Diving

Heeeeere, sharkie sharkie sharkie

Here's an opportunity that adventure seekers 10 and up are not going to want to miss: a guided underwater tour of Beijing's Blue Zoo aquarium complete with the opportunity to pet a shark. Yes, I said pet a shark.

Long-term Beijing resident Steven Schwankert, a veteran diver with more than two decades of diving experience and the proprietor of local diving operation SinoScuba, is hosting a weekend of close encounters with 6 species of sharks (as well as other other underwater denizens) on July 30-31 at Beijing's own Blue Zoo.

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A great way to get into the Olympic spirit (as if the past six years of buildup wasn’t enough) is to go and check out some of the Good Luck Beijing events going on around town.

Last week at the diving competition, 13-year-old Tom Daley finished seventh in Beijing's diving World Cup. This means he’ll become the youngest-ever diver to represent the UK at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

Check out The Guardian's video of Tom in action.