Beijing's traffic management bureau declares its program for upgrading the city's traffic signs is complete and in full use. The program is a part of the city's traffic management effort aimed at expediting traffic flow during the games.
UNITED NATIONS, July 21 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday that he was deeply impressed by the "most spectacular" Olympic facilities during his recent visit to Beijing, China.
BEIJING, July 23 (Xinhua) -- With the 2008 Olympic men's soccer tournament to kick off in a fortnight, the Asian teams of host China, South Korea, Japan and Australia eye on shining performance in Beijing.
The designer of the 2008 Olympic emblem said on Saturday the Chinese Seal - Dancing Beijing was the best gift that the Chinese people presented to the Games.
China’s state media reported Sunday :: Lab Ready for Sex Tests for Female Athletes
Experts at the lab, located at the Peking Union Medical College Hospital, will evaluate cases based on their external appearance and take blood samples to test hormones, genes and chromosomes, said Prof. Tian Qinjie of the college hospital, according to the Xinhua news agency.
Gender verification tests emerged in the 1960s when Communist countries in Eastern Europe were thought to be using male athletes in women’s competitions. The tests were used at the Olympics for the first time at the 1968 Mexico City Games.
Experts at the lab, located at the Peking Union Medical College Hospital, will evaluate cases based on their external appearance and take blood samples to test hormones, genes and chromosomes, said Prof. Tian Qinjie of the college hospital, according to the Xinhua news agency.
Gender verification tests emerged in the 1960s when Communist countries in Eastern Europe were thought to be using male athletes in women’s competitions. The tests were used at the Olympics for the first time at the 1968 Mexico City Games.
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