05.23.06
Today’s News
Football: China defeated Chinese Taipei in the Asian Football Conference Futsal Championship in Uzbekistan. The article can be found at UzReport.
Track and Field: The Asian Grand Prix is being held in Bangalore, according to a short news item on KeralaOnline. Chinese pole vaulter Gao Shuying came in second in the women’s vault competition at last weekend’s adidas Track Classic in Carson, CA with a vault of 4.41m (14′ 5.5″). There’s a full report with all results at the Runner’s Web.
2008 Paralympics: BOCOG has released information about the 2008 Paralympics, which will be held from September 6-17, 2008, after the completion of the Summer Olympics. The China Daily has the story. Also in Paralympics news, GamesBids.com, a website with information about current and previous Olympic Games bids, reports that BOCOG will cover the costs for athletes and officials attending the 2008 Paralympics. This will be the first time that an organizing committee has paid the way for Paralympics competitors and officials.
Sports Business: Hankooki.com reports that adidas plans to use the 2006 World Cup as a jumpoff point for expanding its presence in several Asian nations, including China.
2016 Olympics: This news item is a few days old, but Chicago’s mayor Richard Daley spent time last week in Beijing talking to BOCOG about their successful bid for the 2008 Olympics. Chicago is in the running to be the United States’ candidate city for the 2016 Olympics.