July 2008 Archives

Every Olympics has a torch relay and the 2008 Olympics in Beijing did, too. It is currently one of the longest torch relays in history. The torch will visit all six populated continents, visit over 30 countries, and has made it up Mt. Everest and back.

To prepare for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, Beijing has set up different competitions to test the new Olympic venues, such as the MLB playing in the Wukesong Baseball Stadium. Another of these pre-Olympic competitions was the 2008 FINA Diving World Cup held in May of this year.

My parents got three tickets to the Women's 3-Meter Springboard Diving at the Water Cube so I got to go! The reason the Water Cube is so special is the fact that it was built as "green" and environmentally friendly. The bubbles in the structure allow the Water Cube to collect rainwater, and it uses the sun to heat up the pools and the pool areas.

Hi, I'm David and I have been living in Beijing, China for a year and a half. I'm 12 years old and am going into the 8th grade this year. I have a brother, Jonathan, who is 15 and is going into the 11th grade this year. I go to an international school in the outskirts of Beijing. I like to play tennis and baseball and games on the computer.