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Information for Athletes Traveling to China for the Olympic and Paralympic Games

Congratulations on making the U.S. Olympic or Paralympic Team!

As you strive for the gold, don’t get sidelined by a travel illness or injury. Use this website as your travel training handbook. Keep reading to learn more about how you can have a safe and healthy trip to the Beijing Olympic or Paralympic Games.

Information for Olympic and Paralympic Athletes Traveling to China

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The health tips on this website are important for anyone traveling to China, including your family and friends who are coming to cheer you on. Make sure your loved ones are protected. Share what you’ve learned about good travel health.

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This section of the website contains information specifically for athletes preparing to compete in Beijing. General information for people traveling to watch the Olympic or Paralympic Games is available from the main Gold Medal Travel Health Tips for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games webpage.

Content Source:
Division of Global Migration and Quarantine
National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases

Page Last Reviewed: May 23, 2008
 Page Last Modified: June 11, 2008
 Page Created: May 23, 2008