Beijing 2008 provided China with a huge opportunity to showcase to the world the future-thinking approach of the country, and they spared no expense in attempting to do so. These games saw ...

The Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games was held on September 6, 2008 in the Beijing National Stadium in front of more than 90,000 spectators, officially beginning at 20:00 local ...

BEIJING, China (CNN)-- As in Rome and Athens, ancient relics in Beijing stand in stark contrast to the highways, buildings and vehicles of the modern age. At Beijing's Jianguomen, the ...

Stephanie Rice of Australia smashes the world record in the women's 400M individual medley event at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games.