Mongolia’s Tuvshinbayer Naidan won the Gold Medal in the men’s 100kg judo competition on Thursday, giving his country its first ever Olympic Gold Medal. Askhat Zhitkeyv of Kazakhstan won the Silver Medal and Movlud Miraliyev of Azerbaijan and Henk Grol of the Netherlands tied for the Bronze Medal.
Mongolia is small country of approximately three […]
Here are today’s scheduled events:
Archery
Women’s Team Archery - 1/4 Eliminations
Women’s Team Archery - Semifinals
Women’s Team Archery - Bronze medal match
Women’s Team Archery - Gold medal match
Men’s Team Archery - 1/8 Eliminations
Men’s Team Archery - Quarterfinal match 3
Badminton
Women’s Singles Badminton - Round of 16
Women’s Singles Badminton - Round of 32
Women’s Doubles Badminton - […]
For the first time in more than 100 years, three members of the same family are heading to Beijing in the Olympic Games–all in Tae Kwondo. They are 29-year-old Steven Lopez, a two-time Gold Medalist, and his younger sister, Diana and younger brother, Mark. They were recently profiled on CNN. Take a look:
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Britain’s Zara Phillips may be out of the Olympics, but there will still be royalty at the Beijing Olympic Games. Sheikha Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, the daughter of the ruler of Dubai, will represent the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Tae Kwondo in August.
The young princess has medaled in the last […]
Judo, a traditional Japanese art of self defense, has been a part of the Olympics since 1964 (with the exception of the 1968 games). Both men and women compete in individual matches in seven weight classes. The competitions are single elimination and two bronze medals are awarded in each class. Scoring and moves are outlined […]
I reckon this piece of news shows that it’s not true that Thais cannot be beaten at their own sport of Muay Thai. If you’ve been around Light the Torch long enough, you’d know about how the Philippines have been growing stronger in the field of Martial Arts (Philippines’ Best Hope for an Olympic Gold) […]
Gulf Times gives us a great news round up of the 15th ASIAN Games, Doha 2006 held in Doha, Quatar.
India cueing up for medals
India’s shooters protest against ‘rude’ officials
Murofushi pulls out
Blatter defends decision to allow Iran to play at Games
Australians could join Asian Games: Blatter
India unfazed by Rasquinha’s shocking ouster
Japan aiming to restore judo pride
India […]
It’s in the sport of Martial Arts, with a focus on 2 particular disciplines, Tae Kwon Do and Wushu.
Tae Kwon Do, when loosely translated means, “the art of hand and foot”. It is an amalgamation of Japanese, Chinese and traditional Korean fighting styles, and is the most commonly practiced among the martial arts. It is […]
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