Travellop – Travel Blog

The medical facility at the Olympic Village that offers comprehensive health care primarily for athletes and officials.

(BEIJING, July, 5) – World No. 2 Rafael Nadal cruised past Rainer Schuettler of Germany 6-1, 7-6, 6-4 to set up a third successive Wimbledon final against Roger Federer yesterday in the second semifinal on Centre Court at Wimbledon.The first set was a one-sided one in favor of the Spaniard since he broke the German’s opening service game. After breaking the German’s serve twice, the 22-year-old favorite easily took the first set 6-1.

At the start of the second set, Schuettler seemed to show signs of resistance. The two players managed the court well and were tied, before Schuettler gave away the set to the younger player by hitting a shot wide.

Nadal enjoying his victory

In the third set, Nadal brushed aside the German to secure a 6-4 win.
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By Keriann Hopkins and Michael Gryboski
CNSNews.com Correspondents
July 03, 2008

(CNSNews.com) – For Chinese human rights activist Harry Wu, the politics of the Beijing Olympics are a “temporary issue,” and efforts to boycott the Olympics are “in this moment impossible.” But the eyes and ears of the world, Wu said, should still be focused on human rights abuses in Communist China.

Wu told Cybercast News Service that the Bush administration is doing the best that it can to raise the issue of human rights abuses in China, given that former President George H. W. Bush is leading the American contingent to the games.

“They knew China has a problem with human rights, problems with persecuted people,” Wu said. “What else can we do? We’re American; we do our job, that’s it.”

Wu, who spent 19 years being beaten, tortured, and starved in a Chinese prison labor camp for criticizing the Chinese Communist Party, spoke Tuesday on the politics of the upcoming Olympics, at an event hosted by the Center for National Policy, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank.

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