Tibetan Olympics in the News
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Tibetan exiles compete in alternative 'Olympic Games'
DHARAMSHALA, India, 25 May 2008 (The Independent) — An alternative "Olympic Games", organised by Tibetan exiles in India, has begun here. The aim is to draw international attention to the situation in Tibet, which is under Chinese rule, just three months ahead of this summer's official Games in Beijing. The event was launched last week beneath grey skies in the peaceful Himalayan village of McLeod Ganj, or Upper Dharamshala, home of the Dalai Lama and Tibet's government-in-exile. Twenty-three Tibetan athletes have gathered to compete in four days of archery, running, swimming, track and field events. Dressed in bold red and white tracksuits emblazoned with the familiar interlocking rings of the Olympic logo and the slogan, "One world, many dreams", the Tibetan competitors are none of them professional athletes — but all are passionate about the spirit behind the games. ... -
Tibetanos promovem Olimpíada paralela na Índia
DHARAMSHALA, India, 23 May 2008 (BBC) — Um grupo de tibetanos iniciou na quinta-feira na cidade indiana de Dharamsala, a capital do governo do Tibete no exílio, a disputa de uma Olimpíada paralela, reunindo apenas atletas tibetanos. ... -
Exiled Tibetans try to upstage China with their own 'Olympics'
DHARAMSHALA, India, 24 May 2008 (ANI) — A small group of exiled Tibetans have been holding their own 'Olympics' in India, with the intention of mocking the holding of Olympics in Beijing, China in August this year. The four-day games being held near Dharamsala have been organised to highlight the Tibetan campaign for an independent homeland. ... -
Tibetans try to upstage China with own Olympics
DHARAMSHALA, India, 22 May 2008 (Reuters) — A handful of exiled Tibetans in India began competing on Thursday in what they said were the "Tibetan Olympics", an event high on symbolism meant to mock China, the host of the real Summer Games in August. On a lush ground at the foothills of the Himalayas, 13 men and 10 women in white and red track suits emblazoned with the five intertwined rings Olympics logo shot arrows and fired from air guns, marking the opening of the four-day games. ... -
Tibetan 'Olympics' kicks off in India
DHARAMSHALA, India, 21 May 2008 (AFP) — A mock "Olympics" organised by Tibetan exiles kicked off in northern India on Thursday despite calls to halt anti-China protests as a mark of respect for earthquake victims. The alternative games, which have just 23 participants, comes less than three months before the Beijing Games and will feature sports such as swimming, archery and shooting. ... -
Tibetan exiles to kick off mock Olympics in India
DHARAMSHALA, India, 21 May 2008 (AFP) — Radical Tibetan exiles are to kick off their rival 'Olympics' in northern India on Thursday, less than three months ahead of the real event to be held in Beijing. The event will feature just a handful of sports such as swimming, archery and shooting — but is causing embarrassment for unwilling host nation India and frustration for the more moderate exiled Tibetan administration led by the Dalai Lama. ... -
Tibetan exiles to stage mock Olympics in India
NEW DELHI, India, 21 May 2008 (DPA) -
Tibetan Olympic Games
20 May 2008 (Radio Netherlands) -
Tutu fights for Tibet in freedom march
CAPETOWN, South Africa, 28 April 2008 (IOL) -
Tutu urges leaders to miss Olympic Games opening
CAPETOWN, South Africa, 27 April 2008 (Reuters) -
Tibetan exiles plan own 'Olympics'
NEW DELHI, India, 30 March 2008 (Times of India) -
Tibet plans its own Olympics
26 March 2008 (News.Com) -
Marching on Maui for freedom in Tibet
PAIA, Hawaii, 24 March 2008 (Maui News) -
Exiled Tibetans to host their own 'Olympics' in northern India
DHARAMSHALA, India, 24 March 2008 (AP) -
Maui Torch relay to mark Tibetan Olympics
PAIA, Hawaii, 21 March 2008 (Maui News) -
Tibetans to hold their own Olympics
DHARAMSHALA, India, 20 March 2008 (NDTV) -
Tibetan Olympics from May 15-25
DHARAMSHALA, India, 20 March 2008 (PTI) -
Amid crackdown, exiles raise 'Tibetan Olympic' torch
TOKYO, Japan, 16 March 2008 (AFP) -
"Tibetan Olympics" torch arrives
TAIPEI, Taiwan, 25 February 2008 -
Interview: Miss Tibet shares thoughts on sports and pageants
TAIPEI, Taiwan, 25 February 2008 -
Tibetan activists stage symbolic torch relay in Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan, 24 February 2008 (AFP) -
Torch for Tibetan sports event arrives in Taiwan on 10-city relay
TAIPEI, Taiwan, 24 February 2008 (AP) -
Tibetan Olympic torch relay arriving in Taipei tomorrow
TAIPEI, Taiwan, 23 February 2008 (Taipei Times) -
Tibetan Olympics Torch Relay draws Australia's attention
DHARAMSHALA, India, 18 February 2008 (Phayul) -
Tibetan Olympics torch takes on its way around the world
NEW DELHI, India, 31 January 2008 (Phayul) -
Tibetan Olympics 2008
MCLEOD GANJ, India, 18 May 2007 (Phayul) -
Tibetans will hold their own Olympics in 2008
MCLEOD GANJ, India, 15 May 2007 (Tibet Mirror) -
Tibetans to hold own Olympics in Dharamshala
MCLEOD GANJ, India, 16 May 2007 (My Himachal) -
Tibetans plan parallel Olympics
DHARAMSHALA, India, 15 May 2007 (Hindustan Times) -
Tibetans plan their own 2008 Olympics ahead of Beijing
DHARAMSHALA, India, 15 May 2007 (ANI) -
Flipping China an Olympic-sized finger
16 May 2007 (Blogging Beijing) -
Tibetans to have their own Olympics
DHARAMSHALA, India, 15 May 2007 (IANS) -
Tibetan exiles plan to take shine off Beijing Olympics
DELHI, India, 15 May 2007 (AFP) -
Tibetan Olympics
DHARAMSHALA, India, 15 May 2007 (ANI) -
Tibetan Olympics to coincide with Beijing Olympics
DHARAMSHALA, India, 15 May 2007 (IANS) -
The honour to be a runner
13 May 2007 – Thorn Tree Forum (Lonely Planet)
Beijing Olympics in the News
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'Choosing Beijing was a drastic mistake'
Germany, 4 August 2008 (Der Spiegel) — The question as to how free reporters will be to cover the Olympic Games still hasn't been solved to everyone's satisfaction. Commentators in Germany say the spirit of the Olympics is at stake. ... -
Group offers tools to evade China's web censorship
4 August 2008 (PC World) — Reporters covering the Beijing Olympics who are frustrated by Chinese Internet censorship can use free software tools developed to help Chinese users circumvent these controls, according to a representative of a group that develops such software. ... -
IOC monitoring Beijing pollution and heat
BEIJING, China, 4 August 2008 (AP) — International Olympic Committee officials are monitoring the heat, humidity and air pollution levels to determine whether contingency plans need to be put into action during the Beijing Games. ... -
Hu tells media 'don't politicise Olympics'
BEIJING, China, 01 August 2008 (AFP) — In a rare interview with foreign reporters, Chinese President Hu Jintao has said efforts to politicise next week's Beijing Games over disputes on a wide range of issues would not work and were contrary to the Olympic spirit. ... -
Slow internet major problem at Olympics
BEIJING, China, 27 July 2008 (AAP) — Internet connection is proving to be a major problem at the Beijing Games, despite Olympic organisers promising uncensored access. Slow connection speed and apparent restricted access to news websites have riled many of the media outlets already in Beijing 12 days out from the opening ceremony. ... -
Beijing's Olympic Village opens
BEIJING, China, 27 July 2008 (BBC) — The first athletes have checked into Beijing's newly-built Olympic village, with 12 days to go until the Games. China's basketball star Yao Ming and hurdler Liu Xiang were present for a flag-raising ceremony at the heavily guarded site. ... -
Beijing plans to establish protest sites for Olympics
BEIJING, China, 24 July 2008 (LA Times) — In a nod to criticism that it is stifling free speech during the Olympics, China intends to designate space in three public parks as "protest zones" for people to vent their grievances, officials said Wednesday. Protesters will have to obtain permission from the Ministry of Public Security, disclosing the names of organizers, the topic and the number of participants. ... -
China clamps down on issuing business visas
BEIJING, China, 24 July 2008 (CBS) -
Open China's great firewall
24 July 2008 (CS Monitor) -
China vows to boost Olympic security
BEIJING, China, 13 July 2008 (AFP) -
Beijing takes dog off the menu for Olympics
BEIJING, China, 11 July 2008 (Reuters) -
China pledges media freedom at Olympic Games
BEIJING, China, 11 July 2008 (AP) -
A jittery China awaits the Olympics
BEIJING, China, 10 July 2008 (SVC) -
China crackdown targets critics ahead of Olympics
BEIJING, China, 11 July 2008 (AP) -
Beijing prepares for good and bad of Games
BEIJING, China, 8 July 2008 (Reuters) -
Algae encroaches on Chinese waters ahead of Olympics
3 July 2008 (CBC News) -
Bush to attend Beijing Olympics opening gala
WASHINGTON, USA, 3 July 2008 (AFP) -
China denies I.O.C. criticism after official's Tibet remarks
26 June 2008 (New York Times) -
Olympics torch paraded through Tibet
LHASA, Tibet, 21 June 2008 (AP) -
Olympic torch in Tibetan capital amid tight security
LHASA, Tibet, 21 June 2008 (AFP) -
Tibetan woman carries torch for third time in 18 years
LHASA, Tibet, 21 June 2008 (Xinhua) -
Beijing under fire as torch reaches Tibet
BEIJING, China, 19 June 2008 (Financial Times) -
China gets ready for unrest as torch makes way to Tibet
BEJING, China, 19 June 2008 (Wall Street Journal) -
Olympic torch relay cut to one day in Tibet
BEIJING, China, 18 June 2008 (AFP) -
China says Beijing Olympics faces security challenge
SINGAPORE, 1 June 2008 (Reuters) -
China suspends torch relay to mourn quake victims
BEICHUAN, China, 18 May 2008 (AP) -
Beijing still facing challenges to improve air before Olympics
17 May 2008 (Bloomberg) -
Dalai Lama plays down China Olympics report
BERLIN, Germany, 15 May 2008 (Reuters) -
Olympics 2008: China prepares to welcome the world
10 May 2008 (The Independent) -
US senators ask Bush to visit Tibet during Olympics
WASHINGTON, US, 10 May 2008 (AFP) -
Olympic flame on top of the world
9 May 2008 (China Daily) -
Everest season in doubt as weather delays Olympic torch
KATHMANDU, Nepal, 7 May 2008 (AFP) -
Clothing, gestures will be scrutinized at Olympics
DENVER, US, 7 May 2008 (AP) -
Hu, on Japan visit, warns Dalai Lama not to obstruct Olympics
TOKYO, Japan, 7 May 2008 (AP) -
Paralysing virus strikes China ahead of Olympics
7 May 2008 (Great Beyond) -
Chinese official says viral outbreak won't affect Olympics
BEIJING, China, 7 May 2008 (Xinhua) -
Olympic 100 days countdown marred by US and UK criticism of China
30 April 2008 (Times Online) -
'Free Tibet' flags made in China
28 April 2008 (BBC) -
Any attempt to disrupt the Olympics unacceptable
BEIJING, China, 28 Month 2008 (People's Daily Online) -
Chinese Olympics and the Tibetan Question
27 April 2008 (Mainstream Weekly) -
Olympic torch inflames more protests in Seoul
SEOUL, Korea, 27 April 2008 (AP) -
Chinese spectators 'attacked Tibet protesters at Canberra torch relay'
BRISBANE, Australia, 24 April 2008 (Times Online) -
Public banned from Japan torch leg
TOKYO, Japan, 24 April 2008 (Herald Sun) -
Torch Relay "a success" despite arrests
CANBERRA, Australia, 24 April 2008 (AAP) -
India braces as Olympic torch arrives at heart of Tibetan exile community
NEW DELHI, India, 17 April 2008 (AP) -
Will human rights take forefront after Olympics?
AUSTIN UNIVERSITY, US, 14 April 2008 (Pine Log) -
Olympic torch relay may be abandoned
BEIJING, China, 8 April 2008 (Telegraph) -
Olympic officials and police blame each other over torch relay farce
LONDON, UK, 7 April 2008 (Evening Standard) -
Olympic chief calls for peace in Tibet
BEIJING, China, 7 April 2008 (AFP) -
Officials put out Olympic torch 3 times
PARIS, France, 7 April 2008 (AP) -
Long history of Olympics protests
7 April 2008 (BBC) -
Clashes along Olympic torch route
LONDON, UK, 6 April 2008 (BBC) -
IOA: No decision yet on torch route
3 April 2008 (TimesNow) -
Olympic torch re-lit in Beijing ceremony
BEIJING, China, 31 March 2008 (AP) -
China blasts Dalai Lama as Olympic torch arrives
BEIJING, China, 31 March 2008 (Reuters) -
Cherish the Tibetan people
28 March 2008 (Phayul) -
What about Tibet?
28 March 2008 (The Phoenix) -
Fallout from Tibet taking glow off Olympics
BEIJING, China, 27 March 2008 (Washington Post Foreign Service) -
China's Olympic flame lit amid protests
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece, 24 March 2008 (AFP) -
Olympics can bring change to China, Rogge says
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece, 24 March 2008 (AFP) -
High security at Olympic ceremony
24 March 2008 (BBC) -
'Don't rule out Olympics boycott'
23 March 2008 (Press Assn) -
China: Dalai Lama caused riots to damage Olympics
CHENGDU, China, 23 March 2008 (AP) -
Tibet crisis won't dissuade Bush from attending Olympics
WASHINGTON, US, 20 March 2008 (AFP) -
Tibet protests spread worldwide as Beijing Games near
HONG KONG, 19 March 2008 (AFP) -
China's Other Crisis
NEW YORK, US, 19 March 2008 (New York Sun) -
Beijing Olympics face another problem in run-up to the games - too many squat toilets
BEIJING, China, 19 March 2008 (AP) -
Boycott the Beijing Olympic Games?
BEIJING, China, 18 March 2008 (Human Rights First) -
Dalai Lama's Tibet bloodshed fear
16 March 2008 (BBC) -
China declares "people's war" to control Tibet
BEIJING, China, 16 March 2008 (Reuters) -
China says Tibet unrest to have no impact on Beijing Olympics
BEIJING, China, 15 March 2008 (AP) -
IOC: Don't Boycott Olympics Over Tibet
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, 15 March 2008 (Reuters) -
Tibet presents China with major test ahead of Olympics
BEIJING, China, 15 March 2008 (AFP) -
Olympics boycott if China mishandles Tibet: Gere
WASHINGTON, US, 14 March 2008 (Reuters) -
Dalai Lama reiterates support for Beijing Olympics
DHARAMSHALA, India, 08 March 2008 (AFP) -
2008 Olympic Games in China draw criticism over Darfur
BEIJING, China, 27 February 2008 (PBS) -
China set to resume human rights dialogue
BEIJING, China, 26 February 2008 (Washington Post) -
Spielberg walks out on Beijing games in protest over Darfur
13 February 2008 (The Guardian) -
China feels the heat of its Olympic ambitions
13 February 2008 (LA Times) -
German Olympians won't gag athletes at Beijing games
HAMBURG, Germany, 12 February 2008 (DPA) -
Juggling free speech for Beijing Olympics
LOS ANGELES, US, 12 February 2008 (LA times) -
UK Olympic body reverses move to gag Beijing competitors
11 February 2008 (CNSNews.com) -
Prince Charles will not attend Beijing Olympics
LONDON, UK, 28 January 2008 (Reuters) -
China lashes out at Dalai Lama
BEIJING, China, 24 January 2008 (AP) -
Olympics-China rejects games link with Tibet, Sudan
BEIJING, China, 24 January 2008 (Reuters) -
The 2008 Olympics: Everest north side climbing permits to be restricted
31 October 2006 (MountEverest.Net)
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- The Event: Schedule, activities, participants
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- Torch Route Organisers: Contact info
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- Tibetan Olympics at Google
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