China’s athletes earned more than twice the number of Medals than Great Britain, who ended the Paralympic Games in second place in the Medal count. Chinese athletes, including runner Li Yansong pictured above, were awarded a total of 211 Medals (89 Gold, 70 Silver, and 52 Bronze). Great Britain earned a total of 102 (42 […]
I’ve been awed by the accomplishments of the Paralympic athletes this past week as they have overcome physical challenges to achieve athletic goals most people would never have set for them. There is Oscar Pretorius and his “blades,” Natalie du Toit winning her five Gold Medals, and Barbara Buchan, who survived two months in a […]
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In a somewhat surprising move, Canadian figure skater, Jeffrey Buttle announced yesterday that he will be retiring from the sport to concentrate on his studies. Buttle will certainly be going out on top. He is the current mens world champion and three-time Canadian national champion. He also earned the Bronze Medal […]
The Beijing Games are barely over, but ESPN is already looking to 2010 with their picks for athletes to watch in Vancouver. They mention that the host country always has an advantage (due to patriotism and strong support from the crowds) and that Canada always excels at the Winter Games. Look for a particularly […]
China continued their diving dominance at the Water Cube yesterday in the men’s 3m springboard competition. China’s He Chong earned the Gold Medal, besting the field by 36.25 points. Canada’s Alexandre Despatie took the Silver Medal and Qin Kai of China earned the Bronze. Russia’s Dmitry Sautin, 34, competing in his fifth Olympics finished fourth […]
The action continues over at the National Stadium. Here’s what happened on Tuesday:
In the women’s 100m hurdles, Dawn Harper of the United States won the Gold Medal, followed by Sally McLellan of Australia for the Silver Medal and Canada’s Priscilla Lopes-Schliep for the Bronze. Favorite and two-time indoor champion, Lolo Jones of the United States […]
The Americans may have had a solid lead coming into the final day of the equestrian jumping competition, but the Canadians brought their best effort today, moving from fourth to tie for first at the end of the regular competition. Anchored by 61-year-old Ian Miller, the Canadian riders had two clear rides and one four-penalty […]
It was the last day of the Olympic swimming meet and they saved some of the most exciting moments for the end. Not only did Michael Phelps swim to an unprecedented 8 for 8 Gold Medals, but Dara Torres showed that 40 is not too old to compete in Olympic swimming. Below are the […]
Poland’s Tomasz Majewski won the Gold Medal in the shot put event, topping American Christian Cantwell, the two-time indoor world champion and the favorite to win the event. Cantwell took the Silver and Andrei Mikhnevich of Belraus was awarded the Bronze Medal.
Canada’s Dylan Armstrong finished in fourth place, missing a medal by just one centimeter.
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The equestrian events continued in Hong Kong on Thursday and the Germans continued their dominance of the sport at the Beijing Games. Team Germany (anchored by Isabell Werth on Satchmo) won the Gold Medal in Team Dressage, their seventh straight Gold in that event. The Silver Medal went to the Netherlands (anchored by Anky van […]
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Written by Sandy Mitchell [email] for b5media.
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