Beijing the ‘right call’ for Olympics - February 8, 2008The International Olympic Committee says history will prove it was right to award the 2008 Games to Beijing despite concerns over human rights in China.
Yesterday marks six months until the start of ...
Read moreMore doping tests and tighter controls await athletes at August's Beijing Games, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge said on Wednesday.
"Doping control at the upcoming Beiji...
Read moreBeijing Olympic Games organisers face a ticketing nightmare after only a quarter of the 1.8 million tickets available were allocated in the latest seat lottery, Olympic officials said.
The Beijing Or...
Read moreChina officially unveiled its bubble-wrapped National Aquatics Centre, nicknamed the "Water Cube", on Monday, one of the two iconic venues for this year's Beijing Olympics.
The imposing rectangular ...
Read moreAll seven applicants — Chicago; Baku, Azerbaijan; Doha, Qatar; Madrid, Spain; Prague, Czech Republic; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and Tokyo — submitted bid files to the IOC by Monday's deadline.
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