2008 Summer Olympics

By Justin McCurry But for how much longer? With Japan eager to host the 2016 Olympics and the city's proselytising governor keen to clean away sleaze and crime, the ramshackle collection of ageing buildings housing bars and clubs catering to every sexual proclivity is in the authorities' firing line. Arm...

The early 1950s in Czechoslovakia was a bleak period in the country’s history, but there was also some escape from politics. In 1952 the Summer Olympics were held in the Finnish capital Helsinki and the undisputed hero of the games was the greatest Czech runner of all time, Emil Zátopek. Des...

Few sports fans in the Czech Republic will forget the recent Beijing Olympics, where the country notched up six medals, three silver and three gold. The games featured a number of gripping stories, including the very first gold medal win of the games by shooter Kateřina Emmons as well as Ba...

Dagmar Damková, the first woman to referee at the highest level in Czech men’s football, recently reached another career milestone, when she officiated in the women’s football final at the Beijing Olympics. The USA beat Brazil 1:0 in that game, and though the ref herself obviously wasn’...

The Beijing Olympics were generally regarded as one of the most spectacular in recent times, and were praised by the president of the International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge as ‘truly exceptional’. But were they perhaps a bit too spectacular – raising the bar so high that cities wi...

By noreply@blogger.com (MaKina) Human rights groups in the United States say the Chinese government did not live up to its promises to respect free speech and human rights during the Beijing Games, and they want the International Olympic Committee to insist on free-speech guarantees from the host of any future Olympic...

In Sports News this Monday: the Czech Republic finishes 24th in the medals table at the Beijing Olympics with three gold and three silver medals; and Slavia and Sparta notch up high-scoring wins in the Czech football league but both have big hills to climb if they are to reach the Champions...

Just as new world records are set at the Beijing Olympics, the race to construct the world's tallest building continues. Lead designer William Pedersen discusses the opening of the "super-skyscraper," the Shanghai World Financial Center.

The Czech medal tally at the Summer Olympics in Beijing hits five; Emmons earns a 2nd medal in shooting while other Czechs feature strong on water, bringing two silver; Hilgertová capsizes in Women’s K1 kayak to finish disappointing 9th; in the domestic football league Sparta tie unexp...

s Reena Jana & John A. Byrne discuss how companies are using the Beijing Games to develop new products & ideas

Just days before the start of the Beijing Olympics, Czech athletes, journalists and support staff are arriving in the host city. The Czech Republic is sending a 133-member team, and the first hours spent in the city suggest that these Olympic Games will be a challenge in more ways than one.

In Sports News this Monday: veteran canoeist Štěpánka Hilgertová is selected to carry the Czech flag at the opening ceremony at the Beijing Olympics; the 2008-2009 season begins in Czech football’s Gambrinus League with a win for favourites Sparta Prague and a defeat for defending cha...

In Sports News this Monday: Czech pole vault record holder Kateřina Baďurová leaves it late to qualify for the Olympics; Barbora Špotáková is looking good ahead of Beijing after a Grand Prix win in Athens; young Czech cyclist Roman Kreuziger remains with the leading pack in the Tour de Fr...

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The earthquake and its aftermath have triggered a backlash against foreign companies who did not donate enough to the relief effort. Yet multinationals have made careful plans to appeal to Chinese patriotism during the Olympics.

Olga Fikotová won gold in the discus at the Olympic Games in 1956, less than two years after taking up the discipline. At the Olympics she met and fell in love with an American athlete, Harold Connolly. Back home in Czechoslovakia, their romance overshadowed her stunning success, with Olga...

The 2014 Winter Olympics have been awarded to Sochi in Russia, which beat South Korea's Pyeongchang.

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered the 2014 Olympics to Sochi with a passionate presentation, giving the Winter Olympic power a homefield advantage for the first time.

Child labour is being used to make official merchandise for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, say campaigners.

Allegiant Air will no longer offer flights between Topeka and Las Vegas. More than three weeks ago, the town of Wakarusa was underwater. The NHRA Summer Nationals is an event that fuels our economy, pumping in millions of dollars. A brief scare at KU today after a university employee said he s...

Marcus Camby wanted to help the U.S. Team qualify for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but the Denver Nuggets star is putting his family before the flag.

BEIJING Chance of showers during the 2008 Beijing Olympics 50 percent. But Chinese meteorologists have a plan to bring sunshine.

Sooty air and chronic traffic congestion in the Chinese capital is still troubling the International Olympic Committee with the 2008 Beijing Olympics just 16 months away.

She broke and held 27 individual world records in the pool. She triumphed in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, the 1960 Rome Olympics and the 1964 Tokyo Olympics where she caused a real ruckus. Some versions of the story have dawn Fraser climbing a flagpole at the Japanese Emperor's palace to sou...

Chicago will have to win the 2016 Games the newfashioned way, without giving scholarships to the offspring of Olympic voters or lining their closets with luxury goods.

By technologyted@mac.com Finally, we also honor a few of the notable speedskaters who won medals in the Olympics. Yes, it's not ice hockey, but it's on ice, so it's good enough for us. Besides, Apolo Anton Ohno, Joey Cheek, and Cindy Klassen are just so darn likeable that we need to mention them!

Meet Pro Triathlete Jessi Stensland. Listen as Jessi talks about Escape From Alcatraz, the Olympics, and Core Performance. Jessi talks about the importance of a strong core and how it will help you as a Triathlete at any level. Jessi also talks about her journey to the Beijing Olympics in 200...

By technologyted@mac.com This enhanced Podcast features a look at the U.S. and Canadian Women's Olympic teams. We also bring in the Good, the Sad, and the Ugly as we close out the NHL action prior to the Olympic break. Hear why the New York Rangers are our pick for the Good Team of the week. We also report on the honoring of Jim...