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500-day Olympic countdown

Medal design unveiled to mark 500-day countdown

The athletes will be awarded medals made of metal and jade when they make it to the podium in the 2008 Olympic Games.

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·	Beijing launches "smile" campaign to welcome 2008 Olympics
	Beijing officially launched a "smile" campaign in every way of life to welcome the 2008 Olympic Games, which is exactly 500 days away. Beijing citizens, especially those from malls, restaurants,
·	Organizers start recruiting volunteers outside mainland of China
	The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG) and Beijing Olympic Games Volunteer Work Coordination Group on Monday officially launched the volunteers recruitment from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan
·	Medal design unveiled to mark 500-day countdown
	By Sportswriter Gao Peng The athletes will be awarded medals made of metal and jade when they make it to the podium in the 2008 Olympic Games. The Beijing Olympic Organizing
·	Beijing full of confidence 500 days before Olympics
	By sportswriter Gao Peng With the 2008 Olympic Games exactly 500 days away, China's preparations are going smoothly as planned, but challenges still remain over issues such as pollution and
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	A group of 225 Japanese lawmakers formed a support group for the 2008 Beijing Olympics on Monday, to contribute to the success of the upcoming sports event and boost friendly ties with China. "The


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·	Countdown ceremony in Hong Kong
	Officials take part in a countdown ceremony in front of a countdown clock as it changes to 500 days to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Hong Kong March 27, 2007. Hong Kong will hold the equestrian event during the Olympics.
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·	Olympic countdown clock hits 500 days

·	Boy celebrates 500-day countdown
	A boy wearing an angel costume is interviewed by a television crew near the Olympic countdown clock displaying 500 days to the Olympic Games in Beijing March 26, 2007. A series of events are happening in China's capital to
·	Tianjin Olympic Stadium
	A labourer walks at the Tianjin Olympic Stadium which will host the football preliminary competitions during the 2008 Beijing Olympics Games in northern China's Tianjin municipality, March 27, 2007.

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