THE OLYMPICS IN TOMORROW'S IRISH TIMES:
Ian O'Riordanwent on a 10 km run through the streets of Beijing to get a taste of the heat, humidity and smog in the city and found it to be a sickening experience.
Keith Dugganreports on how the Chinese and the IOC have been preparing for tomorrow's opening ceremony.
Plus:Up-to-the-minute coverage of the ceremony as it proceeds on irishtimes.com and Irish rower Gearóid Towey's first blog dispatch from the Games.
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Readers of The Irish Timesand irishtimes.comwill capture all the excitement of Beijing with comprehensive round-the-clock coverage in print and online throughout the competition.
Tom Humphries, Keith Dugganand Ian O'Riordanwill report daily from Beijing. Clifford Coonan, China Correspondent will be reporting from Beijing itself and Mary Hanniganwill be casting her beady eye over the wall-to-wall battle for the TV viewers.
irishtimes.comwill keep readers up-to-date with the latest news, views and results from China as the 54 Irish athletes bid for Olympic glory.
Rower Gearóid Towey, gearing up for his third Olympic experience, is writing exclusively from the Games while Seán Kennywill be burning the midnight oil to give the website his unique take on events.
The action starts tomorrow, Friday, August 8th, with the opening ceremony and continues until Sunday, August 24th.