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Monday, 16 June 2008 |
Most of the Australian athletes will miss Beijing's opening ceremony
It has been reported that most of the Australian track and field athletes have already decided to miss the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics on 8 August because of worries about air pollution in the Chinese city.
Athletics Australia has said that the country's contestants will be staying in a Hong Kong holding camp until just before the events they are due to take part in.
Performance boss Max Binnington explained: "Anything more than five or six days and athletes inevitably end up with some sort of respiratory problem. So many sports who don't have to be there early are choosing not to go in."
One of the Australian favourites to win in Beijing is twice 400m hurdles world champion Jana Rawlinson and she has decided to get ready in Japan.
Australia's triathletes are also skipping the opening ceremony due to health worries.
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