International Olympic Committee

ON FEB. 5 a court in Hangzhou sentenced dissident journalist Lu Gengsong to four years in prison for "inciting subversion of state power" with his critical essays about the ruling Communist Party. Lu responded by...

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Fell On his final step of the Chicago Marathon, winner Robert K. Cheruiyot of Kenya. Cheruiyot (above), who won in 2:07:35, raised his arms in victory just before he slipped on a sponsor decal on the ground....

IOC head Jacques Rogge has ably run three Games, but his biggest test is ahead, in China

The IOC is voting on whether to eliminate some events and add others--a contentious first step toward freshening up the Games