Panamanian Irving Saladino’s gold medal winning jump during the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan.
Posts from ‘April, 2008’
Country Report: Panama’s Beijing Bound Athletes
Panama’s Olympic bound athletes. It has three so far: Fencer Jesika Jimenez, long jumper Irving Saladino, and hurdler Bayano Kamani. Saladino is the current world champion in men’s long jump. He won the gold medal during the 2007 World Championship in Osaka, Japan when he registered a jump of 8.57 meters in his last attempt.
Will Zhang Ning Be Snubbed?
Because Olympic badminton gold medalist Zhang Ning is not part of the Chinese team going to the Uber Cup in Jakarta, does this mean that she will not be chosen to represent her country this coming Olympics? Badzine speculates. Photo credit: badzine
Quote and Photo of the Day: Jason Gardener
Here’s a pretty strong — but we must say not unfounded — statement by British athlete Jason Gardener on the drug scandals that has engulfed athletics in recent years. “If Maurice Greene is proved to be a cheat then, apart from Kim Collins, every winner of the world and Olympic titles I tried to win [...]
Country Report: Argentina’s Beijing Bound Athletes
Currently, a total of 110 athletes from Argentina– 63 men and 47 women — have earned their tickets to Beijing. The composition of the Argentinian team looks like this: Team competitionsFootball/Soccer: 36 players — 18 men and 18 women. Argentina will be defending its men’s Olympic football title. Basketball (men’s): 12 athletes. Like football, the [...]
