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 ...

People were invited to e-mail their comments on the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Below is a selection of responses. (CNN) -- I thought it was absolutely fantastic, the enthusiasm of the ...

Chinese Olympics officials broke their silence Thursday on Steven Spielberg’s decision to quit as artistic director of the Beijing Games. In a defiant statement, they said they regretted he wasn’t ...

For all you Thai-reading sports fan blogheads out there, do check out the 2008 Olympics WordPress theme. The cruel irony being, of course, that WordPress has been blocked in China ...

Until Sunday, the Olympic "Water Cube" in Beijing was best known for being blue and bubbly and bright at night. Now the Olympic swimming pool inside may get more attention. A dozen world and Olympic ...

BEIJING, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Hosts China surpassed their high expectations by winning five gold medals and eight in total from the 15 shooting events at the 2008 Olympics. Sign up here. Yet it was the ...