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| Sep.13 |
Beijing |
'Blade Runner' claims 2nd Paralympic gold |
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| Sep.6 |
Beijing |
Fireworks greet opening of Paralympics |
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| Aug.24 |
 Beijing |
Spectacular finale climaxes Games 
Grand fireworks and spectacular choreography brought to a close the Games as one of the most remarkable Olympics in recent history
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Beijing |
U.S. beat Spain to win basketball gold
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| Aug.23 |
Beijing |
Kenyan wins Olympic men's marathon
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Beijing |
U.S. men's volleyball wins gold |
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Beijing |
China's Ma wins table tennis men's gold |
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Beijing |
Taekwondo star kicks referee in face |
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Beijing |
Bekele storms to Olympic double
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Beijing |
U.S. women trounce Australia |
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| Aug.22 |
Beijing |
Argentina - second straight soccer gold Angel di Maria has fired Argentina to its second Olympic title in a row in a 1-0 victory over Nigeria
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Beijing |
Bolt grabs third gold and record Usain Bolt made a 3rd world record after Jamaica claimed men's 4x100m relay gold by a huge margin to set a new benchmark of 37.10
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| Aug.21 |
Beijing |
Olympic probe over gymnasts' ages
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Beijing |
Lloyd goal gives U.S. women football gold |
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Beijing |
Relay disasters hit U.S. Olympic track team |
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Beijing |
Bolt claims 200m gold with record
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Beijing |
Afghanistan win first ever Olympic medal |
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Beijing |
Silver medalist Blonska fails drug test |
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| Aug.19 |
Beijing |
Ramzi wins 1500m for Bahrain's first gold |
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Beijing |
Argentina rout 9-man Brazil to reach final |
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Beijing |
British cyclist Hoy wins historic third gold |
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Beijing |
Russian Silnov wins high jump gold |
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| Aug.18 |
Beijing |
Golden Brits smash cycling pursuit record |
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| Aug.17 |
Beijing |
Liu Xiang out of Olympics |
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Beijing |
Nadal, Dementieva claim tennis golds |
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Beijing |
Fraser heads Jamaican in women's 100m |
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| Aug.16 |
Beijing |
Phelps wins historic eighth gold 23-year-old Michael Phelps won his 8th Olympic gold medal of the Beijing Games to beat Spitz's 1972 record of 7, with victory in the 4x100m medley
| He teamed up with Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen and Jason Lezak to claim the historic gold in a new world record time. Phelps swam 17 times over 9 days and set world records in 7 finals, had already won the 400m medley, 200m freestyle, 200m butterfly, 4x100m free relay, 4x200m free relay, 200m medley and the 100m butterfly
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Beijing |
Bolt surges to gold in new record Usain Bolt glided to 9.69, a new world record, as he produced a stunning run in the Olympic 100m final. He was well clear at 60m
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| Aug.15 |
Beijing |
Photo finish lifts Phelps to record 7th gold |
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Beijing |
Phelps makes it six from six |
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Beijing |
Gonzalez stuns Blake to reach final |
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| Aug.14 |
Beijing |
Liukin wins all-around gold in gymnastics
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Beijing |
Mongolians celebrate nation's first gold |
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Beijing |
Federer and Serena Williams crash out |
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| Aug.12 |
Beijing |
Phelps becomes greatest Olympian US swimmer Michael Phelps is winning his 10th gold medal with victory in the 200m butterfly. He claimed his fourth gold medal of the Beijing...
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| Aug.11 |
Beijing |
Phelps wins 3rd gold in 200 free
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Beijing |
China cruises to gymnastics gold |
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Beijing |
Fingertip finish keeps Phelps' hopes alive |
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| Aug.8 |
Beijing |
China kicks off Olympics Ceremony| China opened the 29th Olympic Games with stunning fireworks as the Asian nation kicked off the biggest and most scrutinized Games in history | |
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| Aug.7 |
Beijing |
World leaders gather for Olympics |
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| Aug.6 |
Beijing |
100,000 police on guard for Olympics
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| Aug.5 |
Beijing |
Olympic relay in climax
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| Aug.4 |
Beijing |
Olympics will be safe, says China |
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| Aug.2 |
Beijing |
IOC denies deal on internet curbs |
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| Aug.1 |
Beijing |
IOC meets amid concerns |
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Beijing |
President pleas for politics-free Games
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| Jul.30 |
Beijing |
Web curbs for Olympic journalists Journalists covering the Olympic Games will not have completely uncensored access to the internet
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| Jul.29 |
Iraq |
Iraq cleared to compete in Olympics
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| Jul.28 |
China |
China rights 'worsen with Games' |
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| Jul.24 |
Baghdad |
Iraq banned from Summer Olympics
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| Jul.8 |
Paris |
French head will attend Olympics
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| Jul.3 |
Washington |
Bush to attend opening of Beijing Olympics |
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| Jun.20 |
Tibet |
Tibet torch relay ends peacefully
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| Jun.16 |
China |
Police out as torch hits Xinjiang |
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| May.7 |
Tibet |
Olympic flame lit on Everest peak Chinese climbers bearing the flame have reached the summit. The climbers lighting the torch before taking the final steps up to the summit
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| Apr.26 |
South Korea |
Tight security at Seoul torch relay
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| Apr.25 |
Japan |
Scuffles at torch relay
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Japan leg of torch relay begins |
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| Apr.23 |
 Australia |
More arrests as Australia hosts torch 
5 people were arrested as the Olympic torch made its way through Canberra in a relay that was more orderly than in other countries
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| Apr.17 |
New Delhi |
Heavy security for torch
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| Apr.10 |
China |
35 arrested in Olympics bomb plot |
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UN |
UN chief to miss Olympics opening
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| Apr.9 |
Beijing |
Olympics to 'rebound from crisis' |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
Route changes mark Olympic torch relay Heavy security surrounded runners, as the threat of violent protests prompted officials to make dramatic last-minute changes
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| Apr.8 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Protests ahead of torch relay |
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| Apr.7 |
Beijing |
China vows to keep torch on track |
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 Paris |
Olympic torch extinguished | The relay was disrupted by protesters demonstrating against the Chinese government, causing authorities to extinguish the flame 3 times. Officials extinguished and put the torch on a ... | |
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| Apr.6 |
London |
Angry protests as torch reaches London
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| Apr.5 |
Paris |
Sarkozy terms for Olympic attendance |
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| Mar.30 |
Beijing |
Olympic torch re-lit in Tiananmen Square |
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 Greece |
Greece hands China Olympic torch The torch has been handed over to Chinese officials at a ceremony in Athens, amid scuffles between police and pro-Tibet demonstrators
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| Mar.24 |
Greece |
Protest as Olympic torch is lit A protester managed to breach the tight security during the torch lighting ceremony. He unfurled a banner, but was apprehended
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| Mar.9 |
Beijing |
Foiled terror plots targeted Olympics |
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| Feb.12 |
 Southern California |
Spielberg boycotts Olympic role US film director has withdrawn as an artistic adviser to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing over China's role in Darfur
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| Aug.26 |
Greece |
Fires inch closer to Olympic cradle The wildfires that have scorched southern Greece, reached the ancient city of Olympia, birthplace of the Olympic games,
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| Jul.13 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Pan-American Games open |
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| Jul.4 |
Guatemala |
Sochi gets 2014 Winter Olympics
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| Mar.15 |
Melbourne |
Commonwealth Games begin |
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| Feb.26 |
Northern Italy |
Spectacular ceremony closes Games
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Northern Italy |
Swedes beat Finns for hockey gold |
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| Feb.25 |
Italy |
Greis collects third biathlon gold |
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| Feb.24 |
Italy |
Finland crushes Russia; Sweden - Czechs |
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| Feb.23 |
Northern Italy |
Arakawa wins historic skating gold |
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| Feb.20 |
Italy |
Navka, Kostomarov seized ice dance gold |
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| Feb.16 |
Italy |
Plushenko storms to skating glory |
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Italy |
Russian biathlete tested positive |
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Northern Italy |
Smigun clinches second gold medal |
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| Feb.13 |
Italy |
Pairs drama as Russians take gold |
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| Feb.12 |
Italy |
Deneriaz flies to downhill victory |
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| Feb.11 |
Northern Italy |
Germany's Greis claims first gold |
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| Feb.10 |
 Northern Italy |
Torino Olympics open in spectacular style The 20th Winter Olympics has got under way with an opening ceremony to showcase Italian culture
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| Jul.7 |
Singapore |
Baseball axed from 2012 Olympics |
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| Jul.6 |
 Singapore |
London wins 2012 Olympics London has defeated Paris, bringing the Olympics back to Britain for the first time in more than half a century
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| Jul.5 |
Singapore |
Cities make final Olympic pleas |
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| Jun.6 |
London |
Paris, London Olympic bids praised |
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| Aug.29 |
Greece |
Olympics: Games Close Greece staged an exuberant closing ceremony to bring the curtain down on the Athens Games
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Greece |
Argentina claims soccer gold |
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Greece |
El Guerrouj, Holmes claim doubles |
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Greece |
Spectator bundled marathon lider |
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| Aug.28 |
Greece |
Men's Basketball: Argentina Beats Italy |
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Greece |
United States Retains Both 4x400 Titles |
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Greece |
U.S. Women Win Basketball Gold |
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Greece |
British Stun U.S. in Sprint Relay |
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Greece |
China Grabs 1st Men's Gold in Track |
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| Aug.26 |
Greece |
Crawford stormed to victory in 200m |
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| Aug.22 |
Greece |
Gatlin guns to 100m glory |
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| Aug.21 |
Greece |
Phelps got record-tying 8th medal
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| Aug.19 |
Greece |
Patterson made gold in all-around |
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| Aug.13 |
Greece |
Glittering opening for Olympics| The Games returned to their birthplace after 108 years with a glittering ceremony that featured more than 4,000 performers. The ceremony set to put to memory construction delays and doping scandals. President Stephanopoulos opened the Games. 75,000 spectators... | |
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| Jul.2 |
Czech Republic |
2010 Winter Games given to Vancouver
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| Feb.24 |
Utah |
Canada captures hockey gold medal |
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| Feb.15 |
Utah |
Correction gold medal; judge suspended
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| Feb.8 |
 Utah |
Winter Olympics opened The 19th Winter Olympics opened with a parade of the American flag recovered from the World Trade Centre
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| Jul.16 |
Moscow |
Rogge wins top Olympics job
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| Jul.13 |
Beijing |
Beijing to host 2008 Olympic Games In the 2nd round of a secret IOC ballot Beijing get 56 votes, Toronto 22, Paris 18 and Istanbul 9
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| Oct.1 |
Sydney |
Olympic Games closed
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Sydney |
Michael Johnson wins 6th gold medal
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Sydney |
Jones runs her total to 5 |
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| Sep.15 |
Sydney |
17-year-old Ian Thorpe wins 4 medals |
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Sydney |
Olympic Games open| Organizers thrilled the 110,000 spectators and an 4 billion TV viewers with a spectacular opening ceremony. Australian Governor General Sir William Deane declared the games officially open. 12,697 performers , including some Aborigine women,... | |
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