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 ...

BEIJING — The Beijing Olympics of Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt, of the Water Cube and the Bird's Nest, of allegedly underage gymnasts and empty protest zones, of Great Walls and firewalls, ended ...

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 ...

Ever since NBA stars Dwyane Wade and LeBron James revealed that they would be teaming up to produce a Netflix-collaborative documentary on the 2008 U.S. men's Olympics basketball team, fans have been ...

It was an evening to forget for Team USA, who sees a second team member fall way short in the opening round, while Cuba and China continue to fill up brackets in the Sweet 16. Brooklyn’s own Sadam Ali ...

Now look, we're not sure if this was someone's drug-induced fever dream or not, but if it did really go down, it might be the best thing that's happened at the entire 2008 Summer Olympics. According ...

GARDNER, Kan. — Rozel is a speck of a town in southwest Kansas — home to 102 people, according to the 2020 Census — but it also produced one of the state’s most epic Olympic stories. Christian Smith ...

Every four years, countries all around the world gather their nation’s top athletes in each sport to compete at the Olympics The United States men’s basketball team has been the most successful team ...

A one-of-a-kind art collection has emerged for the first time ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Eight paintings of Olympic gold medalist swimmer Michael Phelps competing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics ...

FILE - Fireworks explode over Beijing's Tiananmen Square to help mark the closing of the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing on Aug. 24, 2008. The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics open in just over a week.