Amazing Bolt mesmorises Beijing
Aug 16 2008 WalesOnline
The scoreboard in the Bird’s Nest stadium flashed the words ’Amazing’ and ’Fantastic’ and repeated them in Chinese.
But in truth no language has any adjectives which come close to doing justice to the manner in which Usain Bolt announced himself as the new Olympic champion, the fastest man on the planet, the most exciting athlete in the world.
The Olympic 100m final had been billed as the race of the century. A duel between Bolt and Asafa Powell. It was nothing of the sort. It was hardly a race at all.
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Saturday, August 16, 2008
Monday, August 11, 2008
Olympic Games
Nhan Dan - Weightlifter Hoang Anh Tuan placed Vietnam on the medal table, winning a silver at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 10.
This is the first medal at the world’s biggest sporting event after eight years since taekwondo artist Tran Hieu Ngan won a silver medal in the Sydney Games.
Anh Tuan clinched the medal, lifting 290 kilogrammes in total. He lost to the host gold medallist Long Quingquan by two kilogrammes in the men’s 56 kilogramme division.
Indonesia’s Eko Yuli Irawan bagged the bronze with 288 kilogrammes
This is the first medal at the world’s biggest sporting event after eight years since taekwondo artist Tran Hieu Ngan won a silver medal in the Sydney Games.
Anh Tuan clinched the medal, lifting 290 kilogrammes in total. He lost to the host gold medallist Long Quingquan by two kilogrammes in the men’s 56 kilogramme division.
Indonesia’s Eko Yuli Irawan bagged the bronze with 288 kilogrammes
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Chen wins Olympic weightlifting gold - Yahoo! News
Chen Xiexia got China off to a perfect start in the weightlifting competition Saturday, winning gold in the women's 48-kilogram weight category and setting an Olympic record.
Turkey's Sibel Ozkan won the silver medal, while Chen Wei-Ling of Taiwan finished third.
Chen Xiexia, last year's world champion, dominated Saturday's competition from start to finish, lifting 95 kilograms in the snatch and 117 kilograms in the clean and jerk. She set Olympic records in the latter event and for the total score.
Ozkan was a distant second with a total of 199 kilograms, 3 kilograms ahead of Chen Wei-Ling.
The 2004 Olympic champion, Nurcan Taylan of Turkey, was eliminated after three failed attempts in the snatch.
It was clear already after that event, in which the bar is raised above the head in one continuous motion, that Chen Xiexia was in a class of her own.
Buoyed by chants from the home crowd, the 25-year-old completed her three attempts in the snatch with ease. She was already 7 kilograms ahead of Ozkan after that event.
Chen Wei-Ling had a shot at the silver medal but failed in her final attempt at 115 kilograms, collapsing to the floor as the bar dropped.
Wrapped in a Chinese flag, Chen Xiexia received the gold medal and sang along with the crowd to the Chinese national anthem. It will likely be sung many more times at the gym of the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics as China is expected to win at least five gold medals in weightlifting, a sport it has dominated in recent years.
Turkey's Sibel Ozkan won the silver medal, while Chen Wei-Ling of Taiwan finished third.
Chen Xiexia, last year's world champion, dominated Saturday's competition from start to finish, lifting 95 kilograms in the snatch and 117 kilograms in the clean and jerk. She set Olympic records in the latter event and for the total score.
Ozkan was a distant second with a total of 199 kilograms, 3 kilograms ahead of Chen Wei-Ling.
The 2004 Olympic champion, Nurcan Taylan of Turkey, was eliminated after three failed attempts in the snatch.
It was clear already after that event, in which the bar is raised above the head in one continuous motion, that Chen Xiexia was in a class of her own.
Buoyed by chants from the home crowd, the 25-year-old completed her three attempts in the snatch with ease. She was already 7 kilograms ahead of Ozkan after that event.
Chen Wei-Ling had a shot at the silver medal but failed in her final attempt at 115 kilograms, collapsing to the floor as the bar dropped.
Wrapped in a Chinese flag, Chen Xiexia received the gold medal and sang along with the crowd to the Chinese national anthem. It will likely be sung many more times at the gym of the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics as China is expected to win at least five gold medals in weightlifting, a sport it has dominated in recent years.
Friday, August 1, 2008
China calls for politics free Olympics
There’s been a mixed reaction to China’s partial lifting of its ban on unrestricted internet access for foreign media.
With just a week to go before the Games begin, China’s President Hu Jintao, gave a rare news conference to ask people not to politicise the Olympics and called for dialogue to resolve contentious issues.
A number of previously unavailable media or human rights organisation websites are now accessible, a move the president suggested would continue.
“China’s door to the outside is always open, both during the Olympic Games and after. We will always welcome foreign journalists and reporters in China to cover what is happening here,” he said.
His comments are being seen by some as a climbdown.
But China is refusing to budge over access to sites it deems insensitive such as those dedicated to pro-Tibetan groups or the Tiananmen Square democracy movement.
Security is another area where Beijing is not prepared to budge.
Police are making their presence felt in the capital, which is providing much relief to some tourists
“For security reasons I have absolutely no questions that the Olympics will be an absolutely safe Games this year,” one tourist said.
However, human rights groups say China is using Olympic security as an excuse to crack down on internal dissent.
With just a week to go before the Games begin, China’s President Hu Jintao, gave a rare news conference to ask people not to politicise the Olympics and called for dialogue to resolve contentious issues.
A number of previously unavailable media or human rights organisation websites are now accessible, a move the president suggested would continue.
“China’s door to the outside is always open, both during the Olympic Games and after. We will always welcome foreign journalists and reporters in China to cover what is happening here,” he said.
His comments are being seen by some as a climbdown.
But China is refusing to budge over access to sites it deems insensitive such as those dedicated to pro-Tibetan groups or the Tiananmen Square democracy movement.
Security is another area where Beijing is not prepared to budge.
Police are making their presence felt in the capital, which is providing much relief to some tourists
“For security reasons I have absolutely no questions that the Olympics will be an absolutely safe Games this year,” one tourist said.
However, human rights groups say China is using Olympic security as an excuse to crack down on internal dissent.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
World - Games rehearsal jumps Great Wall - Daily News & Analysis
BEIJING: Olympic organisers on Thursday slammed a South Korean TV station for an unauthorised broadcast of a dress rehearsal for the Games opening ceremony but the network said on Thursday it shot the footage legitimately.
The broadcast by the private SBS network has irked Chinese organisers who had, according to state media, made performers sign confidentiality agreements not to divulge details of the August 8 ceremony. “I find it very disappointing that any organisation would breach protocol on something as exciting as an opening ceremony where it’s supposed to be one of the big surprises of the Games outside of athletic performance,” IOC press chief Kevan Gosper said.
Even though the footage was taken off the channel’s Web site on Thursday, it is available at other sources on the Web.
The broadcast by the private SBS network has irked Chinese organisers who had, according to state media, made performers sign confidentiality agreements not to divulge details of the August 8 ceremony. “I find it very disappointing that any organisation would breach protocol on something as exciting as an opening ceremony where it’s supposed to be one of the big surprises of the Games outside of athletic performance,” IOC press chief Kevan Gosper said.
Even though the footage was taken off the channel’s Web site on Thursday, it is available at other sources on the Web.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Brazilian soccer stars to play in Vietnam
It's been announced that Brazil's Olympic football team, boasting the likes of Ronaldinho and Robinho, will play Vietnam's full national side in a friendly on the first of next month.
The Vietnam Football Federation says the game will be played at Hanoi's My Dinh stadium.
It says details about ticket prices, and line-ups of both teams will be announced later.
The friendly in Vietnam is part of the Brazil Olympic team's preparations for the Beijing Games, which begin on August the 8th.
The Vietnam Football Federation says the game will be played at Hanoi's My Dinh stadium.
It says details about ticket prices, and line-ups of both teams will be announced later.
The friendly in Vietnam is part of the Brazil Olympic team's preparations for the Beijing Games, which begin on August the 8th.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Media watchdog urges Vietnam to release blogger
A media rights watchdog on Thursday urged Vietnamese authorities to free a blogger arrested before the Olympic torch relay who the group said was being targetted for his political views.
Nguyen Hoang Hai, who blogs under the pseudonym of Dieu Cay, was arrested April 19 for tax fraud. Authorities accuse him of not paying taxes for 10 years on a property that he owns, said the group, Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
"Tax fraud was just a pretext to prevent Dieu Cay from demonstrating when the Olympic torch went through Ho Chi Minh City and from criticising the communist party online," RSF said in a statement received Thursday.
The Beijing flame was dogged by protests against China's rule of Tibet and other human rights issues on several stops on its global journey.
Dieu Cay's arrest came 10 days before the torch passed through the former Saigon. The blogger is known for his opposition to Beijing's claim of sovereignty over the disputed Paracel and Spratleys archipelagos in the South China Sea -- island chains that Vietnam also claims.
"Dieu Cay had posted articles on his blog about protests worldwide during the Olympic torch's progress through various cities, along with articles critical of China's policy in Tibet and the Parcel and Spratly archipelagos," RSF said.
"He had called for demonstrations as the torch passed through Ho Chi Minh City," the group added.
In Vietnam, anti-Chinese sentiment had flared in rallies since late last year over the Spratly and Paracel archipelagos, and the issue was hotly debated on unofficial weblogs ahead of the torch relay.
Vietnam initially allowed peaceful demonstrations outside Chinese diplomatic missions last December but later deployed police to stop repeat rallies.
The Spratly and Paracel island chains have been flashpoints for years.
The Spratlys are claimed in full or part by China and Vietnam as well as the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan, and the Paracels are claimed by China, which now occupies them, as well as by Vietnam and Taiwan.
Nguyen Hoang Hai, who blogs under the pseudonym of Dieu Cay, was arrested April 19 for tax fraud. Authorities accuse him of not paying taxes for 10 years on a property that he owns, said the group, Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
"Tax fraud was just a pretext to prevent Dieu Cay from demonstrating when the Olympic torch went through Ho Chi Minh City and from criticising the communist party online," RSF said in a statement received Thursday.
The Beijing flame was dogged by protests against China's rule of Tibet and other human rights issues on several stops on its global journey.
Dieu Cay's arrest came 10 days before the torch passed through the former Saigon. The blogger is known for his opposition to Beijing's claim of sovereignty over the disputed Paracel and Spratleys archipelagos in the South China Sea -- island chains that Vietnam also claims.
"Dieu Cay had posted articles on his blog about protests worldwide during the Olympic torch's progress through various cities, along with articles critical of China's policy in Tibet and the Parcel and Spratly archipelagos," RSF said.
"He had called for demonstrations as the torch passed through Ho Chi Minh City," the group added.
In Vietnam, anti-Chinese sentiment had flared in rallies since late last year over the Spratly and Paracel archipelagos, and the issue was hotly debated on unofficial weblogs ahead of the torch relay.
Vietnam initially allowed peaceful demonstrations outside Chinese diplomatic missions last December but later deployed police to stop repeat rallies.
The Spratly and Paracel island chains have been flashpoints for years.
The Spratlys are claimed in full or part by China and Vietnam as well as the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan, and the Paracels are claimed by China, which now occupies them, as well as by Vietnam and Taiwan.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
China embeds microchips in Olympic tickets
China has ratcheted up surveillance and security in every phase of the Beijing Olympics--even the tickets.
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In a move unprecedented for the Olympics, tickets for the opening and closing ceremonies are embedded with a microchip containing the bearer's photograph, passport details, addresses, e-mail and telephone numbers.
The intent is to keep potential troublemakers from the 91,000-seat National Stadium as billions watch on TV screens around the world. Along with terrorists, Chinese officials fear protesters might wreck the glitzy ceremonies, unfurling Tibet flags, anti-China banners or even T-shirts adorned with strident messages.
Aside from concerns about privacy and identity theft, the high-tech tickets also threaten chaos at the turnstiles.
Tickets for the Aug. 8 opening ceremony are the most expensive of the games--a top price of $720--and many are in the hands of dignitaries and friends. Delays could create terrible publicity on opening night.
"They should be concentrating on sniffing out the kinds of dangerous stuff rather than worrying about the identify of the people with the tickets," said Roger Clarke, an Australian security expert. His Xamax Consultancy in Canberra advises businesses in online security and identity authentication.
"The way in which you recognize an evildoer, somebody who wants to throw a bomb, somebody who wants to unfurl a Tibet flag is not on the basis of their identify," Clarke added. "It's the act that they perform and it's the materials they carry with them."
China has toughened visa restrictions and increased checks at hotels and entertainment areas--all designed to keep track of foreigners as the games approach. Several large public gatherings have been canceled. Thousands of closed-circuit TV cameras will be deployed in and around the venues. Organizers have acknowledged that some security officials will be dressed in volunteer uniforms. Passengers riding the subway and major bus routes will also undergo strict checks.
China has developed some of the world's most advanced RFID (radio frequency identification) technology, some aimed at keeping tight control over its citizens and borders. It's used on Chinese driver's licenses and ID cards.
Chinese authorities initially considered tying all 6.8 million tickets to individuals, which was attempted two years ago in soccer's World Cup in Germany. German officials eventually backed off the plan--it made tickets difficult to transfer or resell--and scanned only 500-1,000 tickets at each game rather than all tickets.
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china embeds microchips olympic tickets
In a move unprecedented for the Olympics, tickets for the opening and closing ceremonies are embedded with a microchip containing the bearer's photograph, passport details, addresses, e-mail and telephone numbers.
The intent is to keep potential troublemakers from the 91,000-seat National Stadium as billions watch on TV screens around the world. Along with terrorists, Chinese officials fear protesters might wreck the glitzy ceremonies, unfurling Tibet flags, anti-China banners or even T-shirts adorned with strident messages.
Aside from concerns about privacy and identity theft, the high-tech tickets also threaten chaos at the turnstiles.
Tickets for the Aug. 8 opening ceremony are the most expensive of the games--a top price of $720--and many are in the hands of dignitaries and friends. Delays could create terrible publicity on opening night.
"They should be concentrating on sniffing out the kinds of dangerous stuff rather than worrying about the identify of the people with the tickets," said Roger Clarke, an Australian security expert. His Xamax Consultancy in Canberra advises businesses in online security and identity authentication.
"The way in which you recognize an evildoer, somebody who wants to throw a bomb, somebody who wants to unfurl a Tibet flag is not on the basis of their identify," Clarke added. "It's the act that they perform and it's the materials they carry with them."
China has toughened visa restrictions and increased checks at hotels and entertainment areas--all designed to keep track of foreigners as the games approach. Several large public gatherings have been canceled. Thousands of closed-circuit TV cameras will be deployed in and around the venues. Organizers have acknowledged that some security officials will be dressed in volunteer uniforms. Passengers riding the subway and major bus routes will also undergo strict checks.
China has developed some of the world's most advanced RFID (radio frequency identification) technology, some aimed at keeping tight control over its citizens and borders. It's used on Chinese driver's licenses and ID cards.
Chinese authorities initially considered tying all 6.8 million tickets to individuals, which was attempted two years ago in soccer's World Cup in Germany. German officials eventually backed off the plan--it made tickets difficult to transfer or resell--and scanned only 500-1,000 tickets at each game rather than all tickets.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Vietnam latest news - Thanh Nien Daily
Vietnam's tabletennis star Doan Kien Quoc secured the sole Southeast Asian spot to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games after defeating Thai competitor Phuchong Sanguansin 4-2 in the final round held in Singapore Monday.
more info->Vietnam latest news - Thanh Nien Daily
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