In the months and weeks leading up to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, there
was considerable concern about the pollution in and around the Olympic venues
and its potential impact on the Games. Media coverage tended to focus on the
worst case scenarios of ‘what might happen’ but little coverage was aimed at what actions the Chinese initiated to mitigate health risks to athletes and spectators.
This article will shed some light on those actions and the results that followed. Continued……