Were the Beijing Olympic Games the best Olympics ever? Don’t know yet. But no doubt they were the most exciting. A record 87 nations won medals making it the most world-sharing Olympics ever. China won medals in 25 different sports, including its first ever medals in sailing, beach volleyball and field hockey.
Special Report: 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

 

The United States lived up to the expectation to put them back on the top of the world when they edged off world champions Spain 118-107 in the final of the men's basketball competitions at the Beijing Olympics on August 24.