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 ...

USA - 2008: Lee Hulteng color illustration of U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps. (Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Tribune News Service via Getty I Of Michael Phelps’ eight gold medals at the 2008 ...

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 ...

THE BEIJING GAMES PEOPLE PLAY LATE LAST WEEK, as expected, the world’s largest dictatorship was awarded the honor of hosting the 2008 summer Olympic games. Friday in Moscow, the International Olympic ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. It's hard to believe it has been four years since the last Olympic Games. It seems like only yesterday we were plonked on the couch, feet up, and ...

BEIJING, CHINA, Aug. 4 (UNHCR) - The opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games is still days away, but in the Olympic Village, athletes already have the chance to prove themselves winners for ...

BEIJING: BOCOG, Beijing's organising committee for the 2008 Olympics, has confirmed its selection of Hill & Knowlton (H&K) as its public relations agency. The announcement follows a multi-agency pitch ...

More than 217 Million Watch 2012 London Olympics, Surpassing the 215 Million from the 2008 Beijing Olympics Olympic Halo Effect; NBC’s London Success Lifts Viewership Across NBCUniversal Platforms NBC ...

It’s been nearly two decades, but soccer fans in the United States will have two teams to cheer for at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The U.S. men’s soccer team will return to the Games for the first time ...

Just six months after medals were placed around the necks of athletes like Caeleb Dressel, Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky, it's time for the Winter Olympians to compete for some shiny, new hardware.