Iraqi Team Back in the Olympics

Finding Dulcinea a year ago Region: Iraq

Posted by Josh Katz to findingDulcinea On Tuesday, the International Olympic Committee reversed last week’s decision to bar Iraq from participating in the Olympics after Iraq agreed to revamp its Olympic committee. ... more

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Girl Participants to Undergo Sex Tests at Beijing Olympics

Santosh Kumar Agarwal a year ago Region: India

Taking cue from 2006 Doha Asian Games- when an Indian athlete Santhi Sundar Rajan was stripped of her silver medal in 800meter track event after failing a sex determination test-Olympic authorities in Beijing have for... more

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China start new subway lines for our Olympics games

Stephen H. Indeck a year ago Region: China

  China: - The new rail lines built at a cost of USD 3.2 billion would increase the number of subway lines in the Chinese capital to eight and the total length of the track to 200 km from 142 km. The opening comes a ... more

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Exiled Tibetans Face Uncertain Future as China Makes Inroads

Jonathan Mitchell a year ago Region: Nepal

NEPAL Namche Bazaar - Singing a hypnotic chant, the line of Tibetans led by a Lama, all holding candles, file past into the small bazaar below. It is moving sight. They are holding a pooja (prayer meeting) for the Panchen ... more

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Fake Olympics Tickets Flood the Market

Amit Ranat a year ago Region: India

Just a few hours before the start of the Olympic Games in China, already a huge market for fake tickets is flourishing.  There are some fake websites who are selling fake tickets to Olympic.  The website name htt... more

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WORLD CELEBRATING OLYMPIC, OTHERS ARE PREPARED FOR OPEN WAR (part III)

Master_2010 a year ago Region: China

  Beijing 10/08   Only a days after Olympic ceremonial opening, Police and guerilla open fired in Xinjiang. The open fire killed about 8 person on the spot. ETIM is one of Turkistan freedom movement organizati... more

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Video: Beijing Olympics Beach Volleyball Venue

Chenfran a year ago Region: China

See the Olympic atmosphere just outside the beach volleyball venue.  GroundReport's own ChenFran gets decked out with an Olympic logo temporary tattoo and surveys the scene. more

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Expecting solid bid for 2020 from India

Sunny Pandey a year ago Region: India

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Suresh Kalmadi is using every posible platform to crank up the seriousness of India's bid for the 2020 Olympics. And what better stage than to furthering the same in front of ... more

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FIFA suspends Iraq

Debashissur a year ago Region: India

The FIFA suspended Iraq from all types of international competitions on Monday- a move that could keep the Asian champions out of this summer's Olympic Games. FIFA's executive board said the ban was in response to the Iraq... more

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Confidence in Asian Championship: Sushil

Public View 7 months ago Region: India

India – New Delhi: Sushil Kumar is confidence in the Asian Wrestling Championship who won bronze medal in Beijing Olympic Wrestling. Sushil said "I have been busy in intensive training for the trial in Sonepat," he ... more

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