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British Athletes to wear gas masks at the Olympics


Al Gore’s right, pollution is bad and that

The Olympics

As a result of coal-fired industries, geographical location and a huge amount of cars, Beijing is covered in a thick grey cloud most of the time. In fact, the air quality is so bad that people were told to stay inside their homes a fortnight ago due to ‘hazardous pollution levels.’

As a result, several Olympic events may be delayed or postponed, in light of the health risks to the athletes: in an Olympic biking test event last September, just eight of fifty riders finished, most blaming the

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Posted: January 18th, 2008 by Ryan Bailey