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Beijing 2008 Olympics News

McGee to retire to take team director role

AP - Friday, September 26

Five-time Olympic medalist Brad McGee is retiring from competitive cycling to take up a director's role with the CSC-Saxo Bank team. More »

Neben wins gold to upstage Olympic cycling champion Armstrong
AFP - Thursday, September 25
Amber Neben upstaged American compatriot Kristin Armstrong, the new Olympic champion, by winning the women's time trial gold here at the world road race championships on Wednesday. More »
France to bid for 2018 Winter Olympics
AFP - Thursday, September 25
France will launch a bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, Henri Serandour, president of the French National Olympic Committee (CNOSF), announced Wednesday. More »
2012 Olympics rule: Toilets that don't face Mecca
AP - Thursday, September 25
Olympic organizers issued detailed design rules for the 2012 London games Wednesday, including a mandate that at least some toilets in the Olympic park do not face the holy Islamic city of Mecca. More »
All Australian Olympians clean in testing
AP - Wednesday, September 24
Australia's anti-doping agency said Wednesday it tested each of the country's 435 Olympic athletes before they left for Beijing _ some up to five times each _ but there were no positive results. More »
American Jackson wins 400 hurdles in Japan
AP - Wednesday, September 24
Olympic bronze medalist Bershawn Jackson of the United States won the 400-meter hurdles Tuesday at the Super Track and Field meet. More »
Home-grown stars crash out of China tennis Open
AFP - Wednesday, September 24
Olympic semi-finalist Li Na crashed out of the China Open on Tuesday, joined as a first-round loser by Peng Shuai on a disastrous day for the host nation. More »
Basketball: Former Olympian Abdur-Rahim retires from NBA
AFP - Tuesday, September 23
Sacramento Kings forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim announced his retirement Monday, ending a 12-year NBA career that included winning an Olympic gold medal. More »
Colangelo leans toward staying with USA Basketball
AP - Tuesday, September 23
After building an Olympic gold medal-winning team, Jerry Colangelo might make a run at another championship with USA Basketball. More »