France has won the last gold medal of the Beijing Games, beating Iceland 28-23 in men's team handball to deny the small Nordic country its first gold in an Olympic event. ...full story at USA Today
from USA Today on Sun, Aug 24 2008
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| 07 Sep 08 |
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Páll Óskar - Allt fyrir ástina »
YouTube video the men's national handball team of iceland won silver at the olympics in beijing... so when the team came back to iceland, the whole country threw a big ass party!! srsly... im pretty sure all of iceland was in reykjavik that day to celebrate. |
| 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). |
| 20 Aug 08 |
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Gymnasts add to China's medal count » Shanghaiist Victories in men's gymnastics yesterday helped China add to its gold tally. The host country, as of noon on Wednesday, has 43 gold medals. Here are two gymnasts who had huge performances yesterday: Li Xiaopeng enters Chinese gymnastics pantheon Li... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
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