Synchronized swimmers Jiang Tingting and Jiang Wenwen of China placed fourth during the 2007 World Aquatic Championships in Melbourne. Can they improve their ranking in Beijing?
Photo sources: chinadaily and beijing2008
Posts on ‘July 19th, 2008’
Olympians to Watch: Twin Sisters Jiang Tingting and Jiang Wenwen
Merlene Ottey: Is She the Next Dara Mama?
Merlene Ottey is 48 years old — 4 years older than Dara Torres — but she just might make it to her 8th Olympic Games if she manages to qualify before the qualification deadline on Wednesday. Merlene has been participating in the Olympics since 1980 representing Jamaica and Slovenia [in 2004]. She boasts of three [...]
Beijing 2008: No Blacks Allowed or Western Writers and Their Jaundiced Eyes?
This story is highly, highly doubtful. Shame on the writer who’s trying to stir up controversy. Those Western writers just won’t give China a break and we can expect them to keep churning out crap like this:
Beijing authorities are secretly planning to ban black people and others it considers social undesirables from entering the city’s [...]
Photo of the Day: Oscar Pistorius
He fought the good fight but is, unfortunately, not going to the Beijing Olympics. Somewhere in their offices, Peter Weiss and his IAAF cronies must be breathing sighs of relief.
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Photo source: AP
