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Gebrselassie: London 2012 is my targetupdated: Thu Sep 29 2011 12:19:00

Legendary athlete Haile Gebrselassie has told CNN that he aims to be competitive at the 2012 London Olympic Games, despite being impressed by some of the younger runners coming through in long-distance events.

The best long distance runner ever?updated: Thu Sep 29 2011 12:19:00

Rory McIlroy tells CNN's Don Riddell about his ambition to become the world's number one golfer.

2012 Olympic ticket buyers in the darkupdated: Tue Jul 26 2011 08:48:00

Olympic ticket buyers won't be told how much or when money will be deducted from their accounts. Emily Reuben reports.

China releases rights activist Hu Jia, his wife tweetsupdated: Sun Jun 26 2011 13:45:00

Chinese authorities have released activist Hu Jia, his wife posted Sunday on Twitter.

SI.com: Nick Zaccardi: Comcast/NBC's plan for the London '12 broadcast; more Olympic notesupdated: Thu Jun 09 2011 21:35:00

Comcast/NBC will remain the U.S. Olympic network in 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020. But for now, it's time to focus on 2012.

SI.com: Richard Deitsch: Comcast/NBC keeps Olympics after moving pitch -- with Costas' helpupdated: Wed Jun 08 2011 11:47:00

As the Comcast/NBC presentation neared its conclusion Tuesday morning at the International Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, Bob Costas stepped to the front of the room to deliver the emotional highlight of the allocution.

London marks 1,000 days to 2012 Olympicsupdated: Sat Oct 31 2009 16:47:00

Saturday marks 1,000 days until the London 2012 Olympic Games, and officials promise the event is on track and on budget.

Revved for Rio? Plan on planning after 2012updated: Mon Oct 05 2009 13:48:00

Rio's Olympic bid coup on Friday may have the lyrics to "Copacabana" playing on a loop in your head, but it's still too early to squeeze into a Brazilian bikini -- you can't even book a flight to the 2012 Olympic Games in London yet.

Rio de Janeiro to host 2016 Olympicsupdated: Fri Oct 02 2009 16:34:00

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee announced Friday.

Countdown to the gamesupdated: Mon Jul 27 2009 16:53:00

As organizers mark three years until the London 2012 Olympics, CNN's Phil Black gets a firsthand look at the venues.

Phelps back in competitive waterupdated: Thu May 14 2009 17:27:00

Michael Phelps -- the Olympic gold-medal swimmer who jumped into hot water over a photo of him holding a bong -- has returned to competition for the first time since the Beijing Olympics.

SI.com: Cliff Corcoran: Pool A rankings, notable namesupdated: Fri Mar 06 2009 14:04:00

Location: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan

Phelps admits 'bad judgment' after marijuana-pipe photoupdated: Mon Feb 02 2009 15:32:00

Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps admitted to "regrettable" behavior Sunday and vowed it wouldn't happen again after a British newspaper published a photograph of the swimmer smoking from a bong.

SI.com: SI's Sportsman of the Year: Michael Phelpsupdated: Tue Dec 02 2008 10:20:00

The party of the year in the swimming world took place not in Beijing's Water Cube in August but in a New York City hotel ballroom the week before Thanksgiving. The occasion was the Golden Goggle Awards, the Oscars of the amphibious set, and most of the 43 members of the U.S. Olympic swim team turned out for the splashy event. With their short skirts, high heels and ripped biceps the women were visions of powerful femininity. The dudes wore their tuxedos ironically, with shaggy hair and bow ties askew. Before the awards show began, there was a rip-roaring cocktail hour. The view of midtown Manhattan from the ballroom revealed the grand old Ziegfeld Theatre, which on this night was hosting a red-carpet premiere for the latest overwrought Hollywood drama. Despite the constellation of paparazzi flashes the assembled actors couldn't match the star power at the Golden Goggles.

Time.com: London 2012: Tough Act to Follow updated: Tue Aug 26 2008 20:05:00

Brits are known for theater, pageantry, music and humor. But if stodgy politicians have their way, none of that may come through in the 2012 Olympics

People.com: Michael Phelps and London Take the Summer Olympics Batonupdated: Mon Aug 25 2008 10:29:00

The record-setting American calls the ceremony a "great start" to the 2012 games

Time.com: The Lessons of the Beijing Olympicsupdated: Sun Aug 24 2008 12:00:00

As spectacular as the sports were, the Games in the end had become more of an extravaganza for the Chinese, with the rest of the world tagging along

Emotion kicks off China's Olympicsupdated: Sat Aug 09 2008 04:07:00

Fireworks, athletes and pageantry on a scale never before seen in the Olympics opened the Summer Games in Beijing on Friday as the Asian nation kicked off the biggest and most scrutinized Games in history.

SI.com: Selena Roberts: Do the Olympics still have the same transforming power for women athletes as before?updated: Fri Aug 08 2008 11:31:00

The modern Olympic Games have always been a chick-flick moment for women who finally have the camera long enough to turn America's head. They haven't batted their eyes, but performed flips for enough mass adoration to last Mary Lou Retton's lifetime. They haven't vanished as fly-by darlings, but endured as women who have delivered iconic nicknames (Suzy "ChapStick" Chaffee) and haircuts (The Dorothy Hamill 'do) and first-name familiarity (Mia, as in Hamm).

SI.com: S.L. Price: What I'm looking forward to at the 2008 Gamesupdated: Thu Aug 07 2008 10:29:00

I'm like anybody else. I watch the Olympics because I want to see who wins. But the 2008 Summer Games are intriguing for reasons that go well beyond the 100-meter final, Michael Phelps' bid to become the greatest Olympian ever or the daily mine-is-bigger exercise of comparing medal counts.

China's task: Avoid post-Olympics slowdownupdated: Tue Aug 05 2008 19:23:00

Once the gold medals leave Beijing, will China's economy remain gilded?

Tour of Olympic media centerupdated: Wed Jul 23 2008 20:38:00

CNN's Emily Chang shows us where journalists will be spending their time in Beijing.

Olympics enter the '2.0' eraupdated: Wed Jul 23 2008 20:38:00

This year's Summer Olympic Games have been seen as China's coming-out party, destined to be as significant for the host country as the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo were for Japan.

Family finds Hong Kong fortune in hatsupdated: Sat Jul 05 2008 04:46:00

In ancient China, a hat tells of social rank. For the six Ngan siblings, hats tell the story of their rise to fortune.

Mainland headwearupdated: Sat Jul 05 2008 04:46:00

Mainland Headwear is the sole licensed headwear manufacturer for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, CNN's Joyce Choi reports.

Time.com: 4 Cities to Vie for 2016 Olympicsupdated: Wed Jun 04 2008 14:15:00

Chicago was among the four cities picked as finalists Wednesday for the 2016 Summer Olympics, setting the stage for a high-profile bidding contest between candidates

Olympic torch relay kicks offupdated: Sun Mar 23 2008 22:45:00

Beijing will kick off the Olympic torch relay that is shrouded by the turmoil in Tibet. CNN's Jaime FlorCruz reports.

Dalai Lama 'powerless' to stop protestsupdated: Fri Mar 21 2008 03:30:00

Tibet's spiritual leader Thursday said he was powerless to stop anti-Chinese violence as authorities in Beijing acknowledged for the first time that unrest had spread into neighboring Chinese provinces.

Tibetans continue to defy China crackdownupdated: Thu Mar 20 2008 02:34:00

New video from China suggests that security forces have yet to gain complete control of Tibet and neighboring provinces which have suffered eruptions of anti-Chinese violence since last week.

Time.com: Spielberg Chided by Chinese Mediaupdated: Wed Feb 20 2008 13:00:00

Hollywood director Steven Spielberg's decision to quit the Beijing Olympics over the Darfur crisis is drawing condemnation by China's state-controlled media

China's link to Sudanupdated: Wed Feb 20 2008 08:53:00

ITN's Richard Pallot reports on the call for Chinese President Hu Jintao to take urgent action on Darfur.

Time.com: Jones Formally Stripped of Medalsupdated: Wed Dec 12 2007 09:00:00

The IOC formally stripped Marion Jones of her five Olympic medals Wednesday, wiping her name from the record books following her admission that she was a drug cheat

Countdown Beijing: Your e-mailsupdated: Sun Oct 21 2007 00:42:00

The IOC (International Olympic Committee) should consider a country's record in human and animal rights, as well as its respect for the environment, before granting the said country the honor of hosting the Olympics. The 2008 Beijing Olympics is a result of polical concession and lobbying by prominent businesses. Oscar Lei, Toronto, Canada

CNNMoney: NBC Universal rings in Athens profitsupdated: Mon Aug 30 2004 11:07:00

In hindsight, NBC Universal's big bet on the Athens Olympics isn't looking so risky after all.

CNNMoney: Athens battles ghost of Sydneyupdated: Tue Aug 17 2004 11:20:00

American swimmer Michael Phelps and NBC have something in common: With expectations high, both got off to a shaky start at the Olympics, but both are now showing signs that things have turned around.

Business 2.0: Why Beijing Is Running Rings Around Athensupdated: Sun Aug 01 2004 00:01:00

The 2004 Olympics are only a hop, skip, and long jump away. But just when corporate sponsors should begin cashing in on the Games' historic return to their birthplace, they're instead looking beyon...

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