The Law Enforcement torch run for the 2007 Shanghai Special Olympics Summer Games has started across China. Beijing Mayor Wang Qishan was on hand to light up the flame at the Temple of Heaven. He then handed it to Law Enforcement torch bearers , ina...
CCTV5 to become Olympic channel since Jan 1, 2008 China's CCTV5, the country's main sport channel, will become a 24-hour Olympic channel starting Jan.1st next year. It will become the major media window on preparations for the 2008 Beijing Olympics...
By David Byrd Washington 05 October 2007 Former U.S. sprint star Marion Jones has admitted taking performance-enhancing drugs during her storied sprint career. As VOA's David Byrd reports, Jones pleaded guilty in a New York Court to lying to U.S. gov...
By Roger Hsu Colorado Springs, Co 02 October 2007 At the U.S Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, in the western state of Colorado, American athletes are honing their skills, as well as preparing their bodies and minds for an opportunity to c...
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By David Byrd Rio de Janeiro 13 July 2007 The 15th Pan American Games, a multi-sport Olympic style competition for the Western Hemisphere, open Friday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As VOA's David Byrd reports, the games are part of Rio's plan to bid for...
By Daniel Schearf Beijing 15 April 2007 Beijing 2008 olympics logo Tickets for the Beijing 2008 Olympics went on sale today to Chinese citizens at prices ranging from$4 to $650, with features to prevent fraud and ticket touting. Beijing's Olympic Com...
By Ernest Leong Washington, DC 29 May 2006 watch Olympic Boxer report Gary Russell Junior stands 1.6 meters tall, and weighs about 53 kilograms. That doesn't sound physically imposing. But in the boxing ring, Russell is an intimidating force. He's...
By Steve Schy Washington 03 May 2006 Trainer Michael Matz, right, leads his Kentucky Derby hopeful Barbaro, with Peter Brette up, left Michael Matz has packed a lifetime of accomplishments into his 55...
By Brian Padden Turin, Italy 21 February 2006 watch Turin Muslim report As in many parts of the world, the controversy over recent cartoons satirizing the Prophet Muhammad has reached Italy. An Italia...