In another of the last competitions of the XXIX Olympiad, the United States men’s volleyball team defeated the two-time Olympic and world champion Brazilian team 20-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-23 to win the Gold Medal. The US team was thrust into the news early in the Games after their head coach’s father-in-law, Todd Bachman, was […]
It was a crazy day at the Bird’s Nest on Thursday. Both the United States mens and womens 4×100m relay teams dropped their batons in the qualifying heats and were disqualified from the events. In addition, there were also a lot a positive things happening at the “Nest.” Here are the highlights:
Andrey Moiseev of […]
The Olympic track and field meet continued at the Bird’s Nest on Wednesday. In addition to Usain Bolt’s spectacular finish in the men’s 200m event, here is what happened:
Jamaica’s Melaine Walker won the Gold Medal in the women’s 400m hurdles event. Sheena Johnson of the United States took the Silver Medal and Tasha Danvers […]
Michael Phelps continues to be the most popular and fascinating story from the Water Cube, but he is far from the only story. Below is a summary of what happened at the National Aquatic Center on Friday. Sunday concludes the swimming competition.
Great Britain’s Rebecca Adlington won Gold in the long distance swimming race, the […]
Swedish wrestler, Ara Abrahamian came to win Gold and didn’t want anything to do with the Bronze Medal he was awarded in the 84kg category of the Greco-Roman wrestling event. Although he grudgingly mounted the medal stand, he tossed his medal on the mat after the ceremony and walked away. Said Abrahamian, a two-time world […]
Italy’s Chiara Cainero hung in there to win the Gold Medal on Thursday in the women’s skeet shooting event, despite stiff competition and inclement weather that made it difficult to see the targets. Cainero ended the competition tied with Kimberly Rhode of the United States and Christine Brinker of Germany, each woman hitting 93 targets, […]
World record times shattered in all four finals at the Water Cube on Wednesday. The most spectacular story is Michael Phelps winning his 10th and 11th Olympic medal, making him the most decorated Olympian in history. WOW! Phelps wasn’t the only story at the Cube, however. Below are scenes from all of the finals:
Federica […]
Three-time Olympian, Walton “Glenn” Eller of the United States earned the Gold Medal on Tuesday in the double trap shoot event by hitting 45 of 50 targets in the final round, a new Olympic record. Eller, a Texas native, finished 15th in the Sydney Games and 17th in the Athens Games.
The Silver Medal was awarded […]
Despite the rain delays on Sunday, the top seeds in the mens and womens Olympic tennis competition managed to get their matches in and advance to the next round on Monday.
Top-seeded mens player, Roger Federer of Switzerland defeated Russia’s Dmitry Tursunov easily 6-4, 6-2. Number two seed, Spain’s Rafael Nadal, who defeated Federer at Wimbledon […]
Following in the footsteps of the South Korean women, who took the team Gold in archery on Sunday, the South Korean men won the team Gold on Monday. Team members, Im Dong-hyun, Lee Chang-hwan, and Park Kyung-mo beat the Italian team by just two points, earning the Koreans their third consecutive archery Gold medal.
The Chinese, […]
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Written by Sandy Mitchell [email] for b5media.
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