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Yahoo! Telemundo today announced the official launch of a site dedicated exclusively to coverage of this summer’s Olympic Games. Available by logging on to espanol.sports.yahoo.com/china2008/ , the Spanish-language “China 2008″ features all that an Olympics lover is in search of, including historical and background information, the latest news and results, events schedules, videos and photo galleries.
Additionally, fans of the Summer Games will have access to a number of interactive tools and features on “China 2008,” among them the ability to share and comment on news articles, photos and videos, pose questions on Yahoo! Respuestas, upload pictures on Flickr, express views on message boards and participate in daily polls. By incorporating these social products and services, Yahoo! is delivering on its commitment to providing a better internet through people.
“With a breadth of information delivered round-the-clock and a host of interactive features, ‘China 2008′ is just the vehicle to place our users at the front and center of this summer’s Olympic Games,” said Jose Rivera Font, vice president and general manager, Yahoo! Hispanic Americas.
Following are highlights of “China 2008″:
– The latest: up-to-the-minute coverage of Games-related news and competition results
– Photo galleries: photos of athletes, events, venues and more, courtesy of Getty Images
– Videos: video highlights courtesy of EFE news agency
– Schedule: detailed calendar of events broken down by individual sport
– Results: results and medal tally for each sport; medal tally for each country
– The athletes: list of participating athletes broken down by country; profiles of top medal contenders
– The sports: pages devoted to each individual sport, including historical information, gold medal prospects, related news and photos
– History/background: detailed facts about Beijing and other host cities, competition venues and the Olympic Games themselves
– Commentary: message boards in which users can comment on Games
– Flickr: direct link to Games-related photos shared by users
– Yahoo! Respuestas: direct link to user-generated questions and answers regarding Games
About Yahoo! Telemundo:
Yahoo! Telemundo (www.yahootelemundo.com ), is a commercial venture between Yahoo! Inc. and Telemundo Communications Group, Inc., and is a leading online media and services community for Hispanic consumers in the U.S. This comprehensive and engaging online community for U.S. Hispanics brings together Yahoo!’s leading technology, Internet tools and services with the online assets and original television content of Telemundo, connecting the U.S. Hispanic community to their passions, their communities and the world’s knowledge.“
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