Beijing 2008 - Games of the XXIX Olympiad - August 8th to the 24th, 2008

Three-time Olympian Amanda Beard has endorsements and extracurriculars to worry about, but only one thing really matters right now: this week's Olympic swimming trials. The red-carpet fixture and onetime Playboy cover model is all business as she dives into the pool of hopefuls competing to represent the US in breaststroke and individual medley, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Three-time Olympian Amanda Beard has endorsements and extracurriculars to worry about, but only one thing really matters right now: this week's Olympic swimming trials. The red-carpet fixture and onetime Playboy cover model is all business as she dives into the pool of hopefuls competing to represent the US in breaststroke and individual medley, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Three-time Olympian Amanda Beard has endorsements and extracurriculars to worry about, but only one thing really matters right now: this week's Olympic swimming trials. The red-carpet fixture and onetime Playboy cover model is all business as she dives into the pool of hopefuls competing to represent the US in breaststroke and individual medley, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Speedo, the world's leading swimwear brand, today unveiled the special Olympic edition Team USA LZR RACER suit. Speedo worked with legendary design house Comme des Garçons to develop a one-of-kind look for Team USA featuring the red, white and blue of the American flag. The launch of the Team USA Speedo LZR RACER allows the original Comme des Garçons design to be finally revealed as the traditiona...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Swimmer Michael Phelps, sprinter Tyson Gay and gymnast Shawn Johnson all face cut-throat competition in the coming weeks as they bid to secure spots on the United States squad for the Beijing Olympics. While Phelps is recognized as one of swimming's all-time greats and in many respects has already become the poster-boy for the Beijing Games, it accounts for little at the ruthl...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - For the two Palestinian swimmers traveling to the Beijing Olympics, simply being at the Games will be an achievement. Hamza Abdu can sometimes train in a 25-meter pool but there are no Olympic standard (50-meter) pools in the Palestinian territories. Israeli travel restrictions prevent team mate Zakaya Nassar from training in Nazareth. Abdu is looking forward to experiencing ...

Dumped Olympic swimmer Nick D'Arcy is vowing to return to the training pool today, after the latest setback in his quest for Beijing.

Swimmer Nick D'Arcy has returned to the pool for what could be his final training session before he learns if he'll compete in Beijing.

Dumped Olympic swimmer Nick D'Arcy is back training in the pool this afternoon as he nervously waits to find out whether he'll be reinstated to the Beijing team.

Forget the pool. The bitter battle over Olympic swimsuits is now in the courts, less than three months before the Beijing Games.

TOKYO - Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday demanded the Dalai Lama stop trying to divide China, incite violence and harm the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing. But he said fledgling talks with the exiled spiritual leader's representatives would continue.

SEOUL, South Korea - The Olympic torch arrived Sunday in South Korea on the latest leg of its world tour, with demonstrators vowing to disrupt its run through the city that hosted the 1988 Summer Games.

PARIS -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Thursday he will push for a European Union-wide agreement on whether to boycott the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.

SportsMarin Morrison earned a spot on the U.S. Paralympic swimming team. In Beijing, she will compete in the 50-meter freestyle, 50 backstroke and 100-meter freestyle.

KATMANDU, Nepal -- Nepalese soldiers and police guarding the slopes of Mount Everest are authorized to shoot to stop any protests during China's Olympic torch run to the summit, an official said Sunday.

One of Australia's top divers has wept by the side of a pool after realising her Beijing Olympic dream was over.

PowerBar today announces the launch of a new national advertising campaign featuring six-time Olympic gold medalist and twenty-time World Champion Michael Phelps. Carrying the tagline Power To Push, the campaign is designed to offer a window into an athlete’s mind as they battle both physical and emotional barriers to reach their goals.

15-year-old Brisbane schoolgirl Emily Seebohm is on her way to the Beijing Games after breaking her own Commonwealth record at the Olympic trials.

PowerBar today announces the launch of a new national advertising campaign featuring six-time Olympic gold medalist and twenty-time World Champion Michael Phelps. Carrying the tagline Power To Push, the campaign is designed to offer a window into an athlete’s mind as they battle both physical and emotional barriers to reach their goals.Author: otspvideosTags: michael phelps power bar olympics olym...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece -- Protesters disrupted the Beijing Olympics flame-lighting ceremony in Ancient Olympia on Monday and a Tibetan woman covered in fake blood briefly blocked the path of the torchbearer.

PowerBar today announces the launch of a new national advertising campaign featuring six-time Olympic gold medalist and twenty-time World Champion Michael Phelps. Carrying the tagline Power To Push, the campaign is designed to offer a window into an athleteâ??s mind as they battle both physical and emotional barriers to reach their goals.Tags: michael ,  phelps , po...

PowerBar today announces the launch of a new national advertising campaign featuring six-time Olympic gold medalist and twenty-time World Champion Michael Phelps. Carrying the tagline Power To Push, the campaign is designed to offer a window into an athlete’s mind as they battle both physical and emotional barriers to reach their goals.

PowerBar today announces the launch of a new national advertising campaign featuring six-time Olympic gold medalist and twenty-time World Champion Michael Phelps. Carrying the tagline Power To Push, the campaign is designed to offer a window into an athlete’s mind as they battle both physical and emotional barriers to reach their goals.Author: otspvideosTags: PowerBar Michael Phelps olympic champi...

BEIJING -- China is reaching out for a greater role in global affairs and opening up at home, too - at least a little - as the once-reclusive Communist giant gets ready for this summer's Olympic Games.

British divers Tom Daley and Peter Waterfield have booked their place in the semi-final of the 10metre platform as the pair look to cement their place on the Beijing Olympic squad.

Feb. 1 - Beijing's Olympic swimming pool, built inside a cube, pleases audiences at swim test events.

BEIJING - JANUARY 28: Chinese army soldiers watch swimmers practise at the training pool before a ceremony to inaugurate and deliver the National Aquatics Center for use January 28, 2008 in Beijing, China. The National Aquatics Center will host swimming, diving and synchronized swimming during the 2008 Olympic Games. (Photo by Andrew Wong/Getty Images)

BEIJING - JANUARY 28: A technician checks equipment on the main swimming pool after a ceremony to inaugurate and deliver the National Aquatics Center for use on January 28, 2008 in Beijing, China. The National Aquatics Center will host swimming, diving and synchronized swimming during the 2008 Olympic Games. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

BEIJING - JANUARY 28: An athlete swims in the training pool before a ceremony to inaugurate and deliver the National Aquatics Center for use on January 28, 2008 in Beijing, China. The National Aquatics Center will host swimming, diving and synchronized swimming during the 2008 Olympic Games. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

BEIJING - JANUARY 28: A worker cleans the pool deck before a ceremony to inaugurate and deliver the National Aquatics Center for use January 28, 2008 in Beijing, China. The National Aquatics Center hosts swimming, diving and synchronized swimming during the Olympic Games. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)