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Olympic trials: The air not there Athletes play down pollution concerns, Beijing gives in to weather	Sara Barz	22 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Not so bad. That's what Olympic Canadian cyclist Svein Tuft thought of the air quality when he raced on Saturday, Aug. 9 (Air Pollution Index: 78) for six and a half hours outside of Beijing. As The New York Times reported, Tuft made short shrift of the pollution fears: Beijing. Photo taken Aug. 15. The pollution concerns, he decided, 'have been a massive hype.' And Tuft isn't alone in his pollution dismissal. Wimbledon champion and Spanish tennis player Rafae ...
Topics: air pollution, China, green living, Olympics, sports (all these topics)

A Sporting Chance Beijing skies clear a little, but Olympic athletes still wary		29 Jul 2008	News
Posted at 11:03 AM on 29 Jul 2008 After a disconcertingly smoggy weekend, wind and rain cleared some haze from Beijing's skies on Tuesday. But with just a week and half left until the Olympic Games begin, officials are considering emergency measures to keep the smog at bay. The city has already kicked half the cars off its roads, halted construction, planted trees, and closed down some factories; officials said Monda ...
Topics: air pollution, China, green living, health, news, Olympics, sports (all these topics)

On the Ball: In Beijing's court A semi-comprehensive sportin' round-up	Sara Barz	13 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Beijing Olympics 2008: With less than 30 days to the Olympic games, Chinese officials and businesses have actively been touting efforts to reduce air pollution. Even as visibility was down to a few hundred meters in the pollution-laden misty July weather, Beijing's environmental bureau insisted that there will be clear skies for the August games. Chinese corporations are trying to do their part to curb the smog. The Beijing Shougang Group has cut steel production by 70 ...
Topics: air pollution, China, green living, Olympics, sports (all these topics)

On Your Mark, Get Set ... Preparing for Olympics, Beijing takes government cars off roads		23 Jun 2008	News
Posted at 2:14 PM on 23 Jun 2008 In preparation for hosting the Olympics and Paralympics from Aug. 8 to Sept. 17, Beijing has officially kicked off its plan to clear the air by keeping cars parked. Starting Monday, half of Beijing's 22,800 government vehicles will stay off the roads until July 19. From July 20 to Sept. 20, 70 percent of government vehicles will be idled, and non-governmental vehicle owners ...
Topics: air pollution, cars, China, green living, news, Olympics, sports (all these topics)

It's All Fun and Games Until Somebody Gets Hurt Concerned about air, world-record holder will not run Olympic marathon		11 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 3:36 PM on 11 Mar 2008 Marathon world-record holder Haile Gebrselassie will not compete in his favored event at the Beijing Olympics this summer over fears that polluted air will damage his health. The Ethiopian runner, who has exercise-induced asthma, will try to qualify for the Games in the 10,000-meter race instead. Other athletes have expressed similar concerns ab ...
Topics: air pollution, China, green living, news, Olympics, sports (all these topics)

On the Ball: Ready for the Olympics? It's almost 2008, and Beijing's air is still polluted	Sarah K. Burkhalter	27 Dec 2007	Gristmill
The city of Beijing has been striving to clear its air for the sake of the Olympic athletes who will descend upon the city this coming summer -- but whether it will be able to pull off blue skies remains to be seen. Beijingers were warned to stay inside today, as pollution hit 'as bad as it can get,' according to a spokesperson from the city's Environmental Protection Bureau, who adds, 'This is as bad as it has been all year.' The International Olympic Committee ...
Topics: air pollution, China, climate, green living, Olympics, sports (all these topics)

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