Opening Ceremony performers faced harsh conditions - Olympics

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Opening Ceremony performers faced harsh conditions - Olympics
Sports Business Radio blogs found this 8/20/2008 on sports.espn.go.com [flag]
BEIJING -- Martial arts student Cheng Jianghua only saw the army barracks he stayed in and the stadium where he performed at the spectacular Olympics Opening Ceremony. But his sacrifices were minor -- other performers were injured, fainted from heatstroke or forced to wear adult diapers so the show could go on. Filmmaker Zhang Yimou, the ceremony's director, insisted in an interview with ... [link]

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Olympic Opening Ceremony Performers Endure Harsh Conditions while Training
Published 8/20/2008 by Berger at Sports Business Radio blogs
... We hear often about the poor labor conditions that exist in China because of the fact that there are no unions to protect the rights of workers. Well it seems that the thousands of performers who made the Olympic opening ceremonies so spectacular were treated harshly by the organizers of the opening ceremony as they trained for the big night. Not only were they made to train 16 hours per day, but there was even a performer who was paralyzed during the rehearsals. ...

Opening Ceremonies Still Not Up to<br>North Korean Standards
Published 8/20/2008 at The Sporting Blog
... So it should not be a surprise to find out that the intricately choreographed and admittedly stunning opening ceremonies for the Beijing Games emerged from a work schedule Nick Saban would consider "unreasonable." ...

Performers Treated Like Rest of China’s Workforce
Published 8/20/2008 by Eamonn at SPORTSbyBROOKS
Everyone knows it’s tough to be a worker in China. Long hours, minimal recourse, and — for most in the country — tiny pay. China’s economic boom directly benefits from all of these factors, but that doesn’t make them any more palatable to outsiders. [image] ...

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