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No 8 for 8, but 7 is good enough.
Posted by: irugnotmis on: August 23, 2008
And 7 is a good number.
Australian diver Matthew Mitcham took home the Mens 10 meter platform gold with the final score of 537.95, surpassing China’s Luxin Zhou by 4.8 points, bursting China’s bubble of sweeping the diving gold medals.
I say, close match. Can’t be too greedy. After all, 7 is better than 6. (Although [...]
China’s Most Revered, Withdraws from Olympics
Posted by: irugnotmis on: August 18, 2008
Liu Xiang, first Chinese track gold medalist and world record breaker, withdrew from the Olympics due to an lingering foot injury resulted from overuse. :’(
Disappointing moment. But whatever the reason, health always comes first. Hope he lets the burden and self-blame slide and recover soon.
PS: I’m glad his leg is insured, $13.3 million by Chinese [...]
In Gymnastics, Men’s All Around Medal Found Its Owner
Posted by: irugnotmis on: August 13, 2008
As the title suggested, Yang Wei from China took home the Men’s All Around Medal in Men’s Gymnastics after China won both of the Team Medals. His confidence in the gym is phenomena. Now up to the girls!
Across the street in the Water Cube:
After 16 years of zero medals for butterfly, China stole the show [...]
Another Breast Stroke Medal for Japan
Posted by: irugnotmis on: August 13, 2008
Whoo Hoo! Kosuke Kitajima wins yet another gold medal in breast stroke final!
Being only 5′10”, he’s incredibly fast and he stays longer than most of his competitors under the water.
4×100 Freestyle Relay
Posted by: irugnotmis on: August 11, 2008
Great relay. Team USA finished a mere 80 milliseconds before the French. Very close game. In fact, the French have been leading for the last 150 meters until the very last moment. Moreover, the Sweden who placed 5th also beat the world record.
Not only did the US break the world record by 4 seconds with [...]
Phelps wins the first of his nth gold medal in the 2008 Olympics
Posted by: irugnotmis on: August 9, 2008
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Yup, Michael Phelps takes home the Men’s Swimming 400m Individual Medley gold medal as expected, breaking the world record with 4:07.82 in Heat 4 and rebreaking it with a 4:03.84 in the final round. Bravo.
Let’s see if he can break Mark Spitz’s record of seven gold medals this time.
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