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The Tour de France has only once strayed from the capital when the 111th edition finished in Nice. Still, Parisians were not deprived of cycling action in the summer of 2024, as they had the privilege ...
At 3:45 p.m. today, the last of the 2008 Olympic sailing medal ceremonies took place on a small concrete platform lodged between the dramatic Qingdao skyline and the breakwater that hosts the ...
Qingdao, where the 2008 Olympic sailing tournament will be held on August 9-21, is gearing up to provide the best possible service for some 400 athletes from 62 countries and regions, ...
Some of the sailboats gathered at the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center on August 20 and officials busied themselves with the examination of the sailboats and the adaptation of the venue environment.
Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center, one of the 2008 Beijing Olympic arenas, is being reconstructed as the venue for an eco-friendly Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, which will be held ...
When the Olympic sailing events get under way Saturday at the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center, sailors will compete in a variety of uniform fiberglass vessels called one-designs -- which are meant ...
After the 2008 Beijing Olympic and Disabled Olympics, Qingdao will double as a thriving sailing and tourist site. (China Daily 08/09/2007 page24) Top China News ...
An algae bloom at the Olympic sailing venue has ``basically'' been cleared and won't influence next month's event, Xinhua cited Wang Wei, a sailing official of the Beijing Organizing Committee, as ...
Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerAn athlete from the windsurfing event carries his board from the water at Qingdao Olympic Sailing Centre. QINGDAO, China -- After the day's sailing, John Dane III was ...
John Ruf adds a bronze in the 2.4mR to the gold won by Nick Scandone and Maureen McKinnon-Tucker. The U.S. Sailing Team medals in two of three classes at the 2008 Paralympic Regatta in Qingdao, China.