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Beijing won the Games easily. In voting that could have gone four rounds, the capital captured an outright majority of 56 ballots in the second. Paris, a top rival, polled a paltry 18 votes?four behind the other front-runner, Toronto. French politicians immediately acted like sore losers, and pointed...
Civil liberties are China's Achilles' heel. By winning the Games, it will face more scrutiny on this front than ever. The chairman of Beijing's bid committee, Wang Wei, also raised expectations by promising that a Beijing Games would "improve all facets of life in China, including education, health...
Road to the 2008 Olympics
Special Site The Road to the 2008 Olympics
Beijing Bags It China gets its coveted 2008 Olympics. Now--can it pull them off? Jubilation on the Streets of Beijing Cell Phone from Beijing: TIME's Matt Forney reports from celebrations in Tiananmen Square Beijing Gets the Games TIME's Olympic veteran Barry Hillenbrand weighs in on the IOC...