Great Britain has added to its gold medal tally at the Beijing Olympics with victory in the women's Keelboat Yngling - but there was more misery for Paula Radcliffe. ...full story at Sky News
from Sky News on Sun, Aug 17 2008
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| 03 Aug 08 |
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Card Sharks: How Much Gold is in a Gold Medal? »
YouTube video If your friend is going to Beijing and trying to win that Olympic Gold and sell it off at $1,000 an ounce, you might want to tell them how much gold is really in a Gold Medal, This is from 1988 in time for those Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea. |
| 05 Aug 08 |
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Remarkable Radcliffe makes the implausible seem possible » Guardian Blogs She still has difficult decisions to make but Paula Radcliffe has done everything to give herself a fighting chance in Beijing |
| 17 Aug 08 |
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A long road back for Radcliffe » Countdown to Beijing I respect Paula Radcliffe for finishing the Olympic marathon, especially since she was clearly in agonising pain, but I don’t understand her decision to race in the first place. The Olympics seem to be an excuse for thinking you can do anything to... |
| 09 Aug 08 |
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Weightlifter Chen wins China's first gold » Shanghaiist The honors of the first gold medal of these Olympics went to the Czech Republic, when Katerina Emmons won the women's 10-meter air rifle competition. China's hope in that event, Du Li, did not medal. Weightlifter Chen Xiexia was the first to win gold... |
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China and Britain show greatest gold medal gains at Beijing Olympics » People's Daily Host China ranks No. one when it comes to the most improved medal performance at the Beijing Olympics compared to the Athens 2004 Games. China is followed by Britain, who will host the 2012 Olympics in London. China won a total of 63 medals,... |
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Hu Jia out of running for Olympic gold » Danwei Hu Jia: gold medal bellyflop • Chinese media reports say diver Hu Jia, who won gold in the men’s 10-meter platform at the 2004 Olympics, will not compete in Beijing due to injuries (see full report). • Liu Xiang didn’t run in either of two e... |
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