Religious Freedom

The 2008 Olympics in China could provide the spark for religious freedom, a Hong Kong Catholic bishop has said.

Bishop John Tong said the 2008 games could provide the boost that China's Christians need.

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"Hosting the 2008 Olympic Games may help China to become more open"

I don't think that the Olympics has any connection at all with relgion, aside that is from it obvious connection to mammon.

Tokyo To Bid For 2016 Olympics

The Governor of Tokyo, Shintaro Ishihara, has said that Tokyo will bid to host the Summer Olympics in 2016 or later.

The Tokyo metropolitan government will appoint an officer to head the bid on October 1st, and set up a preparatory committee by the end of October.

Bids don't need to be submitted to the International Olympic Committee until 2007. The host city will be selected in 2009.

Women's Course Changed

The landscape changes to one of the women's skiing courses for February's Turin Olympics have been completed.

The layout had been criticised for being too flat and easy. Hilde Gerg, from Germany, had led a petition to move the super-G to nearby Sestriere, where men's races will be held.

However, the Turin organisers, the International Olympic Committee and the International Ski Federation ordered that five jumps be changed and a new curve running against the slope be added.