Beijing 2008 Archives - Page 6 of 12 - Sports Journalists' Association

From InsidetheGames.com The parents of one of Britainâ€™s brightest medal hopes have lost Â£1,100 in the ticket scam which has fleeced hundreds…

August 9, 2008August 9, 2008

Attacks on westerners sees murder at Olympics

The United States Olympic Committee has issued a statement following the murder of one American national in an attack in central Beijing in the early …

August 9, 2008August 9, 2008

Beijing fireworks spark Munich memories

From Barry Newcombe, SJA Chairman Beijing, Saturday: China’s statement to the world on what it can do for the Olympic Games left everyone open m…

August 8, 2008August 9, 2008

Let The Games Begin

Beijing, Friday: So to the Bird’s Nest Stadium for the long-awaited Opening Ceremony, along with George W Bush and about 80 heads of state, Micr…

August 8, 2008August 16, 2010

Herald veteran Gillon hits Olympic landmark

Doug Gillon, athletics correspondent of Glasgow’s Herald newspaper and recent double prize-winner at the SJA Sports Journalism Awards, has clock…

August 8, 2008August 7, 2008

Time for sport to stay out of politics

Yesterday, the Chinese government responded to US President Bush’s speech calling for improved human rights in the country staging the Olympics …

August 7, 2008August 7, 2008

Federer escapes Village after ‘joke’ conference

The Opening Ceremony starts at 8pm local time (1pm BST) before a capacity stadium audience of 91,000, which includes some 80 world leaders, from US Pr…

August 6, 2008August 7, 2008

The heat is on for Olympic reporters

From Barry Newcombe, SJA Chairman Beijing, Wednesday: While the British swimming team was making optimistic noises about its prospects with the action…

August 5, 2008August 5, 2008

President Bush whacked by Olympic camera ban

From Barry Newcombe, SJA Chairman Beijing, Tuesday: Even the US President, George W Bush, it seems, cannot escape the strict rules imposed by the Inte…