Athletes

Robles Proves His Domination on Hurdles Without Liu Xiang The Cuban Dayron Robles lived up to the overwhelming favourite on hurdles, as he breezed to snatch the Olympic title after the early exit of China's Liu Xiang, his top opponent.

Chinese Diver Chen Adds Challenging Gold for China Olympic champion Chen Ruolin, 16, added a most challenging gold for diving powerhouse China on Thursday, reclaiming the country's supremacy in the platform event.

Women's 20km Walk Race Champion Olga Kaniskina Following is the factbox on Olympic women's 20km walk race champion.

Olympic Men's 200m Champion Usain Bolt Following is the factbox on Beijing Olympic men's 200 meters sprint champion.

Olympic Women's Hammer Throw Champion Following is the factbox on Beijing Olympic women's hammer throw champion.

'Diving Czar' Sautin Leaves Beijing Olympics with No Regrets It might be a little sad as Dmitry Sautin ended his Beijing Olympics with a fourth place in the men's 3m springboard. However, with eight Olympic medals, including a silver in Beijing, the last Olympic Games for the legendary diver is good enough.

Chris Hoy, Britain, Olympic Gold Medalist of Men's Cycling Sprint Race Chris Hoy, Britain, Olympic gold medallist of men's cycling sprint race.

Men's Triathlon Olympic Gold Medallist Jan Frodeno The profile of Jan Frodeno, Olympic men's triathlon gold medallist on Tuesday.

Chen Yibing Becomes Rings King at Beijing Olympics Chen Yibing claimed rings title on Monday at the Beijing Olympics, the second Olympic gold in the event in China's gymnastic history. It took China 24 years to make the achievement after the sport's legend Li Ning brought the first rings gold at the Los Angeles Olympics.

Chinese Diver Wu Starts An Era of Her Own Standing on the podium beside outgoing springboard champion and runner-up, third-placed Wu Minxia bids farewell to the shadow of "diving diva" Guo Jingjing and starts an era of her own.

Olympic Champion of Men's 3,000m Steeplechase Brimin Kiprop Kipruto, champion of men's 3,000-meter steeplechase.

Men's 400m Hurdles Race Champion Angelo Taylor Following is the factbox on Olympic men's 400m hurdles race champion:

Olympic Women's 800 Meters Champion Following is the factbox on Beijing Olympic women's 800 meters champion.

Olympic Weightlifting Champion Andrei Aramnau Following is the factbox on Olympic weightlifting champion in men's 105kg category.

Super Dan, the World's Most Flamboyant Badminton Player He could be no more controversial as a badminton player. Nicknamed Super Dan for dominance on the court, Chinese shuttler Lin Dan was also called arrogant and brash by one of his rival and media.