Park She-jik (Center) at the interview. (Guangzhou Daily) Written by Xu Feng, Huang Dantong, Li Zongyi, translated by Chen Wenqiong On a sunny afternoon, 75-year-old Pak She-jik, president of the Organizing Committee of the 1988 Olympic Games and ex-minister of the Korean Ministry of Sports as well as the former mayor of Seoul, revealed to […]

    George E. Killian, president of the International University Sports Federation (FISU), is presented with a bouquet after he and his entourage arrived in Shenzhen yesterday evening. Killian flew to Shenzhen after attending a FISU executive committee meeting in Harbin, capital of Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. Shenzhen won the bid to host the 2011 Summer […]

(From L) Wang Shen, Zhang Zan, Li Dongmei and Jia Tingting celebrate the International Children’s Day in Shenzhen on Sunday. Li Zhong FOUR children who survived the May 12 Sichuan earthquake are expected to be fostered by Shenzhen families, the city’s civil affairs bureau said Sunday. The four teenagers, two boys and two girls, were […]

The Sports Delegation of Thailand parade into the Rajamangala National Stadium at the opening ceremony of the 24th Universiade Bangkok 2007 in Bangkok, capital of Thailand, Aug. 8, 2007. (Xinhua Photo)  

McLaren’s Fernando Alonso of Spain celebrates on the podium after finishing third in the Brazilian Grand Prix at the Interlagos racetrack in Sao Paulo Oct. 21, 2007.(Xinhua/Reuters File Photo)     BEIJING, Dec.4  — Double world champion Fernando Alonso could take a year out of Formula One in 2008 and still come back as a title contender, Red […]

15th Winter Universiade Sapporo, Japan – March 2nd to 12th, 1991 Name: SAPPY Artist: History: The mascot depicts a Yezo deer. The Yezo deer lives in the extreme climatic conditions of the north. Its name was solicited publicly and ‘Sappy’ a name suggested by a housewife of the Fukushima Prefecture was selected after strict screening. […]

Longgang District held a mobilization assembly to greet the construction of the Universiade Project. LongGang Olympic New Town is a key project of the city’s bid for the 2011 Universiade. Which will cover 13.4 square kilometers, including a 6.5-square-kilometer Olympic Park. The park will house a stadium, a gym and a swimming center that can […]

Rescuers help the injured evacuate from the “chemical explosion” site outside the beach volleyball venue during an anti-terrorist exercise in Chaoyang Park of Beijing, capital of China, June 11, 2008. (Xinhua Photo) The drills will test the sensitivity of the guards in the Olympic venues and the abilities of the anti-terror forces at all levels […]

    Eunice Kang World traveler stumbles on SZ  DATA： 2008-01-25 Martin Weise     YOUNG German Martin Weise has a passion for travel. At the age of 23, he has already been to more than 20 countries in Europe, Central America and South America.     “My parents helped pay some of my expenses and I also earned some money […]

BANGKOK, Thailand (June 5) – Professor Dr. Surapol Nithikraipoj, the Rector of Thammasat University as Chairman of the Facilities and Athletes’ Services Committee of the 24th Universiade Bangkok 2007, presided over the June 5 Committee meeting at the Administration Dome 2 Room on the third floor of the Administration Dome Building, Thammasat Rangsit to discus […]