Team GB can hope to improve on its two gold medals so far in Beijing during the next couple of days. ...full story at Sky News
from Sky News on Fri, Aug 15 2008
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| 15 Aug 08 |
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2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS NEWS UPDATE »
YouTube video Michel Phelps is on track to win 8 gold medals after team USA won Gold in the 4 X 100 relay. After the French team was quoted as saying they would “Smash the US team it was the US team that ended up smashing the 4 x 100 meter relay record. Jason Lezak... |
| 17 Aug 08 |
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Today's Links: Crotch kicks, confiscated Bibles and kiddie gymnasts » Shanghaiist A crotch kick shames the host nation [IHT] "As usual, jokes about the Chinese team flew fast and furious around the Internet: "The Chinese team just won two red medals." "Our soccer team won the gold medal in martial arts." "The Chinese team wants to make... |
| 17 Aug 08 |
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Who Is Winning The Olympics? » China Law Blog So is it gold medals that determine it or is it total medals? Should we give 3 points for a gold, 2 for a silver, and one for a bronze? And shouldn't team sports in something big-time like basketball or volleyball or even soccer count for more than an... |
| 14 Aug 08 |
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China is golden in gymnastics » Danwei Dongguan TimesAugust 14, 2008 China claimed four more gold medals yesterday, and most papers chose to feature the women's gymnasts, who won the country its first team gold yesterday by beating out the US and Romania. There's a large photo of the team on... |
| 19 Aug 08 |
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China leads with national-best 39 gold medals » Shanghaiist After winning one gold medal and six total medals on Saturday and then seven golds and 14 total medals on Sunday, China is making a serious run at coming out of the Beijing games with the most gold and most medals overall. As of 11:00 pm Beijing time on... |
| 22 Aug 08 |
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Field hockey: China's last shot at team gold » Shanghaiist After losses for its women's basketball and volleyball teams last night, China has just one shot remaining at a gold medal in a team sport. The women's field hockey team takes on the Netherlands in the final tonight at 8:30, Beijing time. China upset... |
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