Image by Dennis Conrad via FlickrAll the Olympic conversation, apart from the sport
"Out of respect for himself, Mr Gosper should quit, not just the commission but the IOC, which has left him looking like a forlorn dupe," the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper said in an editorial on Friday. - You
It needed Hu Jintao to step in and get more (but still not free) access to the internet; very interesting - You
""There will be sites blocked that have to do with pornography or where in the opinion of the national government are sites which are subversive or against national interest, and that's normal in most countries in the world.#" - You
""The IOC would like to stress that no deal with the Chinese authorities to censor the internet has ever in any way been entered into," said the sports body in a press release. Earlier in the week, however, IOC press chief Kevan Gosper seemed to admit the existence of some kind of agreement between the IOC and local organisers BOCOG to restrict web access. " - You
