Former UCI Official Joins ASOIF
(ATR) Summer Olympic sports body appoints James Carr as its new head of administration and projects.
Blogging Beijing – London Handover
A double-decker bus is one of the British icons at the ceremony in Beijing delivering the Olympic flag to London. More in this installment in a series of blogs filed by Around the Rings staff at the closing ceremony for the 2008 Olympics the night of August 24…
Blogging Beijing-- Closing the Games, Ceremony Underway
(ATR) A cacophony of fireworks fills the Bird's Nest and lights the night sky around Beijing to kick off the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, while the pre-show atmosphere seems a bit muted at the Bird's Nest in Beijing,.
Olympic Flame's Final Hours in Beijing
(ATR) The Olympic flame will be out before the night is over as the Beijing Olympics come to an end.
On the Scene in Beijing -- Closing Ceremony Preview, Football Finish
(ATR) Some 7,000 performers ready for the closing ceremony ... a near-capacity crowd watches Argentina top Nigeria for the men's football gold ... and a Greek Olympic leader talks about ejecting an athlete for doping. More inside...
London Confident of Matching Beijing Olympic Endeavors
(ATR) London 2012 leaders say they are learning valuable lessons from Beijing as they prepare to take the baton from the Chinese capital Sunday.
While Jamaica Shines, Doping Casts a Shadow over Olympic Athletics
(ATR) As a venue, the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing is one of the imposing symbols of the 2008 Olympics. Just as imposing may be the performances this week inside the stadium by Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and the boost he gives to the sport of athletics.
On the Scene in Beijing -- Daily Briefings End, Contentious as Ever
(ATR) A BOCOG spokesman admonishes media for bias ... the IOC says there's no formal investigation into China's gymnastics squad ... and the closing ceremony is set to be shorter than the Games opener. More inside...
Event of the Day -- BMX Turns Heads on Olympic Debut
(ATR) Crashing and burning in Olympic sport has never been so much fun as in BMX racing, if the screaming crowds at the Laoshan dirt track in west Beijing are anything to go by.
Beijing Venue, Staff Make Ultimate Olympic Experience for Wrestling
(ATR) Wrestling has enjoyed the ultimate Olympic experience at the Beijing Games, according to a senior FILA official.
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