Lula da Silva in Boston Globe It is time to address this imbalance,Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told IOC members in Copenhagen yesterday, before they chose Rio to host the 2016 Olympics in a 66-32 landslide over Madrid. "It is time to light the Olympic...
Nancy Pelosi in Xinhua The spokesperson Jiang Yu made the remarks when asked to comment on the statement in which Pelosi said "I believe that International Olympic Committee made a mistake in awarding the 2008 Summer Games to China."
Elena Dementieva in USA Today It's very hard not to think about the Olympic Games,Dementieva said. "Very difficult to refocus. I mean, all my thinking is there in Beijing."