Ellesse Andrews has been made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) in this year's King's Birthday Honours.

The pictographs for the 2008 Beijing Olympics include 35 icons, representing each of the sports in the 2008 summer Games. The designs, named 'the Beauty of the Seal' are based on the strokes used ...

A professor and former athlete offers insight into how Chinese athletes have prepared for the Summer… Years of preparation for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games culminated Friday as world leaders ...

One of the great leaps leading up to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games was the remarkable change in China between its near-miss bid in 1993 and the successful bid eight years later. Overseas media ...

Objectives To estimate the association between the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games (BOG) and growth of children in China. Methods A total sample of 6 951 children aged 3–10 years were included, among which ...

Berlin is making a bid to host the Olympics ... after the Games were awarded to the city. Hitler was initially unenthused by the idea of hosting the Games, but he changed his mind after being ...

Teams will play two 20-minute halves at the Games. The field will be smaller than a regulation NFL field. The Olympics will feature a 70x25-yard field, including 10 yards for each end zone.

Major League Baseball owners noted the NFL's decision this week to permit its pro players to compete in flag football in the upcoming Olympics ... developments in mind, Summer Games organisers ...

The storm clouds for China were gathering when leader Xi Jinping convened the country’s top scientists at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in May 2018. The U.S. was beginning to clamp ...