A tale of two sporting nations - Inquirer.net

27 August 2008, 11:52 pm

Ottawa CitizenA tale of two sporting nationsInquirer.net, Philippines - 20 minutes agoThailand’s winning at least a gold every Olympic Games starting in 1996 appears more surprising with the fact that there seems to be no major sports program ...Stop this charade ABS CBN NewsChina coming... read more

Kotomitsuki felled by appendicitis - The Daily Yomiuri

27 August 2008, 11:33 am

Kotomitsuki felled by appendicitisThe Daily Yomiuri, Japan - 12 hours ago... before it began when he was whisked to a Seoul hospital en route to Ulan Bator suffering from acute appendicitis, sports dailies reported Wednesday. ...... read more

Smooth change for team at village - The Australian

27 August 2008, 8:12 am

Smooth change for team at villageThe Australian, Australia - 16 hours agoSince the summer Olympic and Paralympics have been hosted in the same city - starting in Seoul in 1988 - usually the only contact Australian Paralympic ...... read more

Religious Bias - 코리아타임즈

27 August 2008, 1:52 am

Religious Bias코리아타임즈, South Korea - 22 hours agoPresident Lee Myung-bak once infuriated not only Buddhists but also many non-religious people when he served as Seoul mayor. He said he would consecrate the ...... read more

[Sports] Korea needs new approach to sports for future Olympic success - 한겨레

25 August 2008, 10:20 pm

한겨레[Sports] Korea needs new approach to sports for future Olympic success한겨레, South Korea - Aug 25, 2008In shooting, Jin Jong-oh won the first Korean gold medal in the sport in 16 years, but with the shooting range at Taereung closing soon, Seoul now has no ...... read more

China's gold medals came at a high price - Los Angeles Times

25 August 2008, 9:09 pm

Stuff.co.nzChina's gold medals came at a high priceLos Angeles Times, CA - Aug 25, 2008The 1988 Olympics in Seoul were a huge triumph for the Soviet Union and East Germany, which won 55 and 37 gold medals respectively. ...Going for the Gold New York TimesChina achieves what it set out... read more