Gebrselassie Bids for Place in Olympic History
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Haile Gebrselassie, one of the greatest long distance runners of all time, bids to make Olympic history on Friday as the athletics program opens in Athens.
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The International Olympic Committee said Monday it has received bids from London, Madrid, Moscow, New York and Paris to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
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The five cities looking to host the 2012 Summer Games submitted bids to the International Olympic Committee on Monday, entering the final stage of a long process in hopes of landing one of the biggest prizes in sports.
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The five cities looking to host the 2012 Summer Olympics submitted bids to the International Olympic Committee, with Paris the front-runner to win next year&#39;s vote.
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Olympic gymnastics champion Paul Hamm has appeared before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne in a bid to retain the gold medal he won in the menâs all-round competition in Athens.
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American Troy Dumais is in contention for a diving medal after today&#39;s preliminaries in the men&#39;s three-meter springboard competition.
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The five cities looking to host the 2012 Summer Games submitted bids to the International Olympic Committee, entering the final stage of a long process in hopes of landing one of the biggest prizes in sports.
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The International Olympic Committee has announced that Vanderlei de Lima of Brazil, will be presented with a sportsmanship medal. The International Olympic Committee has announced
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ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece  -- Adam Nelson couldn&#39;t help himself. While parading with his silver medal around the ancient site that gave birth to the Olympics 28 centuries ago, he paused to look at the mark in the dirt he thought was his gold-medal spot.
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OSTRAVA, Czech Republic  - Twice Olympic 10,000 meters champion Haile Gebrselassie broke the world one-hour and 20 kilometers marks at the "Golden Spike" grand prix athletics meeting on Wednesday.
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Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie could miss the Olympic 10,000m because of an Achilles injury.
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Golf, rugby, squash, karate and roller sports are in the running for possible inclusion at the 2012 Olympics.
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A series of unusually quick times in the men&#39;s 100 metres heats have sparked expectations of a possible world record in Sunday&#39;s Olympic final.
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Paul Hamm takes another shot at history tonight, when he'll try to become the first American to win the Olympic men's all-around in gymnastics.
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ON Monday, New York City submitted its bid for the 2012 Olympic Games to the International Olympic Committee, and next July, in Singapore, the IOC will decide.
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The five cities looking to host the 2012 Summer Games submitted bids to the International Olympic Committee on Monday, with Paris the front-runner to win next year&#39;s vote.
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ATHENS, Greece -- In a rented warehouse in Athens&#39; Alimos neighborhood, a group of Greek florists with blistered fingers are working to be a part of Olympic history.