Beijing 2008

Hawkes Bay is set to welcome home its gold medal winning residents Georgina and Caroline Evers-Swindell with open arms, a red carpet and a permanent marker to their Olympic achievement.

Chinese police have sentenced at least 10 foreigners to 10 days of detention for protesting during the Olympic Games, an activist group and officials said.

Debbie Phelps sat in a luxury hotel suite with a view of the Manhattan skyline on Wednesday, a parade of TV cameras passing through to interview her.

Usain Bolt had a double gold sewn up coming into this morning's 200m final, so he made the Olympics even more magical by conjuring up a world record to emulate the record he set in the 100.

Noor Ahmad Gayezabi said a silent prayer while watching the small family TV with his 13-year-old son. "Help Nikpai. Help Nikpai. Help Afghanistan."

In the wake of Michael Phelps, America is getting ready for a swimming boom. Swim clubs and coaches across the nation say there's been a surge of interest since Phelps began collecting his eight gold medals.

Disgruntled hackers targeted the Brazilian Olympic Committee's website to complain about the country's poor performance at the Beijing Games.

Brazilians hung their heads in shame today in the wake of their Olympic football team's 3-0 drubbing by archrival Argentina.

An Iraqi sprinter whose coach had to bribe militiamen so she could train. A Palestinian swimmer unable to use the Olympic-size pool nearest her home. A pioneering runner from war-wracked Afghanistan who placed last in the 100m.

If the amount of free condoms being handed out is any indication, it seems the sex life of Olympic athletes isn't what it used to be.