Posts Tagged ‘olympic’

Fireworks Olympic July 14 in Paris

March 18th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
Paris celebrates the Olympic fraternity on the evening of July 14 with fireworks very musical under the sign of the worlds of sport and the five colors of the Olympic spirit, said Thursday the mayor.
Every year, the big fireworks show staged at the foot of the Eiffel Tower will be a theme of Olympism and [...]

The wildfire near the Olympic Village in Athens under control

March 17th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
A huge forest fire that broke out Wednesday on Mount Parnes near the Olympic Village has been completely focused, “said a spokesman for the Athens government.
The fire started around 12:50 local time, was halted around 16:30 (1430 GMT), killing one person and serious damage.
More than 210 firefighters, 45 vehicles and six helicopters reached the site [...]

JO-2004: The Olympic flame will pass through the northern part of Cyprus

March 16th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The Olympic flame will be lit in the northern part of Cyprus, during his tour on the island on July 8, the last before returning to Greece.
“In the spirit of the Olympic torch relay whose slogan is ‘Our flame unites the world’, it was decided that the tour of the flame cover the occupied part [...]

Meeting between the Presidents of the French Olympic Committee and Iraqi

March 16th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
President of the National French Olympic (CNOSF), Henri Serandour, met his Iraqi counterpart Ahmed Al Samarrai, President of National Olympic Committee of Iraq, on Monday to the French Maison du Sport in Paris, according to the CNOSF.
They discussed the possibility of all possible cooperation between the two national Olympic committees in the short term with [...]

Free access to public parks at the 2nd Festival “Beijing 2008″ Olympic Culture

March 14th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The June 23 evening, a gala evening of songs and national dances entitled “An oriental dance and love”lifted the curtain of the 2nd Festival of”Beijing 2008 Olympic culture. With this festival, the Pekingese have the opportunity to show their love for the Olympics and to share their joy at the many organized activities.
Liu Qi, member [...]

Torch relay in the Olympic city of Geneva

March 10th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
From Amsterdam, the Olympic torch arrived Thursday morning in Geneva for a relay across the city before it reaches the same day the city of Lausanne, the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The relay started at 10:00 from Geneva airport where the first bearer rushed for a distance of some 11 kilometers, which led the fire in [...]

Brussels welcomes Olympic flame

March 9th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
After
Antwerp, Belgium and the first city to host the Olympic torch Monday on the European continent, Brussels, capital and European symbol blege, hosted Tuesday in turn the flame.
The ceremony and the start of the relay route of the Olympic flame were held at the Schuman roundabout, near the headquarters of the European Commission.
“Our [...]

Beijing: assessing the influence of Olympic Games

January 10th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
A high level seminar on the overall influence of Olympics was held last June 13 by the Organizing Committee of Olympic Games in Beijing and Renmin University of China. This means that Beijing will be the first host city to undergo a general evaluation of the influence of the Olympics.
According to a report in the [...]

Confirmation of the hockey program for the Athens Olympics

January 9th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has submitted its program of men’s and women’s competitions for the Olympic Games this summer in Athens, said Wednesday the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Australia, gold medalist in title, will face Germany on the first day of the women’s tournament, while among men, the Netherlands, defending Olympic champions, will face [...]

Athens Olympics: arrival of the Olympic flame in Madrid

January 5th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The Olympic Torch arrived from Athens on 10 June in Madrid to continue his journey of 78 000 km on five continents.
far the flame has gone through Sydney, Melbourne, Tokyo, Seoul and Beijing since his departure from Greece.

雅典奥运会：在奥运圣火抵达马德里
奥运火炬从雅典抵达马德里，继续他在五大洲的78 000公里的行程6月10日。
到目前为止，火焰经历了悉尼，墨尔本了，东京，汉城和北京，因为他从希腊出发。