Gay crashes out of US 200m trials

World champion Tyson Gay's dream of an Olympics double ended in pain when he crashed out of the US 200m quarterfinals on Saturday.

Beijing hopes to flush away toilet stigma

Beijing's notoriously foul-smelling and poorly tended public toilets will feature some rarely seen luxuries during the Olympics.

New media turn Beijing into e-Games

When Coroebus of Elis won the first Olympic sprint in 776 BC, the result was scratched on to parchment and read out in market places.

China accused of Olympic crackdown

A leading US congressman said on Tuesday that China was carrying out a tragic crackdown to smother dissent during the Olympics.

Gay runs wind-assisted 9,68 seconds

World champion Tyson Gay ran the fastest 100m of all-time to win the United States Olympic trials on Sunday, a wind-assisted 9,68 seconds.

'Kung pao chicken' made official for Olympics

Hungry hordes craving a fix of diced chicken fried with chili and peanuts during the Beijing Olympics will be able to shout "kung pao chicken!"

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