The 2008 Beijing Summer 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 ...

Grand fireworks and spectacular choreography brought to a close the Beijing Games Sunday as one of the most remarkable ...

BEIJING — To get an idea of what the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games mean to China and Chinese broadcasting, it’s useful to recall that the world’s most populous nation has only been competing in the ...

It's been 16 years since Shawn Johnson, then just a 4-foot-11, 16-year-old, won the hearts of Americans by winning gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Johnson was the gold medalist on the balance beam ...