This site is in continued development. Please check back soon for new events and features. Thanks for your patience.

Free weekly newsletter Free weekly newsletter

The best of Beijing in your inbox!

Find everything you need for Olympic year

Search Olympics

Olympics Highlights

The Olympic legacy
The Olympic legacy
The Games may be Beijing's big coming-out party, but once the last medal is awarded, what's next for the Chinese capital? »

Chinese athletes to watch
Chinese athletes to watch
China hopes to surpass the US in medals this Olympics. From a hot-headed badminton star to a pair of 16-year-old diving dynamos, here are some of the athletes who may help lead the way »

Gold fingers
Gold fingers
Want to see the local players win? Check out the events in which China might get their hands on a gold medal, and where you also might get your hands on a ticket »

How to get to the venues
How to get to the venues
Don't get lost! We've got directions (including bus and subway lines) for all the Olympic spots »

Olympic Faces
Olympic Faces
Whether they're branding their faces with Olympic tattoos or obsessively photographing the Bird's Nest, these characters make Beijing a little more colorful »

Athletes to watch from around the world
Athletes to watch from around the world
Check out these international contenders. We predict they'll be the Games' record-breakers and history-makers. »

Iron man
Iron man
Australian Paralympic hero John Maclean rows for the gold this September »

Everything you need to know about the Paralympics
Everything you need to know about the Paralympics
The party doesn't end with August's Olympics Games. In September, disabled athletes from around the world will compete in the Paralympics. We've put together a cheat sheet of the Games' history, events, and controversies  »

Gimme an O!
Gimme an O!
Chinese cheerleaders root for the home team. Time Out pays a visit to their training camp »

The load on Liu
The load on Liu
Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang is already a superstar – and 1.3 billion pairs of eyes will be watching him in August »

China's history at the Games
China's history at the Games
Writer and Olympic expert Xu Guoqi retraces how this year's host became a medal-winning powerhouse »



Advertisement