Portal features 'Bolympics'

Portal features 'Bolympics'

JAKARTA (JP): The games have yet to start, but one record has
already been set: Sydney has the largest media center in Olympics
history with its 40,000 square meter Main Press Center. There,
hundreds of thousands of words and pictures will flow through
various media, newspapers, radio, television, and of course, the
Internet to the millions of enthusiasts following the quadrennial
event.

In its official website, www.olympics.com, surfers can check
latest developments, peruse profiles of "athletes of the day" (on
Aug. 24, one was Indonesian badminton star Taufik Hidayat - whose
birthplace was erroneously reported as Bundang, instead of
Bandung) or even book tickets.

In Jakarta, a local portal (www.bolehmail.com) is organizing
an online Olympics, called "Bolympics". It claimed to have
prepared a series of entertaining events, packed with a variety
of programs designed to provide a medium for Internet users to
become "participants" rather than just spectators.

The "Bolympics", held from August 21 until September 30,
comprises weekly events that include the medals forecasting of
Indonesian athletes in Sydney. Winners will receive prizes such
as cell phones and DVD players. (sim)