Women’s
In the women’s 67+kg (148+ lbs) event, Maria del Rosario Espinoza took the gold medal after defeating Norway’s Nina Solheim. Great Britain’s Sarah Stevenson and Brazil’s Natalia Falavigna won bronze.l
Men’s
In the men’s 80+kg (176+ lbs) event, Korea’s Dongmin Cha defeated Alexandros Nikolaidis of Greece to capture the gold medal. Arman Chilmanov of Kazakhstan and Chika […]
Unsportsmanlike conduct has been rare during these Beijing Olympic Games, but frustration obviously got the best of Cuban taekwondo athlete, Angel Valodia Matos’ better judgement. The 2000 Gold Medalist kicked Swedish referee Chakir Chelbat in the face, causing him and his coach Leudis Gonzalez to be banned from Olympic competition for life. Matos was upset […]
Guillermo Perez of Mexico captured the gold medal in the men’s under 58-kilogram division at the 2008 Beijing Games in a thrilling match that was decided in overtime. Dominican Republic’s Yulis Gabriel Mercedes won silver while Rohullah Nikpai took home the bronze, Afghanistan’s first-ever Olympic medal. A second bronze was awarded to […]
Just a quick update on current tournament schedules:
Taekwondo
Asian Qualification Tournament for Beijing Olympic Games
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
November 1, 2007
Chess
World Youth Championship 2007
Antalya, Turkey
November 1, 2007
Tags: Announcements, Beijing 2008, Chess, Light the Torch, Olympic News, Taekwondo, World Championship
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