The 2008 Beijing Summer 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 ...

Grand fireworks and spectacular choreography brought to a close the Beijing Games Sunday as one of the most remarkable ...

Fireworks, athletes and pageantry on a scale never before seen in the Olympics opened the Summer Games in Beijing on Friday ...

BEIJING — To get an idea of what the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games mean to China and Chinese broadcasting, it’s useful to recall that the world’s most populous nation has only been competing in the ...

Liu Chunhong of China sets a new world record in the 125-kg snatch of the women's 69-kg weightlifting event at the Olympic ...

It's been 16 years since Shawn Johnson, then just a 4-foot-11, 16-year-old, won the hearts of Americans by winning gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Johnson was the gold medalist on the balance beam ...

Olympics brought a smile to Chinese faces as China became the 22nd nation to host the Games. Overall, it was the third Olympic Games being held in Asia after Tokyo, Japan in 1964 and Seoul, South ...