Olympic Teams Prepare for the Dirty Air in Beijing
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BEIJING -- American runners are trying out face masks. Dutch cyclists will train in South Korea.
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China is holding a "no-car day" in 108 cities on Saturday as it tries to clean up its notoriously smoggy skies, a task made more urgent by the approach of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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Team USA members are stationed at George Mason before heading to the Pan American Games, which begin Friday in Rio de Janeiro.
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Children and the elderly in Beijing were advised to stay indoors as thick smog choked the city on Friday, a day after a top Olympic official warned that pollution could disrupt next year's Games.
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China's intelligence services are gearing up for next year's Beijing Olympics, gathering information on foreigners who might mount protests and spoil the nation's moment in the spotlight.
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Determined to avoid a repeat of the construction delays that threatened the Athens Games, Olympic officials arrived in Beijing on Wednesday.
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Getting the technology in place for Athens 2004 is an Olympic task in itself.
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What can the teams expect in Shanghai? Pat Symonds explains the engineers' preparations.
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Leaders of London's 2012 Olympics reveal all targets for this year have been met and their preparations are on schedule.
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Organisers of the 2008 Beijing Olympics say they are looking into reports of child labour and worker abuse.
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Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, said some Beijing Olympic events might be postponed if the pollution would put the athletes at risk.
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Organizers of the Beijing Olympics have left nothing to chance for China's "coming-out party" this year but a few tricky hurdles still lie in wait ahead of the opening ceremony on August 8.
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Air pollution in Beijing will not significantly improve before next year's Olympic Games, a UN report suggests.
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The International Olympic Committee wants the organisers of the 2012 Games in London to press on with their preparations.
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China pledged Tuesday to investigate a report that officials covered up the deaths of at least 10 workers building the main stadium for the August Beijing Olympics.
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AUSTRALIA&#39;s Olympic sports have begun to prepare for the Asian onslaught they expect when Beijing hosts the next Games in 2008.
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AS the excitement of the Athens Olympic Games fades, the build-up to Beijing 2008 is in full swing. The countdown to China began last weekend when Beijing&#39;s mayor took possession of the Olympic flag at the Athens closing ceremony.