25/08/2008

For the most part, Serbian athletes were not able to turn their potential into Olympic medals, and bloggers are asking why.

24/08/2008

BEIJING, China -- Reigning world champion Blanka Vlasic of Croatia had to settle for second place in the women's high jump on Saturday (August 23rd)....

22/08/2008

Hungary stunned European champion Montenegro in the water polo semifinals, and Serbia lost to the United States 10-5.

21/08/2008

High jump queen Blanka Vlasic had a tough qualifying round but made it through to medal contention. Meanwhile, Bulgaria and Serbia both lost in men's volleyball, and a Bulgarian wrestler earned his country's fifth medal at the Games.

20/08/2008

A tight battle ends in victory for wrestler Ramazan Sahin, who adds the first gold to Turkey's medal count. Meanwhile, Montenegro beats Croatia in water polo.

19/08/2008

With Radoslav Velikov's bronze-winning performance Tuesday, Bulgaria now has three medals in wrestling -- plus Roumyana Neikova's single-sculls gold.

18/08/2008

Sandra Izbasa's confident floor routine wins her the top spot on the podium, while another Balkan gymnast -- Croatia's Filip Ude -- nets a silver on the pommel horse.

17/08/2008

BEIJING, China -- Romania is so far the most successful Balkan country at the Beijing Olympics, ranking 14th in medals. It has a total of eight, four...

15/08/2008

Croatia's men's basketball team could not hold off Argentina, and the Greeks proved unable to repeat their 2006 win over the United States.

14/08/2008

Montenegro's water polo team remains undefeated in its quest for gold, while Croatia and Serbia racked up victories in the same sport.

13/08/2008

A new generation of Romanian gymnasts made its mark in Beijing on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Serbian tennis stars Jankovic and Djokovic advanced in their quest for gold.

12/08/2008

Croatia continues to roll over its opponents in men's basketball, and the Montenegrin men's water polo team dispatched Canada.

11/08/2008

Kosovo athletes could have been contenders in judo, boxing and wrestling. Until it meets IOC criteria, though, the fledgling state will have to sit out the Games.

11/08/2008

Croatia's Snjezana Pejcic won her country's first medal at the Beijing Games, and Romania's Alina Dumitru achieved a gold in judo.

07/08/2008

With the Summer Games poised to begin in Beijing, Athens looks back proudly on the Olympics it hosted in 2004 but weighs the price it paid.

07/08/2008

Romania has been a constant presence on Olympic medal podiums, and this year's competition does not intimidate its formidable athletes.

06/08/2008

Greece turns from host to guest as it sends its largest Olympic team ever to go abroad to Beijing, four years after the Athens Games.

05/08/2008

Macedonia sent a delegation of seven athletes to Beijing last week for the upcoming Games. The country has high hopes for its representatives in swimming, handball and kayaking, among other disciplines.

01/08/2008

Hampered by lack of financial support, the five-member Bosnia and Herzegovina Olympic team is realistic about prospects for a medal.

31/07/2008

Turkey's Olympic team hopes to be among the top 20 countries at the end of the Beijing Games. Weightlifting, wrestling and taekwondo hold the most promise for gold.