Olympic athletes set to shine through smog, doping scandals
Beijing Games organisers will be hoping that the
exciting crop of competitors in the blue riband event of athletics
can dispel the sordid spectre of doping and provide a feast of
top-class sport.
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All smiles and niceties as Beijing set to open Games
Even stone-faced officers manage to grin under
the huge signboards of “Smiling Beijing Traffic Police” recently
erupted on Beijing’s streets. With only five days to go before the
Olympics open, Beijing is all smiles and niceties to worldwide
athletes, coaches, journalists and other Olympic visitors in town.
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President to attend Beijing Olympics
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa will be
present at the Beijing Olympics, a senior government official said
on Sunday.
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