Britain's Paul Goodison has won Olympic gold in the men's Laser sailing class in Beijing. ...full story at Sky News
from Sky News on Tue, Aug 19 2008
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| 19 Aug 08 |
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Jan Frodeno wins gold medal at Olympics - Triathlon »
YouTube video WATCH THE VIDEO HERE Germany's Jan Frodeno wins the triathlon, Britain's Paul Goodison gets sailing gold, while cycling and athletics continue on day 11 in Beijing.
A well-timed sprint from Jan Frodeno gave the German gold in a thrilling men's triathlon... |
| 29 Aug 08 |
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China: The Cost of a Gold Medal » Global Voices Zhaomu re-posted a forum article which calculated the cost of a gold medal exemplified by the Olympic shooting team. It is estimated that a gold medal costs between RMB30 - 80 millions (around US4.5 - 10 million). |
| 10 Jun 08 |
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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... |
| 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... |
| 17 Aug 08 |
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Singapore’s Medal-Round Finish Sparks a Party » China Journal Singapore has never won an Olympic gold. The last time this nation of four million people won an Olympic medal of any kind was in 1960 — a silver in weightlifting. So win or lose, Singapore’s face-off against China for the gold in... |
| 11 Aug 08 |
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Mommy Olympians » Tim Johnson Xian Dongmei is a “mommy” gold medalist, and she’s caused a sensation for it in China. Xian is the first mother who’s captured a gold medal in China. She already had one gold medal under her belt for judo at... |
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