Paralympic Games

                   

Hu: Successful Olympics a 'top priority'

politicalgateway.com     42 mins ago          

BEIJING, July 26 (UPI) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao said Saturday that successfully presenting the 2008 Olympic Games should be a "top priority" for the host country. Speaking at a Political Bureau of the Communist Party of...                

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Olympics: Screw You, War-Torn Nation

laist.com     9 hrs ago   90 related          

Since the time of ancient Greece, the Olympics were designed to allow athletes to compete and travel in peace -- even if they hailed from war-torn regions. But this week, the International Olympic Committee said that Iraq is...                

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Medical experts at athletes' service

news.gov.hk     10 hrs ago          

Equestrian Company Chief Executive Officer Lam Woon-kwong said more 300 doctors and 1,000 medical staff will be on hand for the Olympic and Paralympic equestrian events, with an onsite medical team and ambulances standing by...                

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Olympic horse waste plant ready to roll in Hong Kong

xinhuanet.com     yesterday   2 related          

HONG KONG, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong had set up an animal waste composting plant and was ready to handle the horse-stable waste from the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic equestrian events here from August to September, said Hong...                

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Olympic media village opens

newkerala.com     17 hrs ago   1 related          

Beijing, July 26 : The biggest media village in Olympic Games history has been was officially opened in northern Beijing. Zhao Jinfang, Deputy Director of Olympic village (Paralympic Village) Operation Team, hosted a brief...                

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Hong Kong opens processing plant for manure

reuters.co.uk     yesterday   1 related          

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong has prepared a HK$37 million ($4.75 million) composting plant to deal with up to 20 tonnes of manure a day from horses taking part in equestrian events in next month's Olympics and September's...                

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Rwanda: Nkundabera Given Green Light

allafrica.com     yesterday   5 related          

Posted to the web 25 July 2008 Bonnie Mugabe Kigali Jean de Dieu Nkundabera has been authorized to resume training after spending up to a week nursing an ankle injury. The 2004 Athens Paralympics bronze medalist twisted his...                

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Vancouver mayor in Paralympic Torch Relay

theglobeandmail.com     yesterday   1 related          

VANCOUVER — Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan is one of 10 Canadians invited to take part in the Paralympic Games Torch Relay being held Aug. 28 to Sept. 6 across China. Sullivan still has the special holder that allowed him to wave...                

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Events' venues weather conditions online

news.gov.hk     yesterday   1 related          

The Hong Kong Observatory has launched a weather website for the Olympic and Paralympic Equestrian Events. It provides the latest venue-specific weather forecasts and warnings, real-time weather conditions, and Air Pollution...                

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Hong Kong Olympic Piazza opens

xinhuanet.com     yesterday   6 related          

HONG KONG, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong Olympic Piazza at Tsim Sha Tsui, one of Hong Kong's most famous scenic spots, opened here Friday night. The Olympic Piazza, located outside the Hong Kong Cultural Center on the Tsim Sha...                

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