Beijing's spectacular National Stadium, known as the "Bird's Nest", is the centrepiece of the Olympic Games. The opening and closing ceremonies take place here, as do all track and field events, and the football finals. Qinhuangdao, on the Chinese ...

BBC Sport's Olympic Map - BBC Sport

Using this map, you can explore the venues in which the Olympics will take place. There are more than 30 venues in Beijing to uncover, as well as sailing in Qingdao on China's north-east coast, and equestrian sports in Hong Kong, to the south. ...

China deporting ticket scalpers - Straits Times

Most of the suspects tried to sell tickets around the main Olympics venues, including the Bird's Nest, the Water Cube, and the basketball gymnasium. -- AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING - CHINA has detained seven foreigners accused of trying to scalp ...

Olympics summit to learn from Beijing - Evening Standard

THE high command of the Olympic movement is to meet in London to discuss what lessons can be learned from the Beijing Games. Up to 70 VIPs will attend the "Beijing debrief" this month in a week-long summit which will begin with a lecture by Jacques ...