Triple gold medallist Stephanie Rice with her mother Raelene. (Getty Images)
In pictures: Olympians return home
Australia's Olympic athletes have arrived home to a hero's welcome at Sydney airport, with an official welcome from Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. read more...
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China's rulers to emerge more confident
China's communist rulers will likely emerge from the Olympic Games with greater confidence on the world stage, analysts say.
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Beijing venues not 'white elephants'
Beijing is confident its sparkling Olympic venues will avoid the "white elephant" status of those littering former host cities.
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Mugabe gives Olympic champ $US100,000
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has given $US100,000 ($A116,000) to champion swimmer Kirsty Coventry who won gold and silver at the Beijing Olympics. read more...
IOC sues Greek coach over doping cases
The International Olympic Committee has filed a lawsuit against a Greek track coach after two of his athletes were expelled from the Beijing Games for doping. read more...
London mayor defiant over Beijing button
London's mayor Boris Johnson has revealed he had ignored requests by Chinese officials to button up his jacket for the big event. read more...
Sydney tech firm behind Olympic medals
A Sydney-based technology firm is the brains behind much of Australia's Olympic medal haul, the NSW government says. read more...
Yao Ming's Olympic bed to be auctioned
Wednesday, 27th August,2008China plans to auction off 20 million items related to the Beijing Olympics, including the bed that basketball star Yao Ming slept in during the Games. read more...
Mafia stole our medals: Castro
Tuesday, 26th August,2008Former Cuban president Fidel Castro has blamed a "mafia" for "shamelessly stealing" medals Cuba should have won in Beijing. read more...
Olympic team arrives home
Tuesday, 26th August,2008Australian Olympians have arrived back in Australia to a rousing welcome at Sydney airport, greeted by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. read more...
Aussie Olympians arrive in Sydney
The planes carrying Australia's Beijing Olympic athletes have touched down in Sydney. read more...
Aussie Olympians look ahead to London
Australia's Olympians basked in the glory of their Beijing achievements after touching down in Sydney, but their sights are already set on London in 2012. read more...
Aussie Olympians leave Beijing
One has a wedding to organise, another was looking forward to her first chartered flight and a third simply craved sleep. read more...
'Truly exceptional' Olympics wrap up
As the barricades, checkpoints and machine gun toting soldiers began disappearing from view in Beijing, the traffic, the beggars and the touts returned. read more...
Where the hell were we?
Monday, 25th August,2008UK's The Sun has paraded billboards gloating Britain's gold medal success at the Beijing Olympics, throwing down the gauntlet for London 2012.
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Chinese rockets ensured dry end to Games
Meteorologists used eight planes to release rain dispersal chemicals and fired 241 rockets into clouds to ensure a dry Beijing Olympics closing ceremony. read more...
List of Australian medallists
Monday, 25th August,2008Here’s a list of Australian medallists from the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games:
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Sore heads for partying Aussie athletes
There were more than a few Australian athletes with sore heads on Monday morning after a night out celebrating the end of the Beijing Games. read more...