BEIJING 2008

London 2012

Chicago 2016 bid could hinge on President

President Barack Obama's absence at the vote to pick the host of the 2016 Olympics would not be good ...Read more

08/11/2009 6:23 AM Beijing

Bolt waits on long jump

Usain Bolt said that while he may try out the long jump it will not be in the near future as he keeps sprinting
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Picture gallery archive

Take a look back on the best images of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in our photo gallery archive section
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Aussies look to London

Australia could fall from the top echelon of world sport unless almost $100m in extra funding is allocated
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Aussies on medal hunt

Australia is seeking amendments to its citizenship law that would fast-track foreign-born athletes
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The Journal

  • Simon Reeve

    Aug 25 1:33am
    Simon Reeve: Big decisions ahead for Gymnasti...

    As we wind up the gymnastics program, the lingering issue is whether or not some Chinese team members were under-aged. With claims surfacing last week that the diminutive gold medallist He Kexin was 14 years old, the problem was isolated. Since then howev ..Read more

  • Tatiana Grigorieva

    Aug 23 5:55pm
    Steve Hooker's gold means so much more

    What an outstanding performance by Steve Hooker ...  I am so happy for him! He didn't have it easy - having so many clearances on his third attempt. He was under lots of physical, mental and emotional pressure and he handled it beautifully. It w ..Read more

  • Eamon Sullivan

    Aug 14 9:43am
    US and French ones to watch

    Skies are clearing up here in Beijing. The Water Cube is an amazing building, it's fantastic to finally be here.As a team we are hoping to do well and hopefully there will be some support in the crowd, of course a lot of our parents are here, so it will b ..Read more

  • Jared Graves

    Aug 13 2:26pm
    BMX racing - there's more to it than BMX Band...

    I thought I would do something a bit different for a change, since I'm still at our final training camp in Sydney and not yet in Beijing, there's nothing super exciting to talk about as were in our tapering stage and taking it pretty easy most days. I tho ..Read more

  • Brenton Rickard

    Aug 6 9:49pm
    Wish me luck; not that I need it.

    Welcome back, I have just left Malaysia after the swim team’s staging camp. This will be the last time I write, since my busy race schedule will not permit me too much time for writing when I get into Beijing. ... ..Read more

  • Briony Cole

    Aug 4 10:37am
    Off to Beijing!

    Today I'm off to Beijing along with the rest of the Australian Diving team. I can't wait to get over to Beijing, move into the Olympic village, get my Australian Uniform and get into the Olympic atmosphere.As this is my first Olympics, as you can imagine ..Read more