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Back in the saddle: Philippa Johnson-Dwyer, riding Benedict, in the equestrian freestyle at the Paralympics in 2008, where she won gold. She will be riding another new horse, Lord Louis, in Tokyo. (Mike Clarke/AFP)
2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS

Fighting to get back in the saddle

Paralysed at 23, Philippa Johnson-Dwyer has defied the odds to seek Paralympian glory

  • Jermaine Craig
8 min read
Nicholas Bett of Kenya competes as he goes on to win the men’s 400 metres hurdles final during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China August 25 2015. (Phil Nobl/Reuters)
2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS

Kenya’s 400m hurdles champ Nicholas Bett killed in car crash

The 28-year-old Bett, the father of two-year-old twins, made his name at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing

  • Agency
1 min read
Ai Weiwei regrets contribution to Olympics
2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS

Ai Weiwei regrets contribution to Olympics

Artist Ai Weiwei has expressed his regret at contributing to China’s successful hosting of the 2008 Olympics by designing the National Stadium.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
Phelps sets himself in a new direction
2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS

Phelps sets himself in a new direction

Michael Phelps set new standards in Olympic swimming with his eight gold medals in Beijing, and now faces the tricky task of re-setting his goals.

  • Rebecca Bryan
4 min read
2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS

Olympic champion Ramzi stripped of gold medal

Bahrain’s Olympic 1 500 metres champion Rashid Ramzi has been stripped of his gold medal for doping at the Beijing 2008 Games.

  • Karolos Grohmann
1 min read