IOC approves Sochi 2014 Games sports sites - October 9, 2008The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday approved all venue sites for the 2014 Winter Games in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi.
Organizers were forced to relocate some of the sports because ...
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Opening Paralympic Games - September 6, 2008Today the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing starts. The Games will kick off with another spectacular ceremony in the National Stadium – the Bird’s Nest - in Beijing. Over 13 days, 4,000 athletes from 1...
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Top 10 moments of the Beijing Olympics - August 24, 2008Following is a selection of the top 10 moments from the Beijing Olympics:
1) Usain Bolt breaks the 100 metres world record. Bolt already owned the record and in front of a packed Bird’s Nest stadium...
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Jamaica’s Bolt breaks 200 mark, gets sprint double - August 20, 2008Usain Bolt of Jamaica broke the world record by winning the 200 meters in 19.30 seconds Wednesday night, becoming the first man since Carl Lewis in 1984 to sweep the 100 and 200 gold medals at an Olym...
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Three gold medals for untouchable Hoy - August 19, 2008Chris Hoy turned up to the post-race news conference with his neck bowed down by the weight of metal.
The three gold medals he took in track cycling may not seem much next to Michael Phelps, but they...
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