The 2008 Beijing 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 rights, and ...

USA - 2008: Lee Hulteng color illustration of U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps. (Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Tribune News Service via Getty I Of Michael Phelps’ eight gold medals at the 2008 ...

Nastia Liukin is a retired Russian-American artistic gymnast. She is best known for her historic performance at the Beijing Olympics 2008. Here, she won 5 medals, including a gold in the women’s ...

July 13, 2001, proved to be a pivotal moment for China and the world. This is when Beijing won the hosting rights for the 2008 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. The architect behind the unlikely ...

Jerry Colangelo still remembers all the meetings. They were in 2005 and 2006, sit-down sessions, often over breakfast, with the likes of Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony and ...

Monmouth College chef Kim Fornero looks back on cooking for broadcasters and journalists at the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing ...

Rowdy Gaines expressed awe at Brian Fox’s ability to depict Michael Phelps’ athletic prowess. “These paintings literally capture those emotions that I felt broadcasting it. It’s the pitch of his hands ...