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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: 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

• 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)

• Advertising: For Retired Olympians, Marketing Is the Game

  Even for alumni, the ability to cash in on one’s former fame comes only once every four years, because corporate sponsors prefer to work with athletes when their signature sports are in the news. Posted Tuesday, August 12, 2008 1:23 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Advertising and Marketing, Gymnastics, Coca-Cola Co|KO|NYSE, Spitz, Mark, Johnson & Johnson Inc, Comaneci, Nadia, AT&T Corp, Botox (Drug)

• For Olympians, Head Games Before First Splash

  The room where Olympic swimmers wait before a race is like a television studio green room, except instead of hospitality, there is usually a whiff of hostility. Posted Monday, August 04, 2008 11:38 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Swimming, Phelps, Michael, Torres, Dara, ready room

• Architecture Review: An Olympic Stadium Worth Remembering

  The National Stadium reaffirms architecture’s civilizing role in a nation that is struggling to forge a new identity out of a maelstrom of inner conflict. Posted Monday, August 04, 2008 10:07 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Stadiums and Arenas, de Meuron, Pierre, Herzog, Jacques, National Stadium, Architecture

• Postcard from Beijing: A Chinese Guide at the Top of His Game

  There are always volunteers at the Olympics, and if my first impression is correct, Beijing has done wonderfully in recruiting them. Posted Sunday, August 03, 2008 6:32 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games, Volunteers

• The World: Why China Has the Torch

  Organizers wanted to keep the Olympics relevant. But relevance can be a risky business. Posted Saturday, August 02, 2008 3:33 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Beijing (China), China, Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Politics and Government, Environment, Freedom and Human Rights, News and News Media, International Olympic Committee, Rogge, Jacques

• The Envelope: Out There

  Each era has its phenom, the athlete who changes our assumptions of what a human body can do. This is the age of Michael Phelps. Posted Thursday, July 31, 2008 1:31 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Swimming, Lochte, Ryan, USA Swimming, Phelps, Michael

• Beijing Weighs Added Pollution Plans for Olympics

  Beijing’s skies are so polluted that authorities are considering emergency measures during the Olympics. Posted Monday, July 28, 2008 7:51 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Environment, Air Pollution

• Officials Note Two Concerns for Olympics: Air and Access

  Pollution and media access remain uncertainties as Beijing hustles to finish construction projects and get the city ready for the Aug. 8 opening ceremonies. Posted Tuesday, July 08, 2008 9:51 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Television, Environment, Freedom and Human Rights, Demonstrations and Riots, News and News Media, International Olympic Committee, Air Pollution, Human Rights Watch

• Runner Feels Conflict in Celebrating Victory

  At the start of the 3,000-meter steeplechase Saturday, Anthony Famiglietti took the lead and did not surrender it, finishing first in 8 minutes 20.24 seconds. Posted Saturday, July 05, 2008 10:40 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Freedom and Human Rights

• Swapping Passports in Pursuit of Olympic Medals

  Foreign-born and trained stars have been contributing to the United States’s Olympic medal count since 2000 in a growing trend that blurs the national boundaries of the competition. Posted Saturday, June 14, 2008 12:27 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Immigration and Refugees, International Olympic Committee, United States Olympic Committee

• U.S.O.C. Looking to Diversify Medal Count

  The United States has no official long-term plan like the 119 Project, a government-financed effort China began in 2000 to win the most gold medals at home. Posted Saturday, May 31, 2008 3:29 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, United States Olympic Committee