2008 Beijing Olympics

Beijing bids farewell to Olympics

4:14pm Sun 24 Aug 08

China brings the curtain down on the 2008 Olympics with a spectacular closing ceremony in the Bird's Nest Stadium.

London takes over as Olympic host

2:06pm Sun 24 Aug 08

Mayor Boris Johnson receives the Olympic flag to signal the start of London's reign as Olympic host city and spark ...

China targets more golds in 2012

9:58am Wed 27 Aug 08

China will target sports including cycling, athletics and swimming to increase its gold medal haul at the 2012 ...

GB Olympic heroes welcomed home

7:51pm Mon 25 Aug 08

Team GB return from Beijing following their best Olympic medal performance for 100 years.

Organisers hail 'glorious' Games

1:23pm Mon 25 Aug 08

The 2008 Beijing Games are praised as "truly exceptional" by Olympics chief Jacques Rogge.

Pendleton wants equality in 2012

4:01pm Tue 26 Aug 08

Beijing gold medallist Victoria Pendleton urges the organisers of London 2012 to introduce more cycling events for ...

Taekwondo to adopt new technology

4:56pm Mon 25 Aug 08

Taekwondo will use an electronic protector system and video replays at London 2012 in a bid to avoid the Beijing ...

GB chiefs target misfiring sports

7:00am Tue 26 Aug 08

British Olympic chiefs say that sports which underperformed in Beijing will need to pull their weight at the 2012 ...

Cycling boss targeted by rivals

9:27am Sun 24 Aug 08

British Cycling performance director Dave Brailsford says other countries have asked him to work for them at London ...

Collins leaves UK Athletics post

12:22pm Mon 1 Sep 08

UK Athletics performance director Dave Collins stands down from his post with immediate effect.