2009
15
Jul
NBC plans on bidding for rights to televise the 2014 and 2016 Olympics despite the U.S. Olympic Committee’s decision to build a competing Olympic network.
NBC spokesman Brian Walker said Sunday that nothing had changed in the network’s intentions to bid for the games.
Because of the rough economy, the International Olympic Committee has postponed the [...]
2009
26
May
The Olympic Green or Olympic Park in Beijing contains the main stadia and buildings of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, namely the Beijing National Stadium, the Beijing National Aquatics Center, the Beijing National Indoor Stadium, the Olympic Green Archery Field, the Olympic Green Hockey Field, the Olympic Green Convention Center, the Olympic Green Tennis Center, The Promenade, the Olympic Village and Ling Long Pagoda.
Now the space is just like any other Beijing park – full of people practicing tai chi, playing music and relaxing. The Olympic structures still remain popular with Beijingers.
Listen to the sound of the Olympic Park Beijing
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2009
25
Feb
A promoter has flip-flopped on plans to bring U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps to events in Calgary and Vancouver in light of a photograph that surfaced of the Olympic gold medalist using a bong associated with smoking marijuana.
Power Within Inc., a Toronto-based company that organizes motivational speaking events and initially stood by the superstar’s involvement [...]
2009
25
Feb
Salt Lake City police said Tuesday that thieves who ransacked the home of David Zabriskie stole thousands of dollars in bikes and Olympic memorabilia from the world-class cyclist.
Zabriskie’s loss is estimated at just under $160,000, although not all of the 21 stolen items on a list made public by police have been assessed a [...]
2009
8
Jan
The number of travelers to China dropped by 2 million in 2008 in what was supposed to be a banner year for tourism but became one dampened by Olympics-related security measures and the global economic crunch.
It was the first decline in visitor numbers since 2003, when a deadly outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome, [...]
2009
4
Jan
Defending Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from a Hong Kong exhibition tournament because she is still recovering from a shoulder injury just weeks ahead of the first Grand Slam of the year.
The three-time Grand Slam winner started playing tennis again just over two weeks ago and isn’t in proper condition, organizers of [...]
2008
27
Dec
Relish the memories – 2008 was a special year for sport, and the outlook for the next few does not appear half so rosy.
Next year is thin in terms of big international events. The World Athletics Championships take place in Berlin, and it is left to rugby union – a minority sport globally – [...]
2008
30
Nov
GREECE’S former 400m hurdles Olympic champion Fani Halkia has been handed a two year ban for her positive dope test at the Beijing Games, the Greek athletics federation said.
The federation confirmed a decision by its judicial committee to punish the former star.
A gold medallist at Athens in 2004 Halkia was expelled from the Beijing [...]
2008
29
Nov
The first venue for the 2012 London Olympic Games is complete and ready for competition more than three years out from the event.
The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) is the venue for the sailing events at the Games, and it has had extensive renovations including a new slipway to cater for the competition.
The [...]
2008
28
Nov
The Beijing Olympics were an “indisputable success” that brought change to China in areas as diverse as press freedom, the environment and public health, according to an assessment released by the International Olympic Committee that activists criticized as ignoring human rights violations that occurred during the Games.
The review, released by the Olympic committee during [...]