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NOC chief says Iraq banned from Beijing Games

Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Iraq cannot take part in the Beijing Olympics because it disbanded the country's Olympic Committee although a comment from the IOC, which organises the Games, suggested the ban may not be final.

• Iraq excluded from Games - ireland.com
• Iraq suspended from Olympics - The Guardian
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The first event of the Beijing Olympics: a queueing marathon

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

As an endurance test, it would challenge many athletes: 12 hours in the sweltering heat, pitted against a vast crowd of rivals

Queues for tickets for the Beijing Olympics

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

Chinese sports fans wait in long queues to buy tickets for the Beijing Olympic games in Beijing, China. The final batch of tickets will go on sale outside all the Olympic venues at 9.00am (local time) on July 25. Pictures by Dan Chung

Leaving Beijing as the Games arrive

BBC News (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

As the Olympics come to Beijing, migrant workers are preparing to leave the city they helped to build.

Striker Kalou heads for Beijing

BBC News (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Salomon Kalou will miss the start of the Premier League season after being named in the Ivory Coast Olympic squad.

Olympics chief: Keep politics off the podium at Beijing Games

Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

The head of the British Olympic Association Colin Moynihan has warned athletes not to use the sporting arena in Beijing to stage anti-China protests.

Beijing Olympics 2008: China bars businessmen, but lepers okay

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

Foreign businessmen on non-urgent visits will not be allowed into major Chinese cities until after the Olympics, the authorities have said.

Blatter tells clubs they will have to release players for Beijing tournament

Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has stepped in to try to head off a growing revolt by clubs over the release of players for the Olympic tournament in Beijing.

Campbell battles back for Beijing

BBC News (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

British single sculler Alan Campbell vows to compete in Beijing despite being hit by illness earlier this summer.

Beijing hotels slash rates as visitors stay away from Olympics

Times Online (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

Beijing hotels have been forced to slash their rates after struggling to fill their rooms for the Olympics.

Lenovo Launches Blogger Program for Athletes on a Journey to Beijing

EuroInvestor.co.uk (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

Lenovo today launched a blogging program and website for athletes training to compete in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The program builds on a historic shift in the Olympic movement .. - Read more

• Lenovo Launches Blogger Program for Athletes on a Journey to Beijing - Business Wire

Beijing sets up 'protest pens' for demonstrators at Olympic Games

Times Online (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago

China has taken the unprecedented step of setting aside three sites for demonstrations during the Olympics, but it has imposed strict rules that could make any protest impossible.

Iraq Banned from Beijing Olympics

Balanced News Blog (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

The International Olympic Committee has banned Iraq from competing in the upcoming Summer Olympics because of what it says is the government's political interference in sports.

NOC chief says Iraq banned from Beijing Games

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq cannot take part in the Beijing Olympics because it disbanded the country's Olympic Committee although a comment from the IOC, which organises the Games, suggested the ban may not be final.

Iraq banned from Beijing Olympics

BBC News (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

The International Olympic Committee bans Iraq from competing at this summer's Games because of political interference.