Fireworks, athletes and pageantry on a scale never before seen in the Olympics opened the Summer Games in Beijing on Friday as the Asian nation kicked off the biggest and most scrutinized Games in ...

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 ...

MILAN, Italy — A teenage Russian figure skater was at the center of a doping scandal that rocked the Beijing Olympics figure skating competition in 2022, eventually resulting in her disqualification ...

Everyone remembers the panda mascots from the Beijing Olympics in 2022 and 2008, and some may even recall the Phyrge from the ...

Usain Bolt previously revealed how he felt when his disgraced Jamaican Olympic squad teammate Nesta Carter apologised to him after failing a drugs test, which cost the 39-year-old an Olympic medal ...

Olympics brought a smile to Chinese faces as China became the 22nd nation to host the Games. Overall, it was the third Olympic Games being held in Asia after Tokyo, Japan in 1964 and Seoul, South ...

Comebacks turn great athletes into legends. The Olympics push the body and mind harder than any other event. Some athletes ...

Editor's note: Follow Olympics figure skating live results and updates from the 2026 Winter Games. MILAN — As Ilia Malinin sat in the Kiss-and-Cry section, waiting for his free skate score to be read ...

Bolt retired from athletics after the 2017 World Championships, where he won bronze in his final solo 100m race but then pulled up in his last ever contest in the 4x100m relay final. After refusing a ...