Aug 06, 2008

IOC says pollution exaggerated as athletes wear masks (AFP)

People walk across the smog-shrouded Olympic Green in Beijing on August 4, 2008. The International Olympic Committee said Tuesday the dangers posed by pollution in Beijing had been exaggerated, as some competitors arrived for the Games wearing masks to protect their lungs.(AFP/DDP/File/Michael Kappeler)AFP - The International Olympic Committee said Tuesday the dangers posed by pollution in Beijing had been exaggerated, as some competitors arrived for the Games wearing masks to protect their lungs.