2008 Olympic Pictures

PARIS - CHINA'S former Olympic 110 metre hurdle champion Liu Xiang confirmed on Monday that he has been given the all clear after his struggle with a right Achilles injury. The 2004 Olympic champion was forced to pull out of last year's Beijing Olympics because of the injury and underwent surgery in the United States in December 2008.  

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I mean sure. What's not to love about a few bashed heads, global protests, violent police actions and mass arrests? Between the human rights problems with their last location, previous problems with bribery and then the regular dopings (which go well beyond Beijing, obviously) the IOC remains as clueless as ever. Has Beijing really changed at all?In a report to the IOC, the committee's chief evaluator and coordinator for the 2008 Olympics...  

Chinese sports officials struck a deal to bring the Olympics to Beijing, promising to support Jacques Rogge's bid to head the International Olympic Committee in return for European backing for Beijing's bid, according to a recently released memoir.  

Wanna buy some Official Beijing Olympics 2008 condoms? Leftovers. One careful owner. Any takers? Each condom packet bears the legend “faster, higher, stronger”. (Faster. But not too fast.)  

Usain Bolt during the Beijing Olympics. Even though erasing his own world records to win the sprint double at the World Championships in Berlin, Germany earlier this year, Usain Bolt says his Beijing Olympic performances remain the very best. In ...  

On Wednesday, American film director Steven Spielberg withdrew from his position as artistic adviser to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. "Conscience will not allow me to continue with business as usual," he said. "Sudan's government bears ...  

The Official Video Game of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, this multi-console game features a wide variety of Olympic sports - 35 events from the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games! The game also boasts online gameplay so that for the very first time, fans of the Olympic Games will be able to experience the thrill of competing against other gamers across the globe in the world's greatest sporting event. Gamers can experience the thrill of competing in...  

Japan's Kohei Uchimura, 20, clinched the men's title at the world gymnastics championships in London on Thursday, making him the youngest all-round world champion from Japan. Beijing Olympics silver medalist Uchimura scored a total of 91.500 points ...  

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Winning three gold medals at the Beijing Olympics changed Chris Hoys life forever. He tells Olga Craig how he has come to terms with instant fame and explains his determination to defend his titles in 2012. By Olga Craig Published: 8:06AM GMT 25 Oct 2009  

When the Olympics hosted by Beijing ended, a collector snapped up the 5,000 condoms left over from the 100,000 distributed free to athletes.The collection has now been put up for a one-off auction, wi...  

LONDON — Bridget Sloan wore gold, Rebecca Bross wore silver. The big winner? The United States. In shades of the Beijing Olympics, Sloan edged her younger teammate for the world gymnastics championships Friday night. And it couldn’t have been ...  

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BEIJING: China’s star hurdler Liu Xiang is not expected to reach his peak for six more months despite a blistering performance in his first race since missing the Olympics, state press said Wednesday.