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The basketball event provides some of the most entertaining moments at the Olympics. Visit the Peak Performance Olympic blog to find out the latest basketball news in Beijing. We’ll share the latest basketball training techniques used by professional coaches and give you the best tips on how to improve your basketball performance

Peak Performance Olympic Awards

Written by Sam Bordiss on Tue, 2008-08-26 15:38 in Basketball Boxing Cycling Distance Drug Testing Field Events Football Gymnastics Jeremy Wariner Liu Xiang Michael Phelps Middle Distance Paula Radcliffe Pollution Rowing Sport Injuries Sprinting Swimming Distance Swimming Sprints Tennis Tom Daley Training Usain Bolt Weightlifting Yelena Isinbayeva

The 2008 Beijing Olympics closed out in predictably beautiful style. It’ll be a long time before we forget some of the fantastic performances produced in Beijing.

Athletes Jump To Gold

Written by Sam Bordiss on Tue, 2008-08-26 11:40 in Basketball Field Events Training

As the Beijing Olympics reached its twilight period, there were still some athletes waiting to secure their destinies. Two hot favourites were in action in different arenas.

US Basketball Jumping To Glory

Written by Sam Bordiss on Thu, 2008-08-14 15:06 in Basketball Training

Greece beat USA in the 2006 Basketball World Championships, so the ‘Redeem Team’ has had this game pencilled in for a while.

USA Guaranteed Gold?

Written by Sam Bordiss on Mon, 2008-08-11 10:43 in Basketball

This was the event that I, along with over one billion people worldwide, had been looking forward to all weekend.

Basketball Predictions

Written by matt.renton on Wed, 2008-08-06 11:40 in Basketball Lauren Jackson

The US enters the 2008 Beijing Olympics desperate to achieve a gold medal in Basketball.

Lauren Jackson - Women's Basketball

Written by matt.renton on Thu, 2008-07-31 15:03 in Basketball Lauren Jackson

Olympic Chances: Australia has found in Lauren Jackson, a fantastic opportunity to achieve a gold medal in the women’s basketball. Not only does she possess a fantastic scoring record but her rebounding and blocking scores have also been consistently high, making her by far the most dangerous player in the tournament.