Olympics

He said the 2012 Olympics London are most definitely on his radar.

Now, with inflation moderating and Olympics Games at the door step, we expect a more tolerant economic policies over the next few months.

Nalbandian said he would not be playing at the Beijing Olympics, with the U. S. hard court season now his focus.

It would be good to see some of the Olympics but it's difficult to get tickets.

The sun was as hot as the competition he faced today at the National Junior Olympics.

Many countries seek such a move, and a few leaders may boycott the opening of the Beijing Olympics if such talks don't take place.

He missed the training for a few days for a good reason--the Special Olympics, in his hometown of Shanghai no less.

There was an article in a kannada magazine on how the Beijing olympics were conducted.

As for the "Godfather" , I'm often asked if I feel sorry to skate such a program in the pre-Olympics season?

This month, a report suggested that the 2012 Olympics would have no significant impact on air quality in London.

Air pollution was an issue at the Los Angeles, Atlanta and Seoul Olympics, and remains one of the IOC's biggest concerns over Beijing.

The U. S. is trying to retain the total medal supremacy (by its count) it's held since boycotting the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

The princess rightly points out that a sport so imbued with privilege has no place in a democratic festival such as the Olympics.

I can't wait for it to start. Beijing is going to be so exciting during the Olympics.

Emmons threw himself into the arms of his wife Katerina, who just won a gold and a silver from the Beijing Olympics.

Though they are still a year away, the 2012 Olympics are hard for anyone in London to ignore.

"The Olympics are going to be great for SMEs, especially the more entrepreneurial ones, " he said.

For the Los Angeles Olympics, Kostya would be twenty-three, which, in Emil's estimation, was the ideal age for a middleweight.

The Olympics sure is an amazing event, but how much does it all cost?

The North Koreans take sports seriously and we see them really trying to be as prepared for the Olympics as possible.

She's one of the best in the world at it and someday, she says, there might even be a place for her talents in the Olympics.

"If I cannot play in the Olympics for my country this time, it will be the biggest loss in my career to right now, " he said.

I suppose then I'm here with a mission of catching some of the Olympics fever and bring it back to ChangSha, fever from the fever core!

She did not return to competition until the Olympics in August, when she surprised herself by winning the gold medal.

"It's a very tough game but I'm excited and looking forward to playing the U. S. , " said Yi, who said the Olympics was his top priority.

And yet at the Olympics we do not consider that the games are staged for the benefit of the athletes.

It was Johnson's job to walk on stage, as the host for the next Olympics in 2012, and take the flag from his Chinese counterpart.

Sun Weide, a spokesman for the Beijing Olympics on Monday criticized protesters who tried to disrupt the relay in London.

Do not mention the Olympics. As a basketball coach, I calculate the fund first even if it is a small-scale contest around us.

But I understood why they had to react certain ways: the authorities did not want any kind of accident to occur during the Olympics.

Two years ago Brazil also hired a Canadian coach for its men's team, although it did not qualify for this year's Olympics.

Fantastic to see that the superb modern-day British morals have now made it into the Olympics.

The message from London, whispered my neighbour, was: "The next Olympics will be very loud, very wet and very messy. "

Beijing cracked down on street vending ahead of the Olympics a year ago, and the number of peddlers in the city center remains diminished.

Yang Zhen, the deputy manager, said she thought the bank had been targeted as a way of attacking the Olympics.

Beijing officials have been trying to tackle the problem of congestion since the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

"China is not acting as a responsible Olympics host when it blurs so much of the actual terrorism risk, " he said.

But as with the Olympics, this exchange with the outside world is not always as harmonious as Beijing would like to think.

After the Olympics, Kylie and I were quite close and she was a bit scared for me.

He spent the money on a six-man support team and a van, on which he's had painted 'Support Beijing Olympics' in both English and Chinese.

If you let me think myself, I can't think of anything to represent us out of the two boxes, maybe the Olympics could be one.

To leave the Olympics with a medal, Arad told the athletes, you need everything to be perfect on the day of the competition.

'It would be a rather boring Olympics if it was totally predictable, ' he adds.

He is such a tough player. We'd better be careful of him during the Beijing Olympics.

From the outset, the London Olympics has at least had a declared aim: the regeneration of the city's poor eastern districts.

And all in all it concluded that the "great British public" was more than ready to take on the mantle of the next Olympics.

He said the Olympic Games is about the Olympics itself and the spirit of athletics, not politics. He added that everyone should support it.

Spitz did not fully taper for the trials, because he thought that would leave him flat for the Olympics a few weeks later.

Only a few months ago, the conventional wisdom was that Beijing would want a strong market to show off at Olympics time.

London's Olympics may be four years off, but already, some of the capital's most famous buildings are cleaning up in readiness.

Finish a questionnaire to check how much the students know about the Olympics.

I thought it was fine. Are we going to have to look forward to another four years of whingeing about the Olympics?

Although he did not receive money at the Olympics, the victor was treated much like a modern sports celebrity by his home city.

CIFIT has left me with a golden memory, just as the Beijing Olympics did.

He said he couldn't recall an incident like this at past Olympics.

The beginning of that change came just after the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Brin said in an interview.

All that said, just as these Olympics were significant politically, they were also very significant competitively.

Grant's answer was: "Beijing Olympics is to be one of the best Olympics so far, with plenty of hard work and lots of fun. "

Ahead of its great global coming-out party next year, the Beijing Olympics, China seems to be more concerned about its international image.

And even though it's unlikely he'll win anything at the Olympics, the mere fact that he's there at all seems to be enough.

He said the World Cup football championship probably is watched by more people than the Olympics.

It must be a great concern for you to choose and book a good hotel prior to your arrival to watch the Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing.

The site of the Winter Olympics seems to think so, Vancouver experienced the warmest January on record and may have to import snow.

But attitudes are changing and the Special Olympics seem to have capped a turnaround in China, at least at the top. Mr.

The Police say one of the goals of this measure is to create a secure and harmonious public security environment for the Olympics.

Funny how the Beijing Olympics had absolutely nothing to do with Beijing. They were all about China.

Bush himself has said he does not view the Olympics as a political event. "I view it as a sporting event, " he said earlier this year.

The Olympics have never been held in South America and Rio is hoping that will count in its favour as it bids for the 2016 Olympics.

We won't really know until after the Olympics, and then, no doubt, we'll have plenty of learned analyses about it to tell us what to think.

The decrease, he says, is largely the result of China's attempts to burnish its international image in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics.

The last thing they wanted was the public humiliation of a poisoned milk scandal on the eve of the Olympics.

By the time the 2008 Beijing Olympics rolled around, green building was a national priority -- ostensibly, at least.

Olympics ended. I believe that this culture will continue on, like the Olympic torch, relayed in everyone's heart.

So far, the Bocog hasn't weighed in on the matter, putting advertisers in a quandary as they put finishing touches on their Olympics plans.

Wushu, a Chinese martial art, is still trying to get into the Olympics.

Schalke fans were surprised to see Rafinha, who played in the Beijing Olympics and a trio of injured players turn out for training.

From the start of the modern Olympics, male athletes of every race, religion, and nationality have been allowed to participate.

The U. S. team, which came into the Olympics as the reigning world champions, made plenty of mistakes in the finals.

Mr Daley faced more criticism in June when he said that Chicago would cover any Olympics cost overruns with its own cash.

But I am only a runner, an athlete, no one requires me that I must be the champion in the coming Olympics.

And that's not because London aren't capable of putting a great Olympics on, it's just Beijing was that good.

A top athletic court says sprinter and double amputee Oscar Pistorius must be allowed to compete for a spot in the Beijing Olympics.

The capital of Japan is the only contender to have held the Olympics before - and the public is not exactly supporting a second run.

As the Olympics approach, that adds another source of uncertainty for global markets. As if they did not have enough to worry about.

Even then, he said he wasn't sure if he would give up the 400 meters for the 100 for the Beijing Olympics.

I did watch some of the Olympics, it did look amazing. I think the Olympics in London will not be so good!

"Participating in a race at the Olympics was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, " she said.

After Beijing bid farewell to the 2008 Olympics, celebrations broke out in Britain to usher in London's turn to host.

What they're trying to do here mirrors a bit the Beijing Olympics.

In its commitment to this ideal, Vanoc has tried to produce a greener Olympics than any seen before.

A Chinese official familiar with China's counter-terrorism planning said the well-funded militants were determined to disrupt the Olympics.

She was expected to be something of the golden girl of the Beijing Olympics with a chance to win four medals - 100, 200 and relays.

Naturally, it would help if the Olympics did not cannibalise too much of the lottery funding for grass-roots sport.

This he took as a sign that he would triumph at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

But one of the biggest fears around the Olympics is not a crashed server or power outage, but a deliberate attack by cyber criminals.

Even Franklin, of Coca-Cola, who frequently works with professional athletes, said he gets a kick out of Special Olympics athletes.

Beijing was voted as the host city of the Olympics in 2008. What do you think of it as a senior official.

If it keeps on rising, then the Beijing Olympics will have at least one legacy to be proud of.

The Princess said she was impressed with the facilities and was visiting as part of her role for the Special Olympics.

Noah : The second one which with an image of a reel of film, tells the long history of volunteering for the Olympics in a single image.

The size of the audience also explains why so much is at stake for China as it prepares to host its first Olympics.

Whether or the number of participating countries to participate in the number of athletes are always up to the next Winter Olympics.

A bit, but only a bit, of this could be attributed to planned shut-downs at the time of the Olympics.

I believe China has plenty of reasons to be such a host and what China can contribute to the Olympics is not merely a ticket design .

Liu Jun is not the only one who wants to get a postmark on the first day of the Beijing Olympics.

The cost of rights coverage for the Atlanta Olympics is almost double that of the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984.

By the time of the 1932 Olympics, Nambu was the reigning world record holder in the long jump.

The 24-year-old, who won eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, said fatigue cost him in the last part of the race.

Thaksin and his wife, Pojaman, were in Beijing until Sunday for the opening of the Olympics.

We are going to be volunteers of the Olympics Games that hold in London.

Beijing isn't the only city trying to clear the skies just days before the Olympics.

In the run-up to the 2008 Olympics and during the Games, officials clamped down on indoor smoking in Beijing.

Meanwhile, person from Beijing understand that it is not easy to host the Olympics.

Yet the Winter Olympics should remind us that it is still possible to improve output with a little thought, luck and experimentation.

BEIJING, China (AP) -- Questions about salaries are out. Ditto queries about the age of a foreigner visiting Beijing for the Olympics.

Although most of them were built in the run-up to the Olympics, the poor quality of construction makes them look decrepit and decades old.

The ancient Olympics were a strange mix of a religious pilgrimage and a forum for intense athletic competition.

Clanton would not say when Yao could play again, but said he doesn't expect the center to miss the Beijing Olympics in August.

Those who were formerly active may be encouraged by the Olympics to renew their participation, he said.

For one thing, Yi isn't going back to China to waste a year he could be using in the NBA to prepare for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

The Olympics are coming up, and I'm trying to get to the tryouts , that's all.

Today I am very happy to be here to share with you some of my thoughts on the topic of the green olympics.

Why do you think Shen Wei was chosen to help choreograph for the 2008 Olympics as opposed to a more local modern dance company?

She is now seeking a sponsor to help her reach her dream of a place in the 2012 Olympics.

"Alex Song is going to the Olympics, while Abou Diaby and Cesc Fabregas have yet to start pre-season, " he said.

Sure, the Olympics Are Exciting, but Is All the Late-Night TV Watching Running You Ragged?

The Olympics forced its closure, so the company is building a giant, state-of-the-art plant at Caofeidian, on the coast of Hebei province.

One of the many pleasant surprises for visitors to the Beijing Olympics was the quality of the air .

And two or three Olympics after that , they are going to be unbeatable .

The 23-year-old said he would not retire, but continue to swim at the 2012 London Olympics.

Of course, the Beijing Olympics there are many, many high-tech use, as long as you come visit, will certainly feel the charm of it.

There was no initial indication of damage to that main CCTV tower, which has become an icon of Olympics-era Beijing.

The organisers of the Beijing Olympics said the torch relay would also be suspended for three days.

Determined not to be judged by medal tables alone, London will stage a cultural extravaganza around the Olympics.

The Olympics are not simply athletic championships, but embody a sense of honor, sense of art and literature, and a veneration of beauty.

ALL that glisters is not gold for Chinese athletes aspiring to triumph at the Olympics this summer.

The Uzbeks have won a total of three gold, three silver and five bronze medals from three Summer Olympics in which it had competed.

For the Olympics, he decided to make the rings in five colors: red, blue, yellow, black and green, just like the Olympic rings.

Like the Olympics, the World Games begin with an opening ceremony and conclude with a closing ceremony.

Despite her win, Li is still trying to improve to earn a place at the 2012 Olympics.

Bush's trip is built around the Olympics, which the White House long has said Bush plans to attend as a celebration of sports.

But the flag raised at the opening ceremony of the Olympics is only a substitute. The host city treasures it after it receives the flag.

Later, I attended the "Towards Olympics" Essay activities, did not think, I actually got third prize.

Brennan said the Olympics are a "magnet" for protesters and political controversy.

It was not known how the ban would affect the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics, which have been planned in secret.

Mitcham thinks he would not be going to the Olympics if not for the hardship he endured.

He was no longer a nobody who choked at big events, like the 1988 Calgary Olympics, where he finished an unimpressive 10th.

His actions led the chief of the British Olympic Association to warn that it would take "just one idiot" to ruin the Summer Olympics.

China's emergence, as symbolised by the Olympics, will otherwise continue to be hampered by the instability in its own backyard.

As the Olympics approach, scientists are watching closely to see how effective pollution control will be, both for Beijing and beyond.

The size of Chinese economy dwarfed the investment on building venues and infrastructure for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he said.

And there, Beijing turned out to be among the most memorable Olympics ever.

During the run-up to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, many were concerned that athletes wouldn't be able to breathe the foul air.

The Olympics will no doubt be a great tribute to the human spirit.

Of course. Beach volleyball has been a formal event of the Olympics since the 1996 Atlanta Games.

In 2000 Summer Olympics, Thorpe had won three gold and two silver medals, made him the most successful athlete of that Olympic Games.

Figure skating was one of the events at the very first Winter Olympics in 1924.

The Chinese government has responded by trying to control every conceivable element of the Olympics, often by rather dubious means.

A man was divorced by his wife in 2008 for running across China to support the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

In the next 12 months, thousands of column inches will be devoted to any mildly negative story that can be found about the Olympics.

But he is not the Olympics, very fair, insufficient qualification not participating, this matter, you run your he will compete with you.

Never has Liu Xiang given running. Though he failed in the London Olympics, yet we are still proud of him.

That golden opportunity seems to rely heavily on Sohu's ability to capture greater quantities of Olympics content than anyone else.

Just as Beijing discouraged men from going shirtless during the Olympics, Shanghai wants everyone to wear "proper attire" for the Expo.

"Beijing is like a big building site, " she says. "The Olympics has been a very big factor is accelerating the pace of development. "

Long jump is the most competitive one of the oldest in the ancient Greek Olympics, "the five movement" in the long jump there.

Host nations are rarely able to make back the money spent on holding the Olympics, a fact that can have serious consequences.

It was the Olympics Games, my parents told me . But how can a single sports meeting be so charming and attractive?

Over its long history, success at the Olympics has usually been a fairly accurate measure of global political power.

For the Olympics itself, for all their cleverness and simplicity, they'd be a bit too classic Olympics, a little too safe .

As a child, she was a Junior Olympics and Washington State competitor, her sports being swimming and gymnastics.

The Olympics start with the arrival in the stadium of a torch , lighted on Mount Olympics by the sun's rays.

I don't think the Olympics will fundamentally change anything at this point, because China is rising and will continue to do so.

'If it's just this, it might disappear, like the old Olympics in ancient Greece.

General Motors has agreed to donate a zero-emissions electric bus to use during the Olympics, she said.

China is famous for its culinary treasures, but its Olympics are starting to be known as a dining disaster.

So many individuals from all over the world with a common interest meeting in one spot - precisely like here in Beijing for the Olympics!

She was one of the fastest women in China, and she awaited the 1940 Olympics in Tokyo with pride and anticipation.

I would like to once again host the Olympics in Tokyo in an attempt to ensure the firm revitalization of Japan and new global prosperity.

We asked a resting worker what was going on. 'For the Olympics, ' he said after chugging some water.

The US has finished top of the medals table at the last three Olympics, thanks chiefly to the dominance of its athletes and swimmers.

Tall, graceful with those exquisite cheekbones, Luciana was a silver medallist at the Sydney Olympics and a bronze winner at Athens.

Carroll, 71, who has coached at 10 Olympics, said he tries to refrain from speaking to his skaters because microphones are everywhere.

(SOUND) The ceremony marked the beginning of a long trip through Greece and Britain, which holds the Summer Olympics this year.

Despite being played every other year, the Ryder Cup competition has become golf's fifth major, often referred to as the Golf Olympics.

It may be a coincidence, but Coca Cola is one of the major sponsors of the Olympics.

Construction for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, where official are trying to reduce air pollution.

In the build-up to the Olympics, Chinese leaders are anxious to preserve stability (not to mention one-party rule).

New Beijing, Great Olympics reflects our desire to host a great Olympic Games in a city with both ancient culture and modern charm.

'I think the Olympics helps the children understand the world a bit better, ' Ms. Wang says.

The United States is urging China to "put its best face forward" for the Olympics by improving its record on human rights.

Liu Huan and Sarah, Brightman sang together the Olympics theme song "You and I" , all athletes admission.

Liu Xiang withdraws from competition : China's star hurdler brought the nation to tears when he pulled out of the Olympics .

Eddy: A flame was lit during the entire event of the Olympics during the ancient Olympic Game known as the Olympic Flame.

For China not right we don't have winter Olympics gold medal, the short track was the only sport can have chance get the gold medal.

All of the events on the second day of the Olympics leading up to the record-shattering showdown were a mere opening act.

In the run-up to the 2008 Olympics, I stopped in a men's room near the departure gates in the Beijing Capital Airport.

She declined to say if the internet would be unrestricted for journalists during the Olympics.

The UK government is keen to see the phenomenon spread eastward to Stratford as part of the legacy of the huge Olympics regeneration.

Police have already warned that the Olympics may fuel an unprecedented boom in London's sex industry.

The opening ceremony of the London Olympics is due to take place later after seven years of preparations.

Twice in the lead-up to the Olympics they sealed up the area and searched revellers for drugs.

Beyond the competitive drama, every Olympics provides a snapshot of a city and a country at a point in time.

Burma also came up in a separate House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing focusing on China and the 2008 Olympics.

Fang is a veteran volunteer: she was at the Capital Gymnasium during the Beijing Olympics last summer.

Britain may be entering another age of austerity, but nearly $15 billion has been spent on sprucing up the capital for the 2012 Olympics.

Greek officials promised on Wednesday not to put down thousands of stray dogs after the Olympics are over.

I love these ideas, because, even - and perhaps especially - for a non-expert like me, the Olympics are most fun when you feel part of it.

Boris Johnson, London's mayor, is the driving force behind efforts to put a mobile network on the Tube for the London Olympics.

Thousands of people began queuing on Wednesday, in a last-ditch attempt to secure a ticket for the Olympics.

OO from eight years of "Five? A" to "Beijing Olympics" , and then the "10? A" New Year's Day . . . "go around" the schedule after a pushed.

She hopes to start teaching her students about the Olympics later this year and already has plans to start a torch relay for her pupils.

Anecdotally , many retailers say sales growth started to slow after the Olympics in August 2008, and that this year is tough.

The committee's strongest pitch? An environmentally friendly Olympics - where the main stadium would be powered entirely by solar energy.

Although he competed at the 1992 Winter Games, he missed the 1994 Olympics and did not enter a World Cup race for two years.

Analysts had expected the authorities to hold off price increases until at least after the August Olympics.

Hua Tian is such a talented rider and has already shown that he is capable of qualifying for the Olympics.

And this is what I'm going to tell my friends back home: when the Olympics fever comes around do make sure you catch a big part of it!

It was a much-needed triumph for a nation dealing with the grueling and costly preparations for next month's Olympics.

Since the first modern Olympics were held in Greece the organizers liked the idea of a marathon race to commemorate their ancient glory.

Maybe , we can find the answer in a true story . More that half a year has passed since the Sydney Olympics.

A: Beijing is going to be so crowded for the Olympics.

The last three Winter Olympics have been moved from the same year as the Summer Olympics to the middle of each 4 year Olympiad period.

For the Olympics, the government made clean air one of its top priorities and cracked down on violators.

Billed as a coming-out party for the next superpower, the Beijing Olympics could be the same for many local brands.

It was a night to celebrate the Olympic spirit, and the Olympic hopes, as they completed the homecoming of the modern Olympics.

Throughout the time of the Olympics I felt uptight about all the different types of security guards.

But Beijing could be engaging in these talks merely to defuse tension over Tibet in the run-up to the summer Olympics.

The five medals she won at the two thousand Olympics were taken away from her.

I believe this kind of effort will yield substantial benefits for the administration of the Olympics as well.

This is especially true in a year in which Beijing will host the Olympics, with national pride extraordinarily high.

Since then, the Olympics turned out to be an instrument of peace and freedom for small nations.

Beijing will be very busy during the Olympics and other places might be quieter.

The company also noted that its sponsorship of the Olympics "is a vital part" of marketing its brand worldwide.

The American Terrence Trammell, silver medalist in the past two Olympics, also did not complete the round.

But the lure of speed skating always remained for Hughes and she decided to return to her first love after the Sydney Olympics.

One of the major benefits of hosting the Olympics is as a stimulant for infrastructure construction.

Simon Jenkins says he hopes the Olympics will expose "the true nature of the Beijing regime" .

S. basketball had been waiting for since 1976, the last time Americans had played for a gold medal in the Olympics, in Montreal.

The even-odd license plate restriction has ensured a smooth flow of traffic and better air quality since the Olympics came.

It is not honest to say that the Olympics has nothing to do with our business.

Of course. After all that hard work, they will go the Olympics to compete against other excellent competitors.

Far from advocating sanctions, Mr Spielberg still wants to see the Olympics.

That year, Beijing won its bid to host the 2008 Olympics, and officials were worried that the national capital would not be a worthy host.

There was a large scale violent crackdown in 2008 when protest against China broke out in Kathmandu before the Summer Olympics in Beijing.

She told me your time will come and that is going to be in the next Olympics and you will win gold.

While China has promised the foreign media unfettered access to most parts of the country since hosting the Olympics, Tibet is an exception.

International corporations are salivating at the thought, which is, of course, the main reason China won the right to host these Olympics.

Yes, there were plant closings in Beijing and the neighbouring city of Tianjin for a few weeks before and during the Olympics.

"That was such a fun game, " said Herrera, who changed partners after the last Olympics to team up again with Raul Mesa.