A preview of the Beijing Olympics

Sports reporter Jay Weiner is in Beijing, China, covering the Olympics for the 14th time. He joins Midday for an up-close look at the competition -- and the politics -- as the Summer Games begin on Friday.

Guests

• Jay Weiner: Longtime contributor to Minnesota Public Radio coverage of the Olympics, former reporter for the Star Tribune, and now a freelance reporter for Sportingnews.com, MinnPost.com and other publications.

More from MPR

• Power, Politics and the Olympics: The Games Behind the Games
  August 1, 2008
• Olympic preparations
  August 5, 2008
• Still cleaning up after disasters
  July 18, 2008
• Aging athletically
  July 14, 2008
• Grammar Grater: It's Greek to Us

Resources

• Official Web site of the Olympic Games
• Jay Weiner's Olympics Web site