By Steven Downes It was a fitting venue to celebrate London taking over from Beijing as an Olympic host city: outside Buckingham Palace, where million…
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Month: August 2008
London’s countdown has begun
From Barry Newcombe, SJA Chairman Beijing, Monday: At 9.06pm on the steamy night of August 24, 2008, the Olympic flag was passed by Jacques Rogge, Pre…
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Beijing perspective: Seb Coe
SEB COE, chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games, has now less than four years to deliver an Olympics as memorable and enjoy…
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Beijing perspective: Richard Williams
RICHARD WILLIAMS is the Guardian‘s chief sports writer. Beijing was his fifth summer Games, and he was impressed…
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Beijing perspective: James Lawton
SJA member JAMES LAWTON is the award-winning Independent sportswriter, has just covered his ninth Olympics and he reckons Beijing carried the Games to…
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Beijing perspective: Andrew Gilligan
Award-winning news correspondent ANDREW GILLIGAN has been the London Evening Standard‘s self-proclaimed hard-line member of the International Ol…
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Beijing perspective: John Cross
JOHN CROSS, of the Daily Mirror, at his third Olympics, offers his thoughts on Beijing and worries about London’s traffic…
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Beijing perspective: Patrick Collins
PATRICK COLLINS, a veteran of nine Olympics, is the much-admired chief sports writer of the Mail on Sunday, whose views are always keenly sought…
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Beijing perspective: Matthew Engel
China’s biggest contribution has been the warmth and enthusiasm of its people. They have been the stars of these Olympics, ahead of Usain Bolt,…
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Beijing perspective: John Goodbody
JOHN GOODBODY, formerly the sports news correspondent of The Times for 20 years, was covering the Beijing Olympics – his 11th Summer Games ̵…
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