British Broadcasting Corporation

Related BBC sites

Page last updated at 14:44 GMT, Tuesday, 14 October 2008 15:44 UK

BBC Sport Olympics 2008 Top Stories

Beijing Games closing ceremony
China brings the curtain down on the 2008 Olympics and hands over to 2012 hosts London at a spectacular closing ceremony inside the Bird's Nest Stadium.

Features and comment
group montage
They overcame great odds to reach the Games, so how did our six athletes get on?
BBC reporters pick out their Olympic highlights
With the Games over, where does China go next?
"These were Usain Bolt's Games" says BBC pundit Steve Cram
Stories you may have missed from around the Games


Interactive map
Olympics venues map

Find out more about all the Olympic venues






More from the Olympics...


At-a-glance medals table

Sunday, 24 August 2008 10:17 UK
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze TOTAL
1 China 51 21 28 100
2 USA 36 38 36 110
3 Russia 23 21 28 72
4 Great Britain 19 13 15 47
5 Germany 16 10 15 41
6 Australia 14 15 17 46
7 South Korea 13 10 8 31
8 Japan 9 6 10 25
9 Italy 8 10 10 28
10 France 7 16 17 40

Beijing air pollution
Latest BBC air particle reading
93 micrograms per cubic metre
World Health Organisation target = 50


Explore the BBC

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.