http://www.newstin.com/us/olympic-games Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57623166 Double-amputee sprinter Pistorius can compete for Beijing berth Posted Friday, May 16, 2008 0:00 AM ET LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) -- Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius won his appeal Friday and can compete for a place in the Beijing Olympics. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the... Fri, 16 May 2008 20:52:18 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57623166 2008-05-16T20:52:18Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57572497 NEW YORK----Let the Games begin...right now! The New York Times announced today the launch of a special online section for the 2008 Olympic Games with a new blog called Rings . Rings is dedicated to the full range of topics surrounding the summer Games in Beijing, from the competition itself to... Fri, 16 May 2008 14:55:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57572497 2008-05-16T14:55:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57600434 Dwain Chambers to make legal bid to compete in 2008 Beijing Olympics Chambers served a two-year ban for doping for his part in BALCO scandal British Olympic Association ban athletes found guilty of doping from Games Chambers has supplied UK Sport with extensive details of his doping regimen... Fri, 16 May 2008 17:11:25 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57600434 2008-05-16T17:11:25Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57633994 Building an Olympic Games is no mean feat. And a lot of the London Olympics site is on contaminated land which has first to be cleaned up before any building work can begin. The task for the 2012 London Olympics is so massive that the Construction Skills Network currently believes that the... Fri, 16 May 2008 22:21:49 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57633994 2008-05-16T22:21:49Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57644643 By: Jim Morris, THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER - Aging B.C. Place Stadium will receive a major facelift to keep the facility viable for the next 30 years, but the centrepiece of the project, a new retractable roof, won't be installed until after the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. B.C. Premier Gordon... Fri, 16 May 2008 23:39:41 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57644643 2008-05-16T23:39:41Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57600776 BERLIN, May 16 (UPI) -- The East German automobile brand Trabant should be represented at the Beijing Olympic Games if the notorious clunker can make it, a noted traveler says. Renowned world traveler Rolf Becker is traveling to China with a fleet of three Trabants automobiles, which have a... Fri, 16 May 2008 17:46:28 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57600776 2008-05-16T17:46:28Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57647283 Human Rights Torch Relay Welcomed in Ottawa Thursday, May 15, 2008 - I am a representative of World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong. In 2001 The communist regime staged the Tiananmen self-immolation to incite hatred against Falun Gong practitioners Since then the regimes... Sat, 17 May 2008 00:21:47 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57647283 2008-05-17T00:21:47Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57623828 American evangelist Franklin Graham came under fire this week for saying he opposed evangelism during the Beijing Olympic Games. Graham had made the comment to Chinese reporters during his recent trip to mainland China, where he visited government officials, church leaders, and preached to 12,000... Fri, 16 May 2008 20:45:01 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57623828 2008-05-16T20:45:01Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57577749 Azerbaijan says it would spend at least US$28 billion (€18 billion) on preparations if capital city Baku is chosen to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. National Olympic Committee vice president Chingiz Huseynzade said Friday that current preparations will be bolstered tenfold if Baku is awarded the... Fri, 16 May 2008 14:37:15 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57577749 2008-05-16T14:37:15Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57639214 CHICAGO -- Chicago Olympic organizers are on track to spend about $58 million trying to lure the 2016 Summer Games to the Midwest. According to the group's Internal Revenue Service filing released Friday, the Chicago 2016 Exploratory Committee spent about $9 million during the initial phase of... Fri, 16 May 2008 22:30:35 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57639214 2008-05-16T22:30:35Z