Highlights
Water Cube open to media
The National Aquatics Center, or the Water Cube, is seen in this photo taken on Dec. 7, 2006.
Construction of Olympic projects progresses smoothly
Continuous progress has been made in the construction of competition venues, training venues and auxiliary facilities for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Beijing Olympics:Bird´s Nest main structure completed
The main structure of the National Stadium for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games has been completed
Fuwa take off
Air stewardesses take a photo in front of an Olympic Fuwa airliner unveiled by Air China in Beijing Monday, November 13, 2006.
Headlines
- Ancient cultural relics return home to Beijing
- Volunteer drivers for Beijing Olympics to receive English test
- BOCOG holds 74th EB meeting
- China launches 2nd geostationary orbit weather satellite for 2008 Games
- Beijing Olympic venue construction progresses in shape
- Beijing Olympics: Water Cube open to media
- Paralympics volunteers in action
- Guideboards in Beijing to be marked in 4 languages
- Accurate weather service for 2008
The Games
Headlines
- Matches of UEFA Champions League
- NBA:Hawks beat Blazers
- Spanish football:Sevilia beat Bilbao to stay second
- English football:Manchester United hold Chelsea to 1-1 draw
- National Skiing Series begins in December
- Italian football:Catania blank Parma 2-0/Lazio beat Ascoli 3-1
- Basketball :China win all warm-ups
- Women´s World Cup: Issues tackled in Beijing
- NBA entertainment president Heidi Ueberroth visits CCTV
TV program
Sports Scene
Sports Scene is a daily 15-minute sports news program on CCTV International. The program brings a roundup of major sports stories taking place in China and around the world with a focus on domestic sporting events.Monday – Friday(BJT) 10:15am, 12:45pm, 4:15pm, 5:20pm, 11:15pm, 5:15am
Saturday-Sunday(BJT) 10:00, 12:45pm, 4:00pm, 5:00am 11:00pm(Sat only)
Olympic marks
Han Meilin, designer of the Friendlies
The translated script of an interview on Olympic Mascots designer Han Meilin. (Beijing Times, November 3, 2005)
China to Issue Set of Commemorative Coins for Olympics
China´s central bank will unveil a new form of commemoration for the upcoming Beijing Olympiad,a set of precious coins.
The Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Like the Five Olympic Rings from which they draw their color and inspiration, Fuwa will serve as the Official Mascots of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, carrying a message of friendship and peace--and blessings from China--to children all over the world.
Pictograms of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
(BEIJING, August 7) -- The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) released the Pictograms of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on the occasion of the 2-year countdown to the opening of the Games.
