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Kenya move to impose discipline for Olympics

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May 15, 2008
        
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NAIROBI: Stung by flagging fortunes in recent years, the Kenyan athletics board on Tuesday spelled out tough measures to impose discipline ahead of the Beijing Olympics, officials said. The Athletics Kenya (AK) ordered 119 men and women to go to the western town of Eldoret by May 20 for training... [read full story]                    

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Olympic Games Special Section and Blog Launch on NYTimes.com (Business Wire)

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NEW YORK----Let the Games begin...right now! The New York Times announced today the launch of a special online section for the 2008 Olympic Games with a new blog called Rings . Rings is dedicated to the full range of topics surrounding the summer Games in Beijing, from the competition itself to...

Athletes to share love of God at Olympics - Christian contestants refuse to bow to China’s ban on...

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May 16, 2008
        

By Chelsea Schilling WorldNetDaily Despite strict statements made by the Chinese government that it will not tolerate evangelism during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, many Christian athletes are planning to share the roles God has played in their lives. Steve McConkey, president of 4 Winds...

                   

China warns Olympic clean-air pledges on the line

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May 16, 2008
        

BEIJING, May 16 (Reuters) - China warned on Friday that Beijing will break its promise to provide athletes with clean air during the Olympics unless polluting industries step in line and cut emissions. Beijing's pollution has already proved a major concern for athletes, with twice Olympic...

Kenya backs China's preparations for Olympic Games

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May 16, 2008
        

NAIROBI, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan government on Thursday backed elaborate preparations made by the Chinese government ahead of the Olympic Games which will be held in Beijing in August this year. President Mwai Kibaki expressed Kenya's unwavering support to China for hosting the Olympic Games...

                   

What is Olympic Express?

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May 15, 2008
        

WEBWIRE – Thursday, May 15, 2008 lympic Express is the first Olympic Games “e-journal” for young people from all over the world. It’s interactive, contains a wide range of animated features and provides all the information you need to be able to follow the planet’s biggest sporting event. From a...

                   

Kenya: Athletes Not Keen On AK's Olympic Camp

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May 15, 2008
        

Athletics Kenya's decision to go the Ethiopian way by having elite athletes in a long-haul training camp ahead of the Olympic Games appears headed for a rough ride as some of the track stars want to go ahead with their individual training programmes.

                   

Athletes Not Keen On AK's Olympic Camp

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May 15, 2008
        

Athletics Kenya's decision to go the Ethiopian way by having elite athletes in a long-haul training camp ahead of the Olympic Games appears headed for a rough ride as some of the track stars want to go ahead with their individual training programmes.

Women and the Olympics

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May 15, 2008
        

It is expected that 42 percent of participants at the Beijing Olympics will be women, up from 34 per cent at the Athens Games. - Softball which has 120 spots will be dropped at the next Olympics; baseball will also be dropped though. - Wrestling has four classes for women, while ...

                   

Kenya unveils tough measures ahead of Olympic Games

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May 15, 2008
        

NAIROBI, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's athletic officials have unveiled tough measures to ensure that athletes are well prepared for this year's Beijing Olympics which will be held in China in August this year. Athletics Kenya (AK) chairman Isaiah Kiplagat said Wednesday the national team has...

                   
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Alumna's work behind the scenes will be front and center at the 2008 Beijing Olympics By Tina Potterf Spring 2008 issue of The Seattle University Magazine Come August, when the world has its lens turned on Beijing, China, for the 2008 Summer Olympics, a Seattle University graduate will have a...

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