With just a couple days to go, the long-awaited Olympic games will commence. Is Beijing really ready for such a big event? The following photos shows how bad was the pollution in Beijing yesterday.

Beijing pollution, Source: BBC

BBC recorded PM10 readings at 104 micrograms yesterday which declined from 292 micrograms a day before. Here are the pollution readings captured by BBC over the weeks:

Beijing PM10 Readings

Seriously, how are the contestants from overseas cope with the air conditions during the Olympics??