Pupils are given a daunting lesson in Olympic fervour – Jane Macartney

From Times Online:

Students hoping to make the grade for university entry in China next year will have a new subject added to their already exhausting exam curriculum: Olympic knowledge.

The addition is part of the frenzy gripping China since the capital, Beijing, won the right to host the 2008 Olympics. Hoardings on every main street carry advertisements heralding the Games.

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