Yesterday, we wrote a post about how
The National Stadium is built out of steel, which is formed into a lattice. This structure helps the venue with water conservation, pooling the rain water into a nearby pond. The rain water will provide 23% of the water used on the grounds, and the rest will come from industrial waste water and urban sewage. The recycled water will be used for watering the plants and washing the race track.
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Over 100,000 construction workers on the 2012 Olympics venue in London will be subjected to biometric tests while they build the site. The two-tier system will scan hands and faces, and should be up and running by June this year, when work starts on the 50-acre site. And these measures, part of the $700 million security budget, will not just be for the building contractors, either.
Three-time world champion Emma Snowsill outlasted Vanessa Fernandes to win Australia the Women's Triathlon gold medal at the Beijing Olympics on Monday.
Snowsill breezed through the finish line in 1 hour 58 minutes and 27 seconds, carrying her national flag and clapping hands with her supporters.
Snowsill's teammate Emma Moffatt took the bronze.
The Women's Hockey pool WB match W25 between Germany and Japan took place at the Olympic Green Hockey Field on day ten of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 18, 2008 in Beijing, China. Germany beat Japan 1-0.
The first round competition of Men's 110m Hurdles took place at the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, on August 18, 2008.
World record holder Dayron Robles of Cuba breezed to the next round of the Men's 110m Hurdles on Monday morning.
In heat one, Robles clocked 13.39 seconds, followed by Andrew Turner of Britain and Ji Wei of China.
