In New York City, Michael Phelps announced a grant from Visa to the Y.M.C.A. to encourage children to exercise and learn to swim.
Fri 29 Aug 2008
Sun 17 Aug 2008
Filed under: Beijing (China), Peng, David, Taiwan, Pentathlon, China, Olympic Games, Queens (NYC) — @ 4:25 am
Barred from the Olympics of 1976, a former pentathlon competitor now cheers athletes from both Taiwan and mainland China.
Sun 17 Aug 2008
Filed under: Sleds, Track and Field, Olympic Games, Olympic Games (2008), Immigration and Refugees, Boxing, New York City — @ 2:03 am
Not only do homegrown Olympians walk among us, but New York is also rich with veterans of foreign Olympic teams.
Sun 17 Aug 2008
Filed under: Beijing (China), Peng, David, Taiwan, Pentathlon, China, Olympic Games, Queens (NYC) — @ 12:23 am
Barred from the Olympics of 1976, a former pentathlon competitor now cheers athletes from both Taiwan and mainland-China.
Sat 16 Aug 2008
Filed under: Sleds, Track and Field, Olympic Games, Olympic Games (2008), Immigration and Refugees, Boxing, New York City — @ 10:57 pm
Not only do homegrown Olympians walk among us, but New York is also rich with veterans of foreign Olympic teams.
Sat 16 Aug 2008
Filed under: International Olympic Committee, Tiananmen Square (Beijing), Olympic Games, Tibet, Demonstrations and Riots, New York City — @ 4:56 am
Modern Olympics have always been a tightly controlled theater for sport, commerce and politics. This year, there are stages everywhere.