QINGDAO, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Under the early summer sun, Qingdao's shimmering waters dotted with white sails set the stage for a global sporting spectacle, with over 230 athletes from 49 countries ...

Having successfully hosted the 29th Olympic Sailing Regatta in 2008，Qingdao won world acclaim. By taking good advantage of its port business, ocean industry and tourism resource, it has become ...

The ‘Good Luck Beijing-2007 Qingdao International Regatta’ started on August 9 at Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center. Athletes from dozens of countries around the world are competing for all of ...

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 ...

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 ...

2006 Qingdao International Regatta sailing competition [ 2006-08-22 09:18 ] Competitors of the 2006 Qingdao International Regatta sailing competition compete on the first day of the games in Qingdao, ...

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 ...

China's Olympic co-host city Qingdao has appealed for help from nearby ports to contain an algae bloom that has coated large swathes of offshore waters in green muck 40 days ahead of the Games.

The Qingdao International Sailing Centre is located on the site of an old shipyard. It covers a total area of 45 hectares (450,000 sq.m.), two thirds of which will be used for the competitions.

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 ...