Beauty with a spear

Brazil News.Net
Sunday 17th August, 2008 (IANS)

Paraguayan javelin thrower, Leryn Franco, may be the deadliest beauty at these Games. The athlete is among the most photographed and talked about athletes of the Games so far - and that may not even be for her event. Leryn is a former Miss Paraguay runner-up and also participated in Miss Bikini Universe competition in 2006. What about javelin throw? She was 42nd at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and supports her sporting ambition by modelling. 'Modelling is a way for me to continue with my sport. The hours are flexible, and you can earn good money through photographic modelling and the catwalk,' she was reported as saying in China Daily.

China swathed in Olympic hues

Thirty small cabins have been set up at the Olympic Green in northern Beijing to showcase the cultural heritage of different parts of the country.

The show at the Olympic park has received about 50,000 visitors over the past few days, the Beijing News reported.

The show is open to athletes, officials and journalists attending the Games.

'Spectators can visit for free with venue tickets on the day of the event,' Kan Ke, deputy director of the Games' cultural activities department, said.

Also, about 10,000 free tickets are distributed every day to Beijing residents.

There is also an afternoon parade with aerobics and hip-hop dance performances, and an evening show that includes singing and dancing.

'We have been practising for a month under intense heat, wearing heavy clothing,' Xiao Li, a performer in the parade show, said.

'But when I saw the enthusiastic crowd following us, I knew it was totally worthwhile.'

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