Grand fireworks and spectacular choreography brought to a close the Beijing Games Sunday as one of the most remarkable Olympics in recent history were declared at an end. Fireworks across China's ...

Could it really be over so quickly? Ever since the International Olympic Committee awarded Beijing the Summer Games in 2001, China had lavished $44 billion on transforming the capital into a city ...

The 2008 Beijing Olympics showcased China's reemergence on the world stage. In awarding those Games to China, the International Olympic Committee predicted the Olympics could improve human rights, and ...

The 2008 Olympic Games got underway on schedule at 8 p.m. local Beijing time, capping years of preparation and months of protests. World leaders including China’s President Hu Jintao, U.S. President ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Russia have been stripped of the 4x400m women's relay silver medal from the Beijing Olympics after Anastasia Kapachinskaya tested positive for a steroid in a re-test of her ...

Moscow - Beijing was awarded the 2008 Olympics on Friday, winning the games for the world's most populous country for the first time. The International Olympic Committee picked China over rival bids ...

If the thousands of free condoms handed out to Olympic athletes this year are any indication, even the sourest of Olympic experiences are expected to end with a smile. Maybe even a smoke. After all, ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Beijing 2008 Embrace the competitive spirit of the world's most prestigious sporting event and represent your country as you compete for the highest honor - ...

It seems to me that there is always controversy involved with every Olympics, but it just seems there’s been a lot of issues with the Beijing Games, starting back even before the Games began when the ...

Over 160 human rights advocacy groups have delivered a joint letter to the chief of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) calling for it to reconsider its choice to award China the 2022 Winter ...