By: New Straits Times (Malaysia)
Johan Jaaffar
IT was an Olympiad to remember. No other host nation has done what the Chinese did, nor will others be able to emulate them.
The Beijing Olympics was more than a sporting event; for the Chinese, it was a showpiece of their...
By: Christian Science Monitor
Mark Sappenfield Staff writer
It is 2:30 a.m. I have no idea what day it is. The men's 200-meter dash finished a few hours ago. One measures time by events here, not by days or hours.
I am walking back from the Bird's Nest in a light drizzle, thinking that,...
By: Los Angeles Times
BILL PLASCHKE
Beijing
And for their final surprise, the Chinese laughed.
Formally ending an Olympics that was as much mystery as majesty, the host nation unfolded its arms, threw back its head, and howled.
There were silly flying drummers, a...
By: The Miami Herald (Florida)
By Linda Robertson, McClatchy Newspapers
BEIJING _ The Beijing Olympics were like the marathon won by Samuel Wansiru of Kenya on Sunday: Off with a bang, run at an unbelievable pace and finished in record time.
These Olympics can also be compared to the official...
By: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri)
By Vahe Gregorian, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
BEIJING _ From the stupefying opening ceremony through the closing festivities Sunday at the Bird's Nest National Stadium, the Beijing Olympics were distinguished by spectacles never before seen and unlikely to be duplicated.
In...
By: Human Rights First Report
In August (2008), for the first time in history, China will host the Olympics. For Beijing, those will be days of pride, a chance to display its progress and bask in the world’s admiration. But far from the splendor of the Summer...
