As the hours tick down to the showpiece Olympic opening ceremony, chances this heavy smog will lift today appear slim. Beijing skies worsen despite pollution victory claims . Beijing smog will 'cut athletes' performances by 20%' - levels of harmful pollutants in the air could also leave competitors vulnerable to respiratory illnesses. Chinese smog is a different animal than your average smog, it's filled with lead, other heavy metals, dioxins, and all of the "dangerous" things.
The four United States cyclists who wore pollution-cutting masks as they arrived at the airport here this week apologized to Olympic organizers Wednesday, insisting that they wore the masks for health reasons and did not mean to insult the host country. It's hard to blame these guys for what they did.
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