Beijing's Air Quality Improves From "You Gotta Be Kidding Me!" to "Eh...?"

Nope, it's not fog over London. Try smog over Beijing! What better place to hold the world's premiere athletic competitions than one of the most unhealthy, polluted countries in the world!

But alas; there's good news for Olympians. Today it was reported that Beijing's air quality showed "dramatic improvement." Which means that today's air quality is only three times as bad as the worst air quality day in Los Angeles. Yay!



Today's positive finding was unfortunately not a breath of fresh air to all of the marathon runners who've already dropped out of this year's games due to health fears. And some are even planning to throw a costume party:

"Some U.S. athletes are considering wearing masks. New Zealand's athletes have been issued face masks with team equipment. Team managers have advised athletes to wear masks around the Olympic village but not during competition."

I'd love to see a cocky sprinter, with his Jim Carrey-esque breathing mask soaring to victory and screaming "Somebody stop me!"

For your health. The full story here.