WHY ATHLETES ARE LEAVING BEIJING TO THE LAST MINUTE

摘要

China's new economic might will be on display in the 2008 Summer Games. But Beijing won't get all the Olympic business. The U.S. and more than a half-dozen European countries will train their athletes in Japan in the weeks before the event, according to Japan's Olympic Committee. And 10 nations, including New Zealand, will base their athletes in Korea. Publicly, sports officials cite the world-class facilities in both nations.