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• An Artful Jogger in Beijing: The Pollution Is Not an Issue

  While these certainly are not good conditions for preparing to run a marathon — too hot and humid — they are not much worse than summer days in Princeton, N.J. Posted Saturday, August 16, 2008 8:22 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Running, Exercise, Air Pollution, Jogging

• Spain’s Sanchez Wins Exhausting Men’s Road Race

  Spain’s Samuel Sanchez won gold Saturday at the men’s cycling road race, an event where athletes in the Beijing Games had to confront the area’s notorious pollution in an endurance event. Posted Saturday, August 09, 2008 8:36 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: China, Olympic Games (2008), Bicycles and Bicycling, Air Pollution, Jonathan Bellis

• Air Quality Is Praised, but Doubts Are Swirling

  On the eve of the first Olympics held in China, the air was soupy and gray, with the air quality rating reaching 95, far short of clean air standards in the United States. Posted Thursday, August 07, 2008 10:19 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Environment, International Olympic Committee, Rogge, Jacques, Air Pollution

• Essay: Running on Fumes in Beijing

  Will a training plan survive the air, heat and humidity of China? Posted Monday, August 04, 2008 10:51 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Running, Weather, Air Pollution

• Beijing Weighs Added Pollution Plans for Olympics

  Beijing’s skies are so polluted that authorities are considering emergency measures during the Olympics. Posted Monday, July 28, 2008 7:51 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Environment, Air Pollution

• Triathlete Says Inhaler Helps Keep Her Moving

  Inhalers, like the one used by the triathlete Emma Snowsill, are increasingly becoming just another piece of exercise equipment for elite endurance athletes. Posted Monday, July 21, 2008 11:27 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Triathlon, Air Pollution, Asthma, Snowsill, Emma

• Jet Lag Is No Sweat, but Just Try to Beat the Heat and the Smog

  Air pollution, heat and humidity and time zone changes have been cited as potential factors at the Olympics, which could allow inferior athletes to win a competition. Posted Tuesday, July 15, 2008 9:34 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Weather, Jet Lag, Air Pollution

• Officials Note Two Concerns for Olympics: Air and Access

  Pollution and media access remain uncertainties as Beijing hustles to finish construction projects and get the city ready for the Aug. 8 opening ceremonies. Posted Tuesday, July 08, 2008 9:51 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Television, Environment, Freedom and Human Rights, Demonstrations and Riots, News and News Media, International Olympic Committee, Air Pollution, Human Rights Watch

• Cities Near Beijing Close Factories to Improve Air for Olympics

  The planned shutdowns of 40 factories near Beijing are one piece of a plan that is expected to result in many more temporary factory closings in the region during the Games. Posted Sunday, July 06, 2008 11:09 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Beijing (China), China, Olympic Games (2008), Environment, Air Pollution, Shutdowns (Institutional)