2008 Olympics

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• Thousands of Olympic condoms to be auctioned - hopefully just the unused ones

  
  Not a sheep — Authority: 148
  I read that: "A souvenir collector who somehow got his hands on 5,000 condoms due to be handed out to athletes at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, is set to sell them at auction. After the games ended the man managed to snap up most of the 100,000 which hadnt been used by randy sports people. Each of the Olympic ...
  16 hours ago

• Schumacher undoes Button in Race of Champions - RT

  
  Beijing 2008 Stadium — Authority: 144
  Schumacher joined this season’s runner-up Sebastian Vettel and rally star Mikko Hirvonen, among plenty of other top flight drivers, at the main site of the 2008 Summer Olympics – the Bird’s Nest stadium. And the German legend showed he’s got Continue .. Rio and Brazil stand to benefit even more from ...
  5 days ago

• China Calls Foul Over Tell-all Sports Memoir

  
  China Digital Times (CDT) — Authority: 563
  Could China have engaged in underhand dealings to secure Beijing as its 2008 Olympics site? According to a memoir by Yuan Weimin, former Olympics coach and former head of the Chinese Olympic Committee, the answer is yes. Not surprisingly, the book has stirred up significant controversy. From Barbara Demick for the ...
  1 week ago

• China 11th National Games: Controversies, Scandals, Costs

  
  chinaSMACK — Authority: 593
  From NetEase : The 11th National Games were held in Jinan, Shandong province, and the Games have been hit by scandals, such as pre-decided gold medals, doping, match-fixing, unfair officiating, and so on. The intention of the National Games is picking talented athletes for the Olympic Games, but the scale and cost ...
  1 week ago

• Kvanli wins national kayaking title

  
  Newstreamz San Marcos — Authority: 518
  San Marcos resident Michelle Kvanli won the United States national championship in whitewater kayaking last weekend in Charlotte, NC.
  2 weeks ago

• Generative Design Is Changing the Face of Architecture - Cadalyst Magazine

  
  Beijing 2008 Stadium — Authority: 144
  Cadalyst Magazine Generative Design Is Changing the Face of Architecture Cadalyst Magazine The 2008 Olympics, for example, probably will be remembered as much for two spectacular buildings — the Beijing National Stadium and the Beijing National … Continue….. ...
  3 weeks ago

• China did deal for Games: official

  
  CKA Canadian News — Authority: 507
  According to memoir of former Olympic committee president, Torontos bid to host 2008 Olympics and Pounds bid to become new head of IOC was derailed by arrangement between Beijing and
  3 weeks ago

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  Judovision.org Judovision.org — Authority: 146
  
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• Biofile with 400 hurdles world champ Kerron Clement

  
  TheBiofile.com — Authority: 112
    Status: 2007 and 2009 World Champion in the 400 hurdles. Also won a gold medal in the 4×400 relay in 2008 Olympics in Beijing. DOB: October 31, 1985 In: Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago (became U.S. citizen in 2004) Favorite Movie: “Twister.” Favorite TV Show: “Ellen.” Musical Tastes: “Mariah ...
  4 weeks ago

• The Five Greatest Athletes of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

  
  US OPEN TENNIS — Authority: 135
  A national hero in Maryland and the United States, he has won 16 Olympic medals. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he broke the 36-year-old record of Mark Spitz with eight gold Olympic medals. From 2004 to 2008, Michael Phelps has won more Olympic gold medals than many countries (including Ireland, Luxembourg, Iceland, ...
  4 weeks ago

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