andy_wrx
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/front_page/6934955.stm
We went to China a couple of years ago.
We took a train from one city of 5million people to another of 8million.
They looked identical - same ugly, dirty, concrete buildings; same buses and taxis spewing-out diesel fumes; same MacDonalds, Kodak Express on every corner.
It was late afternoon when we arrived, knackered after the train, went up to our hotel room and immediately closed the curtains, all you could see through the window was the sun was glaring-in from a bright yellow polluted sky.
In the morning, opened the curtains and there was another tower block on the other side of the road - swear it hadn't been there the night before....
Went out for the day, came back late afternoon, it had gone again, all you could see was the blur of the sun in the polluted sky.
Just walking around the streets our lungs were burning.
I wouldn't like to run or cycle in that...
Olympic chief Jacques Rogge says air pollution could lead to some events at the 2008 Beijing Games being postponed.
"Sports with short durations would not be a problem, but endurance sports like cycling are examples of competitions that might be postponed or delayed."
We went to China a couple of years ago.
We took a train from one city of 5million people to another of 8million.
They looked identical - same ugly, dirty, concrete buildings; same buses and taxis spewing-out diesel fumes; same MacDonalds, Kodak Express on every corner.
It was late afternoon when we arrived, knackered after the train, went up to our hotel room and immediately closed the curtains, all you could see through the window was the sun was glaring-in from a bright yellow polluted sky.
In the morning, opened the curtains and there was another tower block on the other side of the road - swear it hadn't been there the night before....
Went out for the day, came back late afternoon, it had gone again, all you could see was the blur of the sun in the polluted sky.
Just walking around the streets our lungs were burning.
I wouldn't like to run or cycle in that...