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Summary.     Click for More > Bolt surges to gold in new record Phelps becomes greatest Olympian 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 Web curbs for Olympic journalists Olympic flame lit on Everest peak More arrests as Australia hosts torch Route changes mark Olympic torch relay Olympic torch extinguished   The relay was disrupted by protesters demonstrating against the Chinese government, causing authorities to extinguish the flame 3 times Greece hands China Olympic torch Protest as Olympic torch is lit Spielberg boycotts Olympic role
Spectacular finale climaxes Games Argentina - second straight soccer gold Bolt grabs third gold and record   Phelps wins historic eighth gold
Aug.24   Beijing
Aug.22   Beijing
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Aug.16   Beijing
  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 wo...
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Aug.8   Beijing
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May.7   Tibet
Apr.23   Australia
Apr.9   San Francisco Bay Area
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Mar.24   Greece
Feb.12   Southern California

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 Liukin wins all-around gold in gymnastics   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... Phelps wins 3rd gold in 200 free China kicks off Olympics Ceremony

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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 U.S. beat Spain to win basketball gold Kenyan wins Olympic men's marathon Bekele storms to Olympic double 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 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 Olympic probe over gymnasts' ages Bolt claims 200m gold with record   Phelps wins historic eighth gold


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Sep.13  Beijing  'Blade Runner' claims 2nd Paralympic gold
Sep.6  Beijing  Fireworks greet opening of Paralympics


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Aug.24   Beijing
  Beijing
Aug.23   Beijing
 Beijing  U.S. men's volleyball wins gold
 Beijing  China's Ma wins table tennis men's gold
 Beijing  Taekwondo star kicks referee in face
  Beijing
 Beijing  U.S. women trounce Australia
Aug.22   Beijing
  Beijing
Aug.21   Beijing
 Beijing  Lloyd goal gives U.S. women football gold
 Beijing  Relay disasters hit U.S. Olympic track team
  Beijing
 Beijing  Afghanistan win first ever Olympic medal
 Beijing  Silver medalist Blonska fails drug test
Aug.19  Beijing  Ramzi wins 1500m for Bahrain's first gold
 Beijing  Argentina rout 9-man Brazil to reach final
 Beijing  British cyclist Hoy wins historic third gold
 Beijing  Russian Silnov wins high jump gold
Aug.18  Beijing  Golden Brits smash cycling pursuit record
Aug.17  Beijing  Liu Xiang out of Olympics
 Beijing  Nadal, Dementieva claim tennis golds
 Beijing  Fraser heads Jamaican in women's 100m
Aug.16   Beijing
  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
  Beijing
Aug.15  Beijing  Photo finish lifts Phelps to record 7th gold
 Beijing  Phelps makes it six from six
 Beijing  Gonzalez stuns Blake to reach final
Aug.14   Beijing
 Beijing  Mongolians celebrate nation's first gold
 Beijing  Federer and Serena Williams crash out
Aug.12   Beijing
Aug.11   Beijing
 Beijing  China cruises to gymnastics gold
 Beijing  Fingertip finish keeps Phelps' hopes alive
Aug.8   Beijing
  China opened the 29th Olympic Games with stunning fireworks as the Asian nation kicked off the biggest and most scrutinized Games in history
Aug.7  Beijing  World leaders gather for Olympics Aug.6   Beijing 100,000 police on guard for Olympics Aug.5   Beijing Olympic relay in climax Aug.4  Beijing  Olympics will be safe, says China Aug.2  Beijing  IOC denies deal on internet curbs Aug.1  Beijing  IOC meets amid concerns   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 Jul.29   Iraq Iraq cleared to compete in Olympics
Jul.28  China  China rights 'worsen with Games' Jul.24   Baghdad Iraq banned from Summer Olympics Jul.8   Paris French head will attend Olympics Jul.3  Washington  Bush to attend opening of Beijing Olympics

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Jun.20   Tibet Tibet torch relay ends peacefully 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
Apr.25   Japan Scuffles at torch relay  Japan  Japan leg of torch relay begins 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 Apr.17   New Delhi Heavy security for torch Apr.10  China  35 arrested in Olympics bomb plot   UN UN chief to miss Olympics opening Apr.9  Beijing  Olympics to 'rebound from crisis'   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 Apr.8  San Francisco Bay Area  Protests ahead of torch relay Apr.7  Beijing  China vows to keep torch on track   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 ...
Apr.6   London Angry protests as torch reaches London Apr.5  Paris  Sarkozy terms for Olympic attendance

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Mar.30  Beijing  Olympic torch re-lit in Tiananmen Square   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 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 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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August 2007 ... more > Top ^

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 Jul.4   Guatemala Sochi gets 2014 Winter Olympics

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Mar.15  Melbourne  Commonwealth Games begin Feb.26   Northern Italy Spectacular ceremony closes Games  Northern Italy  Swedes beat Finns for hockey gold Feb.25  Italy  Greis collects third biathlon gold Feb.24  Italy  Finland crushes Russia; Sweden - Czechs Feb.23  Northern Italy  Arakawa wins historic skating gold Feb.20  Italy  Navka, Kostomarov seized ice dance gold Feb.16  Italy  Plushenko storms to skating glory  Italy  Russian biathlete tested positive  Northern Italy  Smigun clinches second gold medal Feb.13  Italy  Pairs drama as Russians take gold Feb.12  Italy  Deneriaz flies to downhill victory Feb.11  Northern Italy  Germany's Greis claims first gold 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 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 Jul.5  Singapore  Cities make final Olympic pleas 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  Greece  Argentina claims soccer gold  Greece  El Guerrouj, Holmes claim doubles  Greece  Spectator bundled marathon lider Aug.28  Greece  Men's Basketball: Argentina Beats Italy  Greece  United States Retains Both 4x400 Titles  Greece  U.S. Women Win Basketball Gold  Greece  British Stun U.S. in Sprint Relay  Greece  China Grabs 1st Men's Gold in Track Aug.26  Greece  Crawford stormed to victory in 200m Aug.22  Greece  Gatlin guns to 100m glory Aug.21   Greece Phelps got record-tying 8th medal Aug.19  Greece  Patterson made gold in all-around 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

year 2002 Top ^

Feb.24  Utah  Canada captures hockey gold medal Feb.15   Utah Correction gold medal; judge suspended
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
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

year 2000 Top ^

Oct.1   Sydney Olympic Games closed   Sydney Michael Johnson wins 6th gold medal  Sydney  Jones runs her total to 5 Sep.15  Sydney  17-year-old Ian Thorpe wins 4 medals   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,...