Beijing 2008 Olympics Closing Ceremony Revealed: China said goodbye to the Summer Games with a lavish display at the Bird’s Nest on Sunday. Those participating in the ceremony included soccer’s David Beckham and Spanish tenor Placido Domingo.
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Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games Revealed: : The long search to find someone to better Mark Spitz’s record of seven gold medals at a single Olympics finally ended in Beijing.
American Michael Phelps won eight golds, seven of them in world record time, to confirm his status as the best swimmer of all time and lay [...]
Beijing Olympics Medal Count + Jamaica’s Olympic team doctor, who’s prepared to fend off accusations that banned drugs fueled the country’s sprinting success at these Olympic Games, said the record-breaking run stems in part from the history of slavery.
Herb Elliott, who oversees drug testing in Jamaica and serves as the Olympic team’s head doctor, said [...]
Ugly attack on taekwondo ref- A Cuban taekwondo athlete and his coach were banned for life after Angel Matos kicked the referee in the face following his bronze-medal match disqualification.
BEIJING (AP)—Cuban taekwondo athlete banned after kicking ref: A Cuban taekwondo athlete and his coach were banned for life after Angel Matos kicked the referee in [...]
Beijing Olympics 2008 Revealed: Michael Phelps looking forward to kissing Mom, with eighth Olympic gold medal win. Glowing from his record-breaking eighth Olympic gold medal win, the world’s greatest swimmer just wants to give his mother a proper hug.
Michael Phelps, whose quest to beat Mark Spitz’s 36-year record of seven golds for a single Olympics [...]
Americans upset Croats in Olympic water polo 2008. Phelps wins 7th gold 100-meter butterfly by 0.01 seconds, tying Mark Spitz’s record of seven gold medals. The United States’ most significant men’s water polo victory in two decades might not mean anything.
Tony Azevedo scored three goals and the Americans used stifling defense to upset world No. [...]