Organizers of the 2012 London Olympics do not need to top the Beijing Games and should focus on creating a festive atmosphere and controlling spending on venues, IOC President Jacques Rogge said on Monday.
Post India's success in Beijing, it is now the time for corporates to do their duty by the talented sons of poor drivers and bus conductors and peasants and slum dwellers not only through sponsorships but also by creating infrastructure.
Host nation China pulled away from its rivals at the Beijing Paralympics on Friday as its medal tally soared over 100. The Paralympics haul is made up of 34 golds, 40 silvers and 27 bronze.
Taking note of the lackluster performance of the Pakistan hockey team in the recently concluded Beijing Olympics, the Sport Board has set up an three-member inquiry committee to probe the debacle.- Pakistan is looking beyond its senior hockey players who under-performed in last month's Beijing Games where the three-time Olympic champion finished eighth, its worst showing in the Games history.
Medal or no medal, boxer Akhil Kumar remains the face of the most successful Olympic contingent as he received a tumultuous welcome in New Delhi in the wee hours on Tuesday.
China's Olympic gold medallists will get cash rewards of 350,000 yuan ($51,000), nearly twice the amount given for the Athens 2004 Games, state media reported on Tuesday.
Pakistan's head coach Khawaja Zakauddin who took over as Pakistan's manager and chief coach in 2007, "accepted the responsibility" for the Greenshirts' unimpressive performance in Beijing and said that he has decided to quit.
Thousands of wildly cheering fans descended on the Indira Gandhi International Airport to give Olympic bronze medal winners, wrestler Sushil Kumar and boxer Vijender Kumar, a tumultuous reception in the wee hours of Tuesday.
Meteorologists dispatched eight planes to release rain dispersal chemicals and fired 241 rockets into incoming clouds to ensure a dry Beijing Olympics closing ceremony, state media said on Monday.
The Olympic Games have concluded but the spirit of service will live on in the hearts of many volunteers, who took great pride in their work looking at it as a contribution to history.
A day after describing 2008 Olympic Games as "truly exceptional", the IOC on Monday honoured Beijing Games chief organiser Liu Qi with the Olympic Order in Gold.
Former England football captain, David Beckham, said on Sunday that he was "incredibly proud" to be part of the historic handover ceremony marking the end of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Some countries competing in the Beijing Olympics have worked years to get here and for them, while no medals are in the picture, just being here makes them proud.
China won two boxing gold medals on a historic day not only for the Asian powerhouse but also for Mongolia.
The Beijing Olympics, played out against a background of political intrigue and featuring 16 days of compelling and controversial action, drew to a spectacular close on Sunday.
The Olympics had a negligible direct impact on China's economy, but analysts say the near flawless organisation of the Games was a priceless 17-day advertisement for the "Made in China" brand.
The International Olympic Committee gave the Beijing Olympics its seal of approval on Sunday, expressing itself "extremely pleased" with the Games, which saw China emerge as the power in sports.
As London prepared to follow Beijing as the Olympic host city, International Olympic Committee president Jaques Rogge praised the British capital's "unique assets" and called on it to stage a "fair play" Games.
South Korea swatted aside Cuba on the Olympic stage to dent the Latin Americans' aura of invincibility, but baseball was left to look for a new home after it was cast off from the Games programme.
Kobe Bryant provided a crucial late spark and the United States won the Olympic men's basketball gold medal for the 13th time, defeating world champion Spain 118-107 in the championship game on Sunday.
World champion Roberto Cammarelle added Olympic gold to his resume, as he stopped China's Zhang Zhilei in the Olympic super-heavyweight final on Sunday.
The United States, led by the tournament's best player Clayton Stanley, won the Olympic men's volleyball gold on Sunday beating defending champions Brazil by three sets to one in the final.
International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge stuck by his criticism of treble gold medallist Usain Bolt on Sunday, although he did acknowledge the Jamaican's world record-setting exploits had made him an icon of the Beijing Games.
Russia's volleyball team repeated as an Olympic bronze medal winner on Sunday, when it defeated Italy in three sets.
