Highlights
Beijing ready for dining and living during Olympics
With only 5 days remaining until the one-year countdown to the 2008 Olympics, Beijing is coming closer to the finish line of preparation work.
Olympics safety: Fire station set up in Olympic village
Safety does come first: A fire station has been set up inside the Beijing Olympic Village to hose down any potential problems.
China cool about gold medal prospects
A leading Chinese sports official disagrees with the prediction that China might replace the United States as the top gold-medal winning team next year.
Headlines
- Beijing traffic test gets good results
- Verbruggen visits CCTV and meets Zhao Huayong
- China stunned 7-1 in Olympic baseball rehearsal
- "Fuwa Love Delivery" campaign begins
- Beijing sees first day of Olympic traffic test
- Beijing citizens call for Green Olympics
- Sang Lan looking forward to Beijing Olympics
- "Good Luck Beijing" Int´l Baseball Tournament ready
- Test events for 2008 Olympics underway
The Games
Headlines
- China hammer New Zealand at Stankovic Cup
- China beat Botswana at 4-Nation Tournament
- Tour of Hong Kong-Shanghai: James Meadley wins Jiangxi Stage
- Asian Cup: China hold 2-2 draw with Iran
- Brazil demolish Argentina to win Copa America title
- Liu Xiang wins in rain-affected IAAF GP
- Tour de France: Michael Rasmussen takes yellow jersey
- China thrash co-host Malaysia 5-1 in Asian Cup
- China nip Mexico 1-0 to claim title at Int´l Football Tournament
TV program
Sports Scene
Sports Scene is a daily 15-minute sports news program on CCTV International. The program brings a roundup of major sports stories taking place in China and around the world with a focus on domestic sporting events.Monday – Friday(BJT) 10:15am, 12:45pm, 4:15pm, 5:20pm, 11:15pm, 5:15am
Saturday-Sunday(BJT) 10:00, 12:45pm, 4:00pm, 5:00am 11:00pm(Sat only)
Olympic marks
Souvenir badges for Olympic torch relay released
A souvenir badge for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay on Friday, April 27, 2007.
Han Meilin, designer of the Friendlies
The translated script of an interview on Olympic Mascots designer Han Meilin. (Beijing Times, November 3, 2005)
China to Issue Set of Commemorative Coins for Olympics
China´s central bank will unveil a new form of commemoration for the upcoming Beijing Olympiad,a set of precious coins.
Pictograms of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
(BEIJING, August 7) -- The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) released the Pictograms of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on the occasion of the 2-year countdown to the opening of the Games.
The Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Like the Five Olympic Rings from which they draw their color and inspiration, Fuwa will serve as the Official Mascots of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, carrying a message of friendship and peace--and blessings from China--to children all over the world.
