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Michael Phelps wins record eighth gold

Michael Phelps won his record eighth gold medal in the Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay final on Sunday but this time needed some help from his friends.

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Olympic Committee Strips 2000 U.S. Relay Champion Of Gold

The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), meeting today in Beijing at its final meeting before the 2008 Olympic Games, has reached a decision in the case of Mr. Antonio Pettigrew, a member of the US team who placed first in the Mens 4x400 relay at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.

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A laser link with an aircraft

Artemis, the European Space Agency Advanced Relay and Technology Mission Satellite, successfully relayed optical laser links from an aircraft in early December. These airborne laser links, established over a distance of 40 000 km during two flights at altitudes of 6000 and 10 000 metres, represent a world first.

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Saudi Arabia retain men's 4x400m relay title

Hamdan Awdah Al Bishi anchored the Saudi Arabian team to a successful defence of their men's 4x400m relay crown in the final event of the 15th Asian Games athletics programme at Khalifa Stadium on Tuesday 12 December.

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