ROAD TO BEIJING

SPOTLIGHT

• China 'hasn't kept rights promise'

  Monday, 28th July,2008

  A leading human rights group say China has failed to live up to its pre-Games promise to improve its human rights record. read more...

• Swimming 'super-powers' bunker down

  Monday, 28th July,2008

  The Australian swim team and their arch-rivals, the United States, have bunkered down in their pre-Olympic camps as they fine-tune for what is set to be a titanic battle in Beijing. read more...

• China sets up Olympic sex determination lab

  Monday, 28th July,2008

  Olympic host Beijing has set up a sex determination lab to test female Olympic athletes suspected to be males, state media reported today. read more...

• Iraqi team banned from Olympics

  Friday, 25th July,2008

  The International Olympic Committee has banned Iraq from competing in the Beijing Games in a major blow to seven Iraqi athletes who had hoped to travel to China to compete. read more...

• IOC sues website using Olympics logos

  Thursday, 24th July,2008

  The International Olympic Committee and its US arm file lawsuits against a California company for falsely conveying affiliation with Olympics. read more...

• Hackett's coach says swimmer needs protecting from himself

  Thursday, 24th July,2008

  Grant Hackett's coach says he is 'unsparing' on his own body in the pursuit of an unprecedented third 1500-metre freestyle Olympic gold medal. read more...

• Robot mascots a big hit for Beijing

  Thursday, 24th July,2008

  Five robots modelled on the official Olympic mascots have become Beijing airport's unlikely new attractions. read more...

• Olympic blogosphere

  Thursday, 24th July,2008

  For more information, photographs and blogs about the Beijing Olympics, as well as the athletes and teams taking part, check out these web links. read more...

• Leading Australian medal hopes in Beijing

  Tuesday, 22nd July,2008

  These are the Aussies who may bring track and field medals home. read more...

• Hamstring strife ends Deakes Beijing bid

  Monday, 21st July,2008

  Injury that has long hampered 50km walking champion now requires surgery, reports say. read more...

• Aussie Olympic team named

  Friday, 18th July,2008

  With all eyes on Beijing, Australia’s athletes are preparing body and mind to bring home the gold.
  Click here to meet the team
  read more...

• Synchro swimmer goes for Gold

  Monday, 14th July,2008

  Australia's synchronized swimming medal prospects at the Beijing Games have risen with the inclusion of French born star Myriam Glez on the team.
  VIDEO: Swimmer dives into Games read more...

• Pressure to succeed will lead to drugs: Anti Doping chief

  Friday, 11th July,2008

  Britain's top anti-doping official fears that pressure on the country's Olympic athletes to succeed at the 2012 London Games will drive them to use performance-enhancing drugs. read more...

• Beijing Games 'in crisis'

  Friday, 11th July,2008

  Will Beijing's Olympics, already the most politicised in a quarter of a century, turn out to be a public relations disaster or triumph?
  IN-DEPTH: Road to Beijing read more...

• Massive security campaign to keep Games safe

  Friday, 11th July,2008

  The Beijing Games will display the biggest security campaign the world has seen, involving air force, army and navy.

  IN-DEPTH: Road to Beijing read more...