Britain’s golden weekend continues
Sunday, August 17: Saturday was a record day for Team GB – with four golds and five other medals, it was the country’s best one-day Olympic performance since 1908 – and Sunday was looking just as good. With golds in the two much-delayed sailing events of the Yngling and… [continued]
Phelps takes historic eighth medal
Sunday, August 17: Michael Phelps has succeeded in his quest for eight gold medals in one Olympics, topping Mark Spitz's record set at the 1972 Games in Munich, after the United States took gold in the 4x100m medley. The US team of Phelps, Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen and Jason… [continued]
Adlington and Phelps win gold again
Saturday, August 16: Amid giggles, cheers and at least one shout of "I want your babies!", Britain's Rebecca Adlington stepped onto the Water Cube podium today to collect her second gold medal of these Games after winning the 800m freestyle final. After her fingertip win in the 400m earlier… [continued]
Black Thursday for Team GB
Thursday, August 14: On a day when rain and wind put paid to the rowing and whole swathes of the outdoor programme, Team GB suffered a series of bleak defeats in the events untouched by the Beijing weather. None was worse than the women’s 4x200m freestyle… [continued]
Fried eggs and pizza: Phelps’s secret diet
Thursday, August 14: The big news from the Olympic pool today is that Japan's Kosuke Kitajima has won the 200m breaststroke, making it his second gold after winning
the 100m breaststroke on Monday; Frenchman Alain Bernard has sneaked victory over Australian world record holder Eamon Sullivan in the 100m freestyle… [continued]
Beijing 2008: It’s official, Phelps is the greatest Olympian 
It’s official: Phelps is the greatest Olympian
Wednesday, August 13: As we reported yesterday in our regular update on the fortunes of the 'human dolphin' Michael Phelps, the US swimmer had to win two races this
morning if he was to continue with his remarkable bid to win eight gold medals in one Games. Needless to say,… [continued]
The Sports Pages: today's other results
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Three down, five gold medals to go for Michael Phelps
Tuesday, August 12: The American swimmer Michael Phelps remains on target in his bid to win a record eight gold medals in these Games by easily winning the 200m
freestyle this morning, bringing his gold tally so far to three. He has already won the 400m individual medley and been… [continued]
Karen Crouse in the International Herald Tribune
Adlington wins historic gold for Britain
Monday, August 11: British spectators and reporters at the Water Cube in Beijing were revelling early today in the unexpected victory of Rebecca Adlington in the 400m freestyle. She took the gold medal by a whisker from the American swimmer Katie Hoff, and became the first British… [continued]
Phelps sets the standard as records tumble
Sunday, August 10: Pre-Games predictions that swimming world records would tumble in Beijing look to be more than just hype after Michael Phelps kicked off his Olympic campaign in remarkable fashion. The American claimed the first of a potential eight gold medals in the pool by crushing the… [continued]
The rebel swimmer who'll carry the flag
Thursday, August 7: Veteran swimmer Mark Foster has been chosen to carry the Union Jack for Great Britain at the opening ceremony on Friday. The maverick 38-year-old
has come back from retirement to join a swimming team with an average age of 22. Two years ago, Foster was retiring… [continued]
Olympic of the day: the best images from Beijing
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