2008 Olympic Pictures

Norwegian equestrian Tony Andre Hansen and his 2008 Olympic mount, Camiro, have been definitively disqualified from the Beijing Olympics for a medication offense. The disqualification followed an appeals commission decision handed down Dec. 4. Hansen's...  

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.  

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.)  

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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 ...  

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  

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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...  

The words “leftover” and “condoms” are not typically combined to start a sales stampede, but one Chinese collector of Olympic memorabilia is hoping he will be able to unload his 5,000 condoms from the 2008 Olympics at an auction.  

Athletics Canada aims to earn two medals at the Beijing Olympics, according to head coach Les Gramantik. While two medals might sound like a low target,  

Bahraini middle-distance runner Rashid Ramzi was stripped Wednesday of the gold medal he won in the 1,500 metres at the Beijing Olympics 15 months ago....