[Olympic]Public can walk Olympic cross-country course

[Olympic]Public can walk Olympic cross-country course

<br/><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 300%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 300%; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体;">The Olympic cross-country course at Beas River in Hong Kong will be open for the public to walk on August 8, the day of the opening ceremony in Beijing for the games. <p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 300%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 300%; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体;">Spectators holding tickets for the cross-country test of the eventing competition on August 11 can access the venue from 2pm-6pm on Friday, August 8, but must register online by tomorrow to participate. Numbers will be limited to 2000. <p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 300%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 300%; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体;">The course is about 5.7km long, and organisers advise course walkers to be prepared for inclement weather. <p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 300%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 300%; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体;">The course has been created on the Beas River Country Club and the adjacent Hong Kong Golf Club. The track is 10m wide.<p></p></span></p>

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