AltWeeklies Wire
Shot Puts and Handjobs: It's the Olympics!new
Isn't it long past due that the Olympics included a Shark Jumping event? The whole sweaty spectacle vaulted into inconsequence years ago.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Jim Washburn |
08-15-2008 |
Sports
Can the Chinese Olympics Induce the Traditional International Hug?new
I'd like to believe that the controversy that follows any Western discussion of China — be it over Tibet, Darfur, or human rights in general — can become part of the international hug that every Olympic gathering aims to be and not the central distraction (violent or otherwise) we remember from Beijing '08.
The Memphis Flyer |
Frank Murtaugh |
08-08-2008 |
Sports
Give Beijing a Breaknew
In the "one world, one dream" spirit of the special family-reunion feelings that fill my heart just once every four years (because the Winter Olympics are lame), I request a 16-day moratorium on China-bashing, at least where their crap environmental record is concerned.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Coco Tanaka |
08-08-2008 |
Sports
Is Beijing Ready for Prime Time? No Waynew
I've been living in Beijing since the beginning of July, covering the mad month-long preamble to the Games. My experience has been the polar opposite of what I had read and seen in news stories about how the Chinese are ready and willing to accommodate the Olympic athletes, coaches, spectators, media, and volunteers.
Boston Phoenix |
Sara Faith Alterman |
08-07-2008 |
Sports
Large Questions Go Unanswered at Olympic Trialsnew
There were four "elephants on the track" at the Olympic Track & Field Team Trials: banned substances, corporate sponsorship, the shroud of ugliness over the Beijing Olympics and the way we deal with these underlying issues while simultaneously cheering on the U.S. athletes at the Trials and Summer Olympics.
Eugene Weekly |
Chuck Adams |
07-10-2008 |
Sports
Tags: China, Olympics, Eugene, Beijing, sports, essay, sports & fitness, Olympic Trials, doping, Nike
Five Ways New Mexico is Connected to the Beijing Olympic Controversiesnew
Tibet, Falun Gong, Darfur, poisoned imports and the threat of pandemics all hang over the games. And while these serious problems will likely continue long past the Beijing Olympics, the event presents the perfect opportunity for the world to protest and, perhaps, for China to listen.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
05-15-2008 |
Sports
Where Should the Focus of Olympic Protest Lie?new
The pre-emptive repression of political speech of Olympic athletes is mind boggling. The entire reason the Olympics are even in Beijing is political in nature -- an effort by the West to embrace China as a 21st-century economic and military superpower. So why shouldn't athletes be allowed to voice protest?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Dave Zirin |
05-05-2008 |
Sports
Add One More Criticism to the Beijing Olympicsnew
Oregon agricultural experts say the Games are contributing to higher food prices.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
04-30-2008 |
Sports
The Ongoing Olympic Torch Relay Brings Fresh Nightmares and Memories of 1980new
Thanks to the IOC, China has the opportunity to use the world stage in August as a platform for propaganda. And that awful word, boycott, has seeped back into the Olympic movement's consciousness. You have to wonder what might happen if the situation escalates much more.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Ralph Routon |
04-29-2008 |
Sports
Tags: China, Olympic Torch, Olympics, protests, Tibet, Jimmy Carter, boycott, Moscow, sports & fitness
Shedding Light on the Olympic Torchnew
China wants the torch to travel through the nations of Western Europe and the United States as well as Tibet as a way to spread the gospel of China's global reach. The torch's 1936 route was also planned with political considerations in mind. The torch was carried exclusively through European areas where the Third Reich wanted to extend its reach: particularly southeastern and central regions.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Dave Zirin |
04-22-2008 |
Sports
