30 Jul 2008

Spanish official fears Beijing humidity more than pollution

7:02 pm on 30 July 2008

A Spanish Olympic official believes Beijing's heat and humidty will be a greater problem than pollution during the Olympic Games.

Spain's athletics chief Jose Maria Odriozola says when he was in Beijing this time two years ago for the world junior athletics championship, the athletes weren't bothered by pollution, only the climate.

He believes the air quality won't be any worse in Beijing than in other major cities.