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PREVIEW-Athletics-London brings old foes together again (Reuters)
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:00:09 PDT

Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie and Kenya's Paul Tergat had some epic tussles on the track and that rivalry will be renewed on the streets of London when the pair line up for the marathon on Sunday.

Sooty air, traffic congestion concern IOC inspectors (AP)
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:13:01 PDT

Sooty air and chronic traffic congestion in the Chinese capital is still troubling the International Olympic Committee with the 2008 Beijing Olympics just 16 months away. An inspection team -- known as the IOC Coordination Commission -- wrapped up three days of talks Thursday with Beijing organizers.

Tergat considers tactics to help Kenya win in London (Reuters)
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:24:01 PDT

Kenyan world record holder Paul Tergat will consider running tactically with his compatriots in Sunday's London Marathon in a bid to give the country its fourth successive victory in the men's race.

IOC wants more details of Beijing's plans to beat smog (Reuters)
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 04:16:56 PDT

The IOC inspection team ended a visit to Beijing on Thursday by praising 2008 Olympic organisers for making "considerable progress" but said they wanted more details of contingency plans to improve air quality.

Beijing still hopes for deal on torch relay to Taiwan (Reuters)
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 03:26:31 PDT

Beijing organisers still believe a solution is possible to the problem of taking the 2008 Beijing Olympic torch relay to the island of Taiwan, an official said on Thursday.

Race is on to book Beijing hotel rooms (Reuters)
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:39:46 PDT

More than a year before the first starter's pistol fires at the Beijing Olympics, competition is rife for what may be spectators' biggest prize -- a comfortable hotel room within range of top sports venues.

Sewers to help heat 2010 Olympic village (Reuters)
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:48:58 PDT

In an effort to make the 2010 Winter Olympics as environmentally friendly as possible, the city of Vancouver is turning to its sewers to help heat the athletes' village.

Fare warning: Beijing taxi drivers told to watch their manners, and breath (AP)
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:36:04 PDT

Brush your teeth after eating garlic, be polite and don't smoke while driving. That was the message Wednesday to Beijing's taxi drivers, who are on the frontline of a push by city officials to improve transportation and unsnarl the capital's clogged, polluted highways as the 2008 Olympics approaches.