Following on from the success of its Athens Olympic mini-site, the British Judo Association has officially launched a dedicated Beijing Olympic site at www.britishjudo.org.uk/beijing.

The Beijing Olympics are fast approaching with the opening ceremony taking place on the 8 th August 2008 in Beijing, followed by 16 days of sporting competition. This will be the first time the Olympic Games have taken place in the Peoples Republic of China. The Paralympics Games begin shortly after with the opening ceremony taking place on the 6 th September and closing on the 17 th September 2008.

The Games will see 10,500 athletes from around the globe competing in 302 events, in 28 different sports. Team GB have a seven strong judo squad; Craig Fallon, Euan Burton, Winston Gordon, Peter Cousins, Sarah Clark, Michelle Rogers and Karina Bryant. While four players; Darren Harris, Sam Ingram, Ben Quilter and Ian Rose will compete in the Paralympics.

The new Beijing mini-site contains a ‘meet the team’ section, which includes biogs for both Olympic and Paralympics players, a guide to judo, a latest news feed, a chance for supporters to send messages of support, and a ‘reports from Beijing’ page, which will be updated when the Games begin.

All messages of support will be passed on to the players before they travel to Beijing. If you have any messages please send them to jamessills@britishjudo.org.uk.

If you are interested in finding out more information regarding Team GB or the Beijing Olympics then you can visit the main British Olympics Association website (www.olympics.org.uk).