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Li Ning lights the cauldron - and promotes his company in front of billions

Li Ning lights the cauldron! After months of speculation over who would light the cauldron, Yao Ming, Liu Xiang, it was 1984 Los Angeles gymnast Li Ning. Li Ning won 6 medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, including 3 gold medals, 2 silver medals, and a bronze medal. He went on to [...]

Posted on 8 August 2008 | 9:17 am

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Zhang Yining gives athlete’s oath

Table tennis player Zhang Yining gave the athlete’s oath at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. Huang Liping gave the referee’s oath.

Posted on 8 August 2008 | 8:54 am

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Russia attacks Georgia while opening ceremony is on

I really don’t know the background to this, but I heard people talking about this while the opening ceremony was on. I did notice that Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin looked a bit agitated in the stand. “All day today, they’ve been bombing Georgia from numerous warplanes and specifically targeting (the) civilian population, and [...]

Posted on 8 August 2008 | 8:47 am

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So what did you think of the opening ceremony?

I am watching the parade of countries now. The opening ceremony was pretty spectacular. I was kind of busy watching our website, following Twitter and reading comments coming into the site to really appreciate it. I will have to watch it all again at a later stage. Probably not too surprisingly we have [...]

Posted on 8 August 2008 | 7:06 am

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30 minutes to go for opening ceremony

It’s just 30 minutes to go before the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics starts. China has waited 7 years just for this moment, putting up with the hassles and restrictions - I hope they think it was worth it. I started this blog 3 years ago, so it is amazing now to think I [...]

Posted on 8 August 2008 | 4:35 am

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American pastor stages a bizarre protest

I have been trying to avoid writing about the different protests going on in Beijing. There haven’t been a lot as security is so tight, but the ones did take place got headlines from media around the world. This one however, is slightly more bizarre. An American pastor checked into the Novotel Peace Hotel [...]

Posted on 8 August 2008 | 3:34 am

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Hazy sky for opening ceremony of 2008 Olympics

There has been no improvement in the sky today for the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. It is a little disappointing, but I am sure it won’t affect the opening ceremony too much. It could be worse. “The weather conditions today aren’t conducive to the dispersal of pollutants,” said Guo Hu, [...]

Posted on 8 August 2008 | 2:09 am

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Opening ceremony times

I previously wrote what the Olympic opening ceremony program will look like, but didn’t mention times. Here are some more specifics on the actual times for the program. 8:08 PM Beijing (London 1:05 PM, New York 8:05 AM, Sydney 10:05 PM) 90 minute show featuring 14,000 performers and present China’s long history of 5,000 years. [...]

Posted on 8 August 2008 | 1:43 am

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08:08:08 An Olympic baby is born!

I have been the one typing away at my keyboard, adding information and articles to this website, but I do have a partner in New Zealand, Regan, who put together the fantastic design and various features to this website, including our live medal table. While Regan was busy with the website he had to [...]

Posted on 8 August 2008 | 1:11 am

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Interview with U.S. flag bearer Lopez Lomong

AP did an interview with Lopez Lomong just after he was selected carry the flag for the United States. Even though he wasn’t born in the country I think his story is inspirational and can bring hope to anyone suffering in the world. It is what the Olympics is all about. “It’s more than [...]

Posted on 8 August 2008 | 12:49 am

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May 08, 2004

Athens Olympics Triathlon Events and Results

Triathlon


triathlon.gifTriathlon at the Athens Olympics on 25th - 26th August in the area of the Municipality of Vouliagmeni.

' The swimming will take place at one of the most famous beaches, Oceanida. The water quality is excellent and the beach has all the necessary facilities. The start will take place from a floating pontoon.
The cycling and running will be held on the “mountainous” side of the municipality, in scenery where the mountains and sea alternate along the whole route.'
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After being shut out in Sydney, U.S. team appears poised to medal in 2004 - Barb Lindquist and Sheila Taormina were ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the world. Australia's Loretta Harrop, second to Taormina at the world championships in May, should also contend. In men's race, New Zealand's Bevan Docherty will look to repeat his first-place finish at worlds. American Hunter Kemper has risen to No. 5 in the world rankings.

One Gold will be up for grabs in a Men's event and another Gold Medal in the Women's. Get the latest results and medal winner in Triathlon at Men's Triathlon and Women's Triathlon. In the mean time keep up to date with the latest Triathlon News in our Triathlon News Archives.

Favorites - Canada, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand and the US are all in contention for medals in the Triathlon.

Other Related Triathlon Links


- If you're interested in following Triathlon in Athens check out Sports Illustrated's Triathlon factbox for Athens 2004 which includes a short history into Olympic Triathlon and details of the events in Athens.
- Triathlong.org


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Is there any information on the members of the Greek Olympic team?

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