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Sports Briefing | Olympics: Countries Failed to Share Locations of Their Athletes

Nearly half the countries that participated in the Beijing Olympics failed to tell organizers where their athletes were so they could be drug-tested outside of competition.

Posted Oct 09 2008, 09:28 PM by NYT > Sports

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, World Anti-Doping Agency, Doping (Sports)

Olympic Blood Samples to Be Retested

The International Olympic Committee said it would retest blood samples collected from athletes at the Beijing Games to check for a new blood-boosting drug most often used by endurance athletes.

Posted Oct 08 2008, 09:24 AM by NYT > NYTimes.com Home

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), International Olympic Committee, Beijing (China), Doping (Sports), Macur, Juliet, Lausanne (Switzerland)

Ruling Backs Chinese Gymnasts

All six members of the Chinese women’s gymnastics team met the age requirements to compete at the Beijing Olympics, officials from the International Gymnastics Federations said Wednesday.

Posted Oct 01 2008, 09:12 AM by NYT > Sports

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Beijing (China), Gymnastics

Not Winning Gold Inspires, Too

The swimmer Dara Torres has found her appeal greater than ever, despite failing to win gold in Beijing.

Posted Sep 22 2008, 07:39 PM by NYT > Sports

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Swimming, Crouse, Karen

Mets Notebook: Knight Ties Mets’ Start to Beijing Pressure

In Monday’s game against the Nationals, Brandon Knight will have to draw on his experience in the 2008 Olympics and pitch under pressure.

Posted Sep 16 2008, 11:11 PM by NYT > Sports

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), New York Mets, Baseball, Washington Nationals, Knight, Brandon, Niese, Jon

U.S.O.C. Apologizes to Angry Olympic Cyclists

The U.S. Olympic Committee sent an e-mail to four cyclists who arrived in Beijing last month wearing masks to protect against pollution citing “confusion or a misunderstanding.”

Posted Sep 15 2008, 02:29 PM by NYT > Sports

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), United States Olympic Committee, Scherr, Jim

W.N.B.A. Notebook: Hammon Returns From Olympics to Nice Reception

Despite all the criticism she received for deciding to play on the Russian team at the Olympics, Becky Hammon said she had a positive experience in Beijing and had been received well upon her return.

Posted Sep 13 2008, 10:50 AM by NYT > Sports

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Basketball, Hammon, Becky

Calculating Time Lost by Bolt’s Celebration

A physicist has done the math and says Usain Bolt could have run the 100-meter final at the Beijing Olympics in 9.55 seconds if he had not slowed down to showboat.

Posted Sep 12 2008, 07:14 PM by NYT > Sports

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Running, Track and Field, Bolt, Usain

Live From New York, It’s a Beat Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps visited the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, but was so tired from his brutal traveling schedule that he didn’t follow through on the original plan to ring the opening bell.

Posted Sep 09 2008, 08:34 PM by NYT > Sports

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Swimming, Phelps, Michael

The Tests Just Keep Coming

Requirements that elite athletes provide their schedules so dopring testers know where they can be found any time of night or day are proving trying for Olympians.

Posted Sep 09 2008, 08:11 PM by NYT > Sports

Filed under: Tests and Testing, Olympic Games (2008), Steroids, Lochte, Ryan, Coughlin, Natalie