FACTFILE Beijing 2008
= Beijing was the capital city of the Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties of China. The largest palace of the world, the Forbidden City, is located on the central axis of Beijing city.
=Pierre Frédy, Baron de Coubertin designed an comissioned the Oly rings in 1914.
=Olympia, the site of the ancient Olympic Games, is in the western part of the Peloponnese which, according to Greek mythology, is the island of
= Zeus is considered the most important of all the Olympic gods. He was originally worshipped as a god of meteorological change.
=The Olympic flag has a white background, with five interlaced rings in the centre: blue, yellow, black, green and red. This design is symbolic; it represents the five continents of the world, united by Olympism.
="One World One Dream" is the theme slogan for Beijing Olympics.
=The revival of the ancient Olympics attracted athletes from 14 nations, with the largest delegations coming from Greece, Germany, France and Great Britain.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Largest Chinese Olympic delegation established in Beijing
( China's largest Olympic delegation ever was established in Beijing at 9:00 on July 25. The 1,099-member delegation will participate in all the competitions of 28 Olympic events and 38 disciplinesand includes 639 athletes from the sports associations of 31 provinces, municipalities andautonomous regions, and of the PLA, the Railway and the Chinese Police.The average age of the athletes is 24.2. Thirty-seven of the athletes participated in the 2000Sydney Olympic Games and 165 participated in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. This will be thethird Olympic Games for diver Guo Jingjing, shooter Tan Zongliang and basketball player Li Nan.Beijing 2008 will be the Olympic debut for 469 Chinese athletes.Liu Peng was appointed head of the delegation, while Yu Zaiqing, Duan Shijie, Xiao Tian, CuiDalin and Cai Zhenhua will serve as deputy heads. Cui Dalin will double as secretary-general.The Games of the 29th Olympiad will be held August 8-24 in Beijing. Events will also take place inShanghai, Qingdao, Hong Kong, Tianjin, Shenyang and Qinhuangdao.
( China's largest Olympic delegation ever was established in Beijing at 9:00 on July 25. The 1,099-member delegation will participate in all the competitions of 28 Olympic events and 38 disciplinesand includes 639 athletes from the sports associations of 31 provinces, municipalities andautonomous regions, and of the PLA, the Railway and the Chinese Police.The average age of the athletes is 24.2. Thirty-seven of the athletes participated in the 2000Sydney Olympic Games and 165 participated in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. This will be thethird Olympic Games for diver Guo Jingjing, shooter Tan Zongliang and basketball player Li Nan.Beijing 2008 will be the Olympic debut for 469 Chinese athletes.Liu Peng was appointed head of the delegation, while Yu Zaiqing, Duan Shijie, Xiao Tian, CuiDalin and Cai Zhenhua will serve as deputy heads. Cui Dalin will double as secretary-general.The Games of the 29th Olympiad will be held August 8-24 in Beijing. Events will also take place inShanghai, Qingdao, Hong Kong, Tianjin, Shenyang and Qinhuangdao.
India names 57-member squad for Beijing Olympics
Reena Kumari's Olympic hopes are all but over with the archer failing to make it to the list of 57athletes who will represent India in Beijing.Reena, who met Sports Minister MS Gill claiming foul play in the selection process, was left out ofthe archery contingent which includes Dola Banerjee, Pranitha Vardhineni and L Bombayala Devi,apart from the lone male competitor in Mangal Singh Champia.A 42-member support staff would accompany the contingent, according to sources.The 17-member athletics contingent, spearheaded by ace long jumper Anju Bobby George, is thelargest of all.Shooting comes next with nine Indians, including Athens Silver medallistRajyavardhan Singh Rathore, gunning for glory.India will also be fielding its largest ever boxing team and of the quintet, Vijender looks the bestbet, especially after his red hot form in recent past.Though the Indian swimmers are yet to make a splash, as many as four of them would be part ofthe field in Beijing.The number is same in tennis as well where Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi, Sania Mirza andSunitha Rao would have to live up to the expectation.The contingent will also include three grapplers and as many rowers. Two Indians each willrepresent the country in table tennis, judo and badminton, while weightlifting and yachting willhave one each.India’s Olympic team:Archery: Dola Banerjee, Pranitha Vardhineni, L Bombayala Devi, Mangal Singh Champia.
Athletics: Anju Bobby George (Long Jump), Krishna Poonia (Discus), Harwant Kaur (Discus),Preeja Sreedharan (10,000m), Manjit Kaur (400m), Chitra Soman (4x400m relay), Sini Jose(4x400m relay), MR Poovamma (4x400m relay), Mandeep Kaur (4x400m relay), S Geeta(4x400m relay), K Mridula (4x400m relay), J J Shobha (Heptathlon), Sushmita Singh Roy(Heptathlon), G G Pramila (Heptathlon), Vikas Gowda (Discus), Renjith Maheswary (Triple Jump),Surender Singh (10000m).Badminton: Anup Sridhar, Saina NehwalBoxing: Jitender (51kg), Akhil Kumar (54kg), A L Lakhra (57kg), Vijender(75kg) and DineshKumar (81kg)Judo: Khumujam Tombi Devi, Divya. Rowing: Bajrang Lal Takhar (Single M1X), DevnderKhandwal and Manjeet Singh (Light Weight Double Scull).Shooting: Manavjit Singh Sandhu (Clay Pigeon Trap), Mansher Singh (Clay Pigeon Trap),Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (Clay Pigeon Double Trap), Gagan Narang (10m Air Rifle), AbhinavBindra (10m Air Rifle), Samresh Jung (10m Air Pistol), Sanjeev Rajput (50m Rifle 3 Position),Anjali Bhagwat (50m Rifle 3 Position), Avneet Kaur Sidhu (10m Air Rifle).Swimming: Virdawal Khade (50m, 100m, 200m Freestyle), Ankur Poseria (100m Butterfly),Sandeep Sejwal (100m, 200m Breaststrokes), Rehan Poncha (200m butterfly).Table Tennis: Achanta Sharath Kamal, Neha Aggarwal.Tennis: Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi (doubles), Sania Mirza (singles and doubles),Sunitha Rao (doubles). Weightlifting: L Monika Devi (69kg)Wrestling: Sushil Kumar (66 kg Freestyle), Yogeshwar Dutt (60 kg Freestyle), Rajiv Tomar (120kg Freestyle).Yachting: Major NS Johal (Heavyweight Dinghy).
Reena Kumari's Olympic hopes are all but over with the archer failing to make it to the list of 57athletes who will represent India in Beijing.Reena, who met Sports Minister MS Gill claiming foul play in the selection process, was left out ofthe archery contingent which includes Dola Banerjee, Pranitha Vardhineni and L Bombayala Devi,apart from the lone male competitor in Mangal Singh Champia.A 42-member support staff would accompany the contingent, according to sources.The 17-member athletics contingent, spearheaded by ace long jumper Anju Bobby George, is thelargest of all.Shooting comes next with nine Indians, including Athens Silver medallistRajyavardhan Singh Rathore, gunning for glory.India will also be fielding its largest ever boxing team and of the quintet, Vijender looks the bestbet, especially after his red hot form in recent past.Though the Indian swimmers are yet to make a splash, as many as four of them would be part ofthe field in Beijing.The number is same in tennis as well where Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi, Sania Mirza andSunitha Rao would have to live up to the expectation.The contingent will also include three grapplers and as many rowers. Two Indians each willrepresent the country in table tennis, judo and badminton, while weightlifting and yachting willhave one each.India’s Olympic team:Archery: Dola Banerjee, Pranitha Vardhineni, L Bombayala Devi, Mangal Singh Champia.
Athletics: Anju Bobby George (Long Jump), Krishna Poonia (Discus), Harwant Kaur (Discus),Preeja Sreedharan (10,000m), Manjit Kaur (400m), Chitra Soman (4x400m relay), Sini Jose(4x400m relay), MR Poovamma (4x400m relay), Mandeep Kaur (4x400m relay), S Geeta(4x400m relay), K Mridula (4x400m relay), J J Shobha (Heptathlon), Sushmita Singh Roy(Heptathlon), G G Pramila (Heptathlon), Vikas Gowda (Discus), Renjith Maheswary (Triple Jump),Surender Singh (10000m).Badminton: Anup Sridhar, Saina NehwalBoxing: Jitender (51kg), Akhil Kumar (54kg), A L Lakhra (57kg), Vijender(75kg) and DineshKumar (81kg)Judo: Khumujam Tombi Devi, Divya. Rowing: Bajrang Lal Takhar (Single M1X), DevnderKhandwal and Manjeet Singh (Light Weight Double Scull).Shooting: Manavjit Singh Sandhu (Clay Pigeon Trap), Mansher Singh (Clay Pigeon Trap),Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (Clay Pigeon Double Trap), Gagan Narang (10m Air Rifle), AbhinavBindra (10m Air Rifle), Samresh Jung (10m Air Pistol), Sanjeev Rajput (50m Rifle 3 Position),Anjali Bhagwat (50m Rifle 3 Position), Avneet Kaur Sidhu (10m Air Rifle).Swimming: Virdawal Khade (50m, 100m, 200m Freestyle), Ankur Poseria (100m Butterfly),Sandeep Sejwal (100m, 200m Breaststrokes), Rehan Poncha (200m butterfly).Table Tennis: Achanta Sharath Kamal, Neha Aggarwal.Tennis: Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi (doubles), Sania Mirza (singles and doubles),Sunitha Rao (doubles). Weightlifting: L Monika Devi (69kg)Wrestling: Sushil Kumar (66 kg Freestyle), Yogeshwar Dutt (60 kg Freestyle), Rajiv Tomar (120kg Freestyle).Yachting: Major NS Johal (Heavyweight Dinghy).
Thursday, July 24, 2008
World's first sand hotel
The world's first ever sand hotel has been made in Dorset and is accepting its first guests for £10 a night.
It took 1,000 tonnes of sand and a team of four sculptors working 14 hours a day for seven days to build the structure on Weymouth beach.
Guests can book to stay in the hotel, which includes beds made out of sand, until the rain washes it away.
The structure was created by a hotel company to celebrate a resurgence of holidaymakers flocking to the seaside.
Research by Laterooms.com predicts 37 million people will enjoy British beaches this year.
The sand hotel offers a twin and double bedroom, while the roofless structure gives guests the chance to "star-gaze" at night, the firm said.
But there are no toilet facilities and people were warned the sand "gets everywhere".
Mark Anderson, creator of the sand hotel, said: "It is the biggest sandcastle-like structure ever in the UK.
"Four of us worked hard and with the help of a JCB we got it built. The beds are made of sand so it can get everywhere, especially between the toes.
"But the best thing is in the morning the tide laps through the door, what a great way to wake up."
The world's first ever sand hotel has been made in Dorset and is accepting its first guests for £10 a night.
It took 1,000 tonnes of sand and a team of four sculptors working 14 hours a day for seven days to build the structure on Weymouth beach.
Guests can book to stay in the hotel, which includes beds made out of sand, until the rain washes it away.
The structure was created by a hotel company to celebrate a resurgence of holidaymakers flocking to the seaside.
Research by Laterooms.com predicts 37 million people will enjoy British beaches this year.
The sand hotel offers a twin and double bedroom, while the roofless structure gives guests the chance to "star-gaze" at night, the firm said.
But there are no toilet facilities and people were warned the sand "gets everywhere".
Mark Anderson, creator of the sand hotel, said: "It is the biggest sandcastle-like structure ever in the UK.
"Four of us worked hard and with the help of a JCB we got it built. The beds are made of sand so it can get everywhere, especially between the toes.
"But the best thing is in the morning the tide laps through the door, what a great way to wake up."
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