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Qingdao SailingThe 2008 Olympic Sailing Regatta will be held August 9th throught the 21st at the Qingdao International Marina & Olympic Sailing Center which is located at the former Beihai dockyard in FuShan Bay adjoining Wusi (May 4th) Square and DongHai Xi Lu. The opening ceremony of the Sailing Regatta of the 29th Olympic Games will be held at HuiQuan Square on August 8, 2008.

The 13th Paralympic Games will also be held at the Qingdao International Marina & Olympic Sailing Center from September 6th through the 17th, 2008. An estimated 4,000 athletes from 150 countries and regions around the world are expected to participate in the 13th Paralympic Games, along with 2,500 support staff including coaches, trainers, and technical officials. Approximately 4,000 press, photo, television and radio journalists, and relevant technicians are expected to cover this event.

The Olympic flame was kindled in Olympia at 11:00 a.m. (GMT +2), 24 March 2008, and after a global journey through Almaty, Istanbul, St. Petersburg, London, Paris, San Francisco, Buenos Aires, Dar es Salaam, Muscat, Islamabad, New Delhi, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Canberra, Nagano, Seoul, Pyongyang, and Ho Chi Minh City, it will arrive back in Hong Kong, China for its domestic route. Qingdao citizens and travelers can witness the Beijing Olympic torch “XiangYun” and the Olympic flame at various locations throughout Qingdao on July 24th, 2008. The exact date and time is still to be announced (TBA).

A grand welcoming ceremony will be held for the arrival of the Olympic flame & torch in Qingdao. After a starting ceremony, in the morning, 138 Qingdao torchbearers and 34 guide-runners will pass the torch across Qingdao city and then finally to RiZhao in the afternoon.

Official Government Sites:
www.sailing2008.org
torchrelay.beijing2008.cn/en/journey/index.shtml

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Double Thousand Project
Over 8.8 million RMB was donated by China Merchants Bank, Huaxia Bank, Bank of Communications and 45 other financial enterprises for Qingdao's campaign to bring Olympic sailing onto local school campuses.  This will help promote primary and secondary Olympic sailing to young local talented athletes.  The ‘Double Thousand Project’ goals include the creation of one hundred Youth Sailing Clubs, the training 1000 junior sailors, and the purchase of 1000 sailboats for use by students in the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Olympic Regatta.


Rain to Clean the 2008 Olympic Air
Seeking to clean the air and ensure sunshine before the 2008 Olympics, Chinese meteorologists say they will, through a process known as cloud seeding, create precipitation in the days before the opening ceremonies to empty the air of excess moisture.

US Sailing Team Wins Two Gold Medals, One Bronze at the 2006 International Sailing Regatta

The first of two annual Olympic Test Events were held at the Qingdao International Marina in Qingdao, a coastal city located 692 kilometers east of Beijing.  Ranked a Grade 2 event by ISAF, the regatta featured the Olympic sailing competition’s nine classes: Finn (men); 470 (men and women); Laser (men); Laser Radial (women); Neil Pryde RS:X (men and women); 49er, Star, Tornado (all open); and Yngling (women).  Exactly two years before the 2008 Olympic Games, 34 top-ranked members of the US Sailing Team (USST) got a taste of Olympic competition at the 2006 Qingdao International Regatta from August 18-31.  The USST competed against 430 sailors from 40 countries and regions.
 
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