overburdened transportation network in shape for the 2008 Olympic Games. Work will start in 2003 on seven... Junichiro Koizumi's visit to the Yasukuni shrine honoring the war dead, could "seriously damage ……

Disabled torchbearer (火炬接力手) Philip Newbury carries the Olympic Flame during the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Torch Relay in Texas (德克萨斯州), US, on December 11. The 2002 Winter Games will be held from ……

BEIJING has adjusted some of its venue plans to control the 2008 Olympic Games' size and cost, an... with concerns of the International Olympic Committee which wants to avoid "white elephants," empty venues ……

Final Diving Grand Prix at the Athens Olympic Pool on December 1-2, the Hellenic Swimming Federation (HSF) announced on Monday.Four-time Olympic gold medallist Fu's success in the three-metre ……

an Olympic sport, local media reported on Friday.Li Zhijian has applied to the International Olympic... requirement for new Olympic sports.Wushu has been a medal sport in the Asian Games since 1990 and six wushu ……

印度申办2012年奥运会INDIAN Sports Minister Uma Baharti asked the Indian Olympic Association to bid for (申办) the 2012 Summer Olympic Games last Wednesday.Indian officials said they would travel to China ……

’s triumphs and tragedies in the desolate wilds of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, focusing on the mining ……

and tribulations to achieve professional and personal triumphs.So, show confidence, have faith, find your strength ……

AUSTRIAN children's author Thomas Brezina is celebrating literary triumphs halfway round the world in the latest step in his unprecedented career.This year Brezina's "Tiger Team (maoxian xiaohudui ……

Editor's note: The International Olympic Committee will take the final vote on the host city for the 2008 Olympic Games on July 13 in Moscow. Chinese have to wait another week to see whether ……

Chinese people in San Francisco continue to support Beijing's Olympic bid.On June 23,a dragon scroll about 10,000 metres long made by US-based artist Zhao Jianhai will be displayed on the Great Wall. ……

YANGON -- Representatives of Myanmar-Chinese and overseas Chinese social organizations signed a letter last Thursday in Myanmar in support of Beijing's bid to the right of hosting the 2008 Olympic ……

Following is the major schedule for electing the candidate city to host the 2008 Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee in Moscow (All times are GMT + 4 hours and subject to change ……

The State Sport General Administration is to issue a new lottery on August 1 to raise funds for the building of facilities to prepare for the 2008 Olympic games. The new lottery tickets will be sold ……

ROME — Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) prosecutors last week recommended an eight-month suspension for Edgar Davids, Juventus' Dutch midfielder, for testing positive for a forbidden steroid. ……