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With final fireworks, post-Olympics life begins in Beijing

By Alan Paul, Special to NBCOlympics.com

Posted 9:25 AM ET, Sunday, August 24, 2008

There was less buzz on the Beijing streets for tonight's closing ceremony than there was for the Opening Ceremony 16 days ago. Crowds that filled the police-lined streets close to the Bird's Nest then were largely absent tonight, although several corners still were packed.
Alan Abrahamson's blog

Zai jian from the Bird's Nest

By Alan Abrahamson

Posted 4:39 AM ET, Sunday, August 24, 2008

The closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Games, replete with spectacle, pageantry and parades. An on-the-scene account ...

And the winner is...

By Alan Paul, Special to NBCOlympics.com

Posted 3:35 AM ET, Sunday, August 24, 2008

When it comes to the medal count, Americans are on the defensive while China has overachieved. But you won't find the Chinese gloating. Still, China's success means more to this nation, than it does to America.

After victory, China plots next move

By Alan Paul, NBCOlympics.com

Posted 12:55 AM ET, Sunday, August 24, 2008

China's goal coming into the Beijing Games was clear: win the race for most gold medals. With a dominant victory in hand, China now faces questions about how to spread the its athletic success across the nation.

Sporting change in China

By Alan Paul, NBCOlympics.com

Posted 12:14 AM ET, Sunday, August 24, 2008

Hosting the Olympics has ushered in substantial change across Chinese society, while the nation's gold medal haul has replaced Liu Xiang as the memory of choice from the 2008 Games.

Can anyone play with USA?

By Mike McCollow

Posted 10:39 PM ET, Saturday, August 23, 2008

As the women continue to roll through the competition, Mike gets a chance to ask Rebecca Lobo five questions about her basketball life.
Mike McCollow's Blog

Women win Gold!

By Mike McCollow

Posted 9:39 PM ET, Saturday, August 23, 2008

Things went perfectly - as expected - as the U.S. Women's basketball team was just too deep, too quick and too good for Australia in the gold medal match.   Find out how Lisa Leslie got her 33rd Olympic win...in a row.

Backstage Beijing

Backstage Beijing #19

By Mike Moran

Posted 10:35 AM ET, Saturday, August 23, 2008

Amby Burfoot's blog

The 2008 Olympic Marathon Marks the 100th Anniversary of the 26 Mile, 385 Yard Race

By Amby Burfoot, Runners World

Posted 6:23 AM ET, Saturday, August 23, 2008

The men's Olympic Marathon on Sunday morning Beijing time promises to be the best ever.

Ukraine finishes first within milliseconds

Posted 1:37 AM ET, Saturday, August 23, 2008

Beating out Italy by .004 of a second, Inna Osypenko-Radomska of Ukraine has won the women's K-1 500m. Italy's Josefa Idem won silver and Germany's Katrin Wagner-Augustin secured the bronze.

Australia's Wallace wins kayak gold

Posted 12:52 AM ET, Saturday, August 23, 2008

With Canada's Adam van Koeverden and Great Britain's Tim Brabants on his tail, Australian paddler Ken Wallace has won the gold medal in the men's K-1 500m.
Taraje Williams-Murray's blog

It's almost over

By Taraje Williams-Murray

Posted 12:21 AM ET, Saturday, August 23, 2008

There are only a few days left of the Games and I am making the best of it.
Ronda Rousey's blog

New developments

By Ronda Rousey

Posted 12:19 AM ET, Saturday, August 23, 2008

Okay so the Olympics have brought about a few new developments.
Georgia Gould's blog

Day before the race

By Georgia Gould

Posted 5:40 PM ET, Friday, August 22, 2008

Merrill Moses' blog

To the gold-medal game

By Merrill Moses

Posted 9:38 AM ET, Friday, August 22, 2008

I have studied the Serbian shooters for countless hours and it paid off. Now we will play Hungary on Sunday for the gold medal.
Amby Burfoot's blog

Tegenkamp, Ritz, and Hall--The Future Is Now

By Amby Burfoot, Runners World

Posted 8:58 AM ET, Friday, August 22, 2008

On December 9, 2000, at the fantasy world that Walt Disney created in Orlando, Florida, the U.S.caught the first clear glimpse of its distance-running future, at least on the men's side.

Mongolians muster for medal showdown

By Alan Paul

Posted 8:55 AM ET, Friday, August 22, 2008

When Alan Paul came to watch China's Zou Shiming fight for a shot at the gold, he expected pandemonium in the crowd. What he didn't expect is that it would come from the Mongolians.

East meets West

By Alan Paul, NBCOlympics.com

Posted 6:02 AM ET, Friday, August 22, 2008


Another gold for Belarus, foursome first

Posted 2:37 AM ET, Friday, August 22, 2008

Belarus wins another gold in paddling, this time in the men's K-4 1000m.  Slovakia gets the silver and Germany takes home the bronze.

Hungary's Vajda wins gold in the C-1 1000m

Posted 12:59 AM ET, Friday, August 22, 2008

Adding a gold medal to the bronze he won four years ago in Athens, Attila Sandor Vajda of Hungary came in first in the C-1 1000m.

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