Forget the Beijing Olympics, for London 2012 we’ve got plump sugar - Daily TelegraphAt what point during the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics did the heads of those responsible for producing London 2012 finally sink disconsolately into their hands? Would it have been when Lang Lang, the internationally acclaimed concert Source: www.telegraph.co.ukOlympic torch song - SalonAug. 8, 2008 | When the Olympics kick off in Beijing, they will do so in the most politically charged atmosphere in recent memory. Many of the world’s leaders, including British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, are boycotting the Opening Ceremonies, and torch regulator Source: www.salon.comChina loves basketball - in a big way - Miami HeraldC hina is madly in love with basketball. With one-fifth of the world’s population, that’s a lot of love. Yao Ming knows how it feels. He is treated like a 7-6 god whenever he comes home. Soon his likeness may replace Mao’s on the Gate of Heavenly Source: www.miamiherald.comLi Ning pulls off Olympic-sized Marketing Ambush - BusinessWeekOf the four billion or so people watching the spectacular Olympics opening ceremony, its hard to imagine anyone being more nonplussed than Adidas chairman and torch regulator CEO Herbert Hainer. Poor guy, sitting there in his air conditioned VIP box for the biggest Source: www.businessweek.com
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