The opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 was held on Feb 4, 2022, or lichun (Beginning of Spring), the first of the 24 solar terms on the Chinese lunar calendar, which indicates ...

Co-organized by the Greek embassy in China and the Beijing Olympic City Development Association, the exhibition, traces over ...

6. First participation in the Olympics as an independent nation (1968) – For the first time as an independent nation, ...

Ben Askren has been able to open up his eyes and squeeze hands, according to his wife Amy. However, Askren isn’t out of the ...

Ben Askren was transported from Nevada to Wisconsin but remains in the hospital per Chael Sonnen. The former UFC title challenger provided the latest on Askren, who is reportedly battling pneumonia ...

During Chan’s tenure, Singapore hosted the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in 2010. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Team Singapore ended a 48-year medal drought with a table tennis women’s team ...

FILE - Fireworks explode over Beijing's Tiananmen Square to help mark the closing of the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing on Aug. 24, 2008. The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics open in just over a week.

But then in March 2008 at a concert in Shanghai, Icelanding pop singer Bjork chanted “Tibet, Tibet” during her song Declare Independence. This subtle reference drew international scrutiny to Beijing’s ...

Odemwingie won Olympic silver with Nigeria at the 2008 Games in Beijing and also ... With golf having been readmitted to the Olympics in 2016, he wants to see a Nigerian aiming for the pin at ...

Winning scoring title in 2008 season. ... a bronze medal finish in the 2004 Olympics, ... Bryant and James celebrate after winning the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.