Time Magazine’s 100 Olympic Athletes to Watch
“Time” magazine has just released their picks for the top 100 athletes to watch at the Beijing Games. Leading the list is my hometown hero, LeBron James. (sometimes the world is a very small place.) The other top 20 on the list are below. Visit the “Time” Web site for the complete, interactive list.
1. LeBron James - US - Basketball
2. Dara Torres - US - swimming - the 41 year old mother is planning to show the world age is no barrier.
3. Michael Phelps - attempting to break Mark Spitz’s record of seven gold medals at a single Olympic Games.
4. Liu Xiang - China’s biggest medal hope on the track, in the 110 meter hurdles
5. Yao Ming - China’s favorite basketball giant.
6. Allyson Felix - Won a silver in Athens in the 200 meters
7. Shawn Johnson - At just 16 years old, she is regarded as the best gymnast in the world
8. Roman Sebrle (pictured above) - Czech decathlete
9. Guo Jingjing - China’s medal hope
10. Tyson Gay - United States medal hope in the 100 meters
11. Asaga Powell - Former Jamaican world recorder holder in the 100 meters
12. Usain Bolt - Current world record holder in the 100 meters from Jamaica
13. Yang Wei - China’s gymnastics medal favorite
14. Stephanie Rice - Katie Hoff’s rival in the 200 and 400 meter medley’s.
18. Chris Paul - point guard in the U.S. basketball team
19. Paul Hamm - U.S. gymnast medal favorite, recovering from a wrist break
20. Zou Shiming - Chinese boxer who won a bronze medal at the Athens games
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Athletes to Watch: Liu Xiang
Jul 28, 2008 at 2:01 pm
[…] Among the athletes to watch in Beijing is China’s Liu Xiang. This 25-year-old is the defending Gold Medalist in the Men’s 100m Hurdle event. He is also the current indoor and outdoor world champion in this event. Xiang’s 2004 Gold Medal was the first for China in track and field. He ranked #4 in “Time” magazine’s 100 athletes to watch in Beijing. […]
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