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 ...

China opened the 29th Olympic Games on Friday with stunning fireworks as the Asian nation kicked off one of the most heavily scrutinized games in history. Fireworks shot off across the Chinese capital ...

July 13, 2001, proved to be a pivotal moment for China and the world. This is when Beijing won the hosting rights for the 2008 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. The architect behind the unlikely ...

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 ...

BEIJING - Tyson Gay stuck his left hand behind him, waiting to feel the red baton's cool metal make contact. Still waiting, Gay looked ahead and began to take off. Now accelerating, he glanced back at ...