China has scored a sporting own goal, as its first rehearsal for Beijing’s Olympic Games in 2008 descended into a farce of alleged match-rigging, bribery, unfair judging and doping scandals.
The week-long National Games – staged in the presence of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge – closed on Sunday amid serious questions over China’s readiness to stage a fair Olympics.
Drugs and bribes claims hit China’s Olympic rehearsal – David Eimer
Posted by Xiao Qiang | Oct 25, 2005
Categories : Beijing Olympics 2008,Society
