From Addis2008: After two days of disappointment, Kenya finally made a bumper harvest as they scooped two gold medals, two silvers and two bronze as the Africa Athletics Championships entered its third day at the Addis Ababa Stadium on Friday.
Kenyans ensured a clean sweep in the men’s 3000m steeplechase and picked gold and bronze in the 800m. The world bronze medallist, Richard Mateelong took gold in the men’s steeplechase in 8:31.68 with compatriots Michael Kipyego (8:32.94) and Willly Komen (8:41.98) picking silver and bronze respectively to keep the country’s tradition in the event alive.
Re-live Indonesian Taufik Hidayat’s gold medal win over South Korea’s Shon Seung Mo in this video of the 2004 Olympics badminton finals. Taufik is going to defend his title in Beijing as Indonesia is fielding him again. Fellow countryman Sony Dwo Kuncoro will join him in the singles competition.
I am against the boycott, I am against the badge. Boycott is not for the athletes. What we have to boycott are the people signing million of euros in business contracts. France has no lesson to give to China. There are so many Blacks and Arabs who get burnt up in France and the so-called humanitarians don’t stand up (for them).
Do you understand these people who call themselves humanitarians and who are violent with those carrying the torch?
Here’s something we should all support: yoga in the Olympics. Yes, there’s a group in India which is starting a campaign to have yoga admitted as an Olympic sport. We here at The Olympian Blog doesn’t see any reason why it should not be admitted. Seriously.
After all, isn’t the criteria for the inclusion of an Olympic sport only goes like this: Continue reading →
Our belated tribute to John Marzano, American baseball player turned baseball analyst who was part of the U.S. baseball team which won the silver medal during the 1984 Olympic Games.
Here’s a photo of Alex Fong Lik-Sun, the swimmer turned actor/singer we blogged about yesterday. Watch his music video here in case you missed it.
Is he angry at someone? Maybe he’s shouting at pro-Tibet demonstrators? Nah! Maybe he’s just over excited. After all, not everyone is given the honor to carry the torch like the former Olympians from Malaysia and India who were, unfortunately, snubbed by their sports officials.
Don’t look now but it turns out that we are not the only ones who think that one of them Canadian Olympic outfits look like pajamas.
From a woman quoted by the National Post: “It looks like your pyjamas. It’s pretty busy. Usually, women like men in uniforms, but I don’t think this one cuts it.”
This is just sad. Someone needs to help this guy. He’s American but if his free fall continues, he might end up like former Nigerian star athletes who, according to Olusuji Fasuba, end up begging in the streets.
Associated Press: Former track star Tim Montgomery has been indicted on heroin distribution charges, the Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk reported Thursday.
Let’s include Melanie Roach in our Dara Mama Club. But what’s the Dara Mama Club? Uhm, its a special category we are creating here at The Olympian Blog referring to moms who have qualified or are trying to qualify for the Beijing Olympics. We are naming the club after the first Olympic mom we blogged about, U.S. swimmer Dara Torres.
Above photo shows Melanie Roach with her son Drew who was diagnosed with autism. You can read Melanie’s very touching story and her upcoming attempt to qualify for the Olympics here. We hope she makes it to Beijing. Go Melanie! Go Dara Mamas!
Nigeria: Nigerian duo Olusoji Fasuba and Damola Osayemi won the men’s and women’s 100m in the second day of action at the 16th CAA African Athletics Championships.
Osayemi bagged the gold medal over women’s defending champion Vida Anim of Ghana who took the silver and Cameroon’s Delphine Atangana who settled for the bronze.
