, china's gold medal women's team, controversy, gary glitter, gymnastics, olympic committee |

BEIJING — Questions persisted Friday about the ages of China’s gold-medal women’s gymnastics team. Are they 14? Are they 16? Hoping to put a definitive end to a simmering controversy, China was asked to provide additional documents that prove five of the six team. Gary Glitters agent has denied he has approached the International Olympic [...]

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Elton John Announces He Will Be Singing At The 2008 Beijing Olympics Closing Ceremony.

Posted on August 16, 2008. Filed under: beijing 2008, china, closing ceremony, elton john, Olympics, singing |

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China Says "Try And Put This Bastard Out"

Posted on August 12, 2008. Filed under: beijing 2008, china, ecological climate, flame, Olympics, Olympics.flame |

After months of protests around the world about China’s human rights record which resulted in attempts to put out the Olympic flame,The Chinese Government have unveiled a flame which burns more fuel than a small country. However, under the current ecological climate we feel the flame proves that China really does care deeply about the [...]

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Bush Joins The Tush Slapping Championship At Beijing Olympics

Posted on August 9, 2008. Filed under: beijing 2008, china, george bush, president, tush slapping |

Mr Bush took time out from it all and enjoyed the delights of the Beijing Olympics. It looked to all the world that President Bush was concentrating on bringing home the Gold for his country even if it was such a painful experience for him?????

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George Bush Tells Chinese Counterpart "America Won’t Stand For Human Rights Abuses"

Posted on August 8, 2008. Filed under: beijing 2008, china, chinese, george bush, Olympics |

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The Olympic Opening Ceremony

Posted on August 8, 2008. Filed under: beijing 2008, olympic games, opening ceremony |

Thousands of tanks were exquisitely drilled to take part in the choreography. Here we see a conductor directing a column of four tanks, with guns raised in salute, before magically disappearing under their tracks. All world leaders attending clapped or did absolutely nothing at all. By SLAP

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USA Waterboarding Olympic Team Prepare For The Beijing Olympics

Posted on August 6, 2008. Filed under: beijing 2008, events, Olympics, waterboarding |

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Political Display In Arrest Dismay

Posted on July 26, 2008. Filed under: beijing 2008, china, floral display, free tibet, gardening, tibet, tibet flag |

Olympics-theme floral displays have been arrested in south Beijing, China after one of the displays dared to unfurl the banned Tibetan flag. As yet no word has been heard of the arrested floral display but Gardening experts fear that being left in a dark cell without plant food or adequate water may spell the end [...]

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