British Olympians use red contact lenses in bid to beat Beijing smog

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Goalkeeper Beth Storry and her team-mates were affected by hazy conditions as they played on the island of Macau, near Hong Kong which, like Beijing, is blanketed in pollution. The lenses help focus in the smog.

Last week Beijing ordered more than a million of the nation's 3.3 million cars from the roads and closed dozens of factories in a desperate attempt to slash air pollution levels.

But it may not be enough: According to the China Daily newspaper, the government may ban 90 per cent of private cars and close more factories ahead of the start of the Games on 8 August.

China has also failed to improve human rights in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics and risks "permanently sullying" the legacy of the Games, Amnesty International warned today.

A damning report by the civil rights organisation accuses China of giving empty assurances to the world.

Amnesty International UK campaigns director Tim Hancock said: "The Olympic values have been betrayed by the Chinese government."

He added: "The Chinese authorities have broken the promises they made when they were granted the Olympics seven years ago."

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