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London’s Countdown to 2012 Begins With Questions

For London, the trap is to avoid being accused of wasting money on a short-lived event, while not being seen as skimping on the Olympic Games.

Posted Sunday, August 24, 2008 11:16 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, International Olympic Committee, London (England), Olympic Games (2012)

Sports of The Times: Turn Out the Lights, the Party’s Over

At the closing ceremonies, Jacques Rogge, the president of the INternational Olympic Committee, had the look of a man happy to get out of Dodge.

Posted Sunday, August 24, 2008 10:20 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: China, Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, International Olympic Committee, Rogge, Jacques

Sports Of the Times: In Party’s Afterglow, Instant Nostalgia Reigns

Public gnashing of teeth is not going to be noticeable Monday morning, when Beijing tries to get back to normal.

Posted Saturday, August 23, 2008 8:01 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, International Olympic Committee, Retail Stores and Trade

In Softball’s Swan Song, an Upside to an Upset?

The Americans’ loss in the gold medal softball game will make it easier for the sport’s supporters to argue that it should be back in the Olympics in 2016.

Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 6:07 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Softball

Men, Women and Speed. 2 Words: Got Testosterone?

Researchers say there is no one physiological reason for the gender gap in athletic performance, although there is a common biological thread.

Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:17 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Women, Testosterone, Men, Heart

Sports of The Times: American Resilience a Reflection of Coach’s Freewheeling Style

The women of the U.S. soccer team won their second straight gold medal in the Olympics, thanks to their coach’s unorthodox style.

Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 9:55 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Soccer, Olympic Games (2008), Athletics and Sports, Olympic Games

TV Sports: Karolyi Puts the Color in Color Commentary

How can one describe former gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi’s role as commentator for the Olympic games?

Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 11:47 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Athletics and Sports, Olympic Games, Gymnastics, Costas, Bob, Karolyi, Bela

5 Americans Are Arrested for Protest in Beijing

Chinese authorities arrested five Americans on Tuesday after they spelled out “Free Tibet” with blue L.E.D. lights near the National Stadium.

Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:44 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Tibet, Demonstrations and Riots, Laser (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation)

Good Showing by Britain Is Ahead of Schedule

Even as British athletes move up the medal count in Beijing they are looking forward to 2012.

Posted Monday, August 18, 2008 11:07 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Great Britain

Sports of The Times: Fencer and His Team Rise Above a Lot

Through good times and bad, Keeth Smart has been the personification of American fencing.

Posted Monday, August 18, 2008 2:05 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Fencing (Sport), Columbia University, Smart, Erinn, Smart, Keeth, Smart, Elizabeth Ann

Seven to Watch as Games Start Shifting From Pool to Track

Track and field is about to take center stage at the Beijing Games, taking an imaginary torch from swimming and carrying it through the rest of the Olympics.