Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremonies Revealed: The elaborate closing ceremony that ended the Olympic Games on Sunday also ended nearly a decade in which the ruling Communist Party had made the Games an organizing principle in national life. Almost nothing has superseded the Olympics as a political priority in China.
Times journalists and special contributors explore [...]

Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremonies Revealed: The 2008 games produced stunning venues and awe-inspiring performances, but what image of China will the world take home?
The Beijing Olympics of Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt, of the Water Cube and the Bird’s Nest, of allegedly underage gymnasts and empty protest zones, of Great Walls and firewalls, ended Sunday [...]

Beijing 2008 Olympics Closing Ceremony Revealed: The Olympic flame burns atop the Bird’s Nest, more properly known as the National Stadium in Beijing, on the last day of the 2008 Games.
After playing host to these successful Games, the Chinese finally let their guard down with silly flying drummers, confetti and song, among other things.

Beijing 2008 [...]

Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games Revealed: Giving the Summer Games to China proved to be the right thing to do and will pay benefits beyond sports, the International Olympic Committee said Sunday, even though it still won’t solve “all the ills of the world” or hasten political change.
“It has been a long journey since our [...]

Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games Revealed: The United States was getting its test now, getting it good, and the visionary responsible for the restoration of USA Basketball climbed out of his seat and walked downstairs to the Americans’ bench. All these superstars, all the selflessness and sacrifice and, somehow, this gold medal coronation had transformed [...]

Live Coverage: Sunday highlights at the Beijing Games Closing Ceremonies. We’re celebrating the best and worst of the Olympics. Check here for more FPM Medals.
The men may have their Leryn Franco. They can keep her. We ladies like to focus our attention on the pool, and Mr. Ryan Lochte:
Lochte brings more than looks to the [...]

Olympics focused on Michael Phelps, who got seven times as much media coverage as the next-most-spotlighted athlete.
News item:
Editor & Publisher released a Pew Research Center study Friday showing that one-quarter of stories about the Olympics focused on Michael Phelps, who got seven times as much media coverage as the next-most-spotlighted athlete.
My take:
Seven times as much? [...]

Beijing Olympic Closing Ceremony Revealed: The Beijing Games draw to a close on today after what many have described as one of the best Olympics ever held.
China will hand the Olympic flag to the 2012 hosts London at a closing ceremony. China had beaten the United States to top the medals table.
The organizers have promised [...]

Beijing Olympics Closing Ceremony Revealed: The closing ceremony of the Beijing Games on Sunday will be another elaborate show from the filmmaker Zhang Yimou, who also produced the opening ceremony on Aug. 8.
A virtual global handshake will land in Beijing tomorrow ahead of the Olympic Closing Ceremony. Since the beginning of the Olympics, Avaaz has [...]