Who between this two will emerge triumphant in the 400 meter run? Britain’s Christine Ohuruogu or American Sanya Richards?
Christine Ohuruogu vs Sanya Richards
July 18th, 2008 — Athletics, United Kingdom, United States
Meet Germany’s Beijing 2008 Olympic Team
July 18th, 2008 — Germany
Germany is sending a total of 435 athletes to the Beijing Olympic Games. Here’s a partial list from dosb.de :
Cycling
Jooß, Anette
Arndt, Judith
Kupfernagel, Hanka
Worrack, Trixi
Grabsch, Bert
Schumacher, Stefan
Voigt, Jens
Wegmann, Fabian
The Flag Bearers: Nigeria’s Vivian Yusuf
July 18th, 2008 — Judo, Nigeria
Finally. After previously posting about ten male Olympic flag bearers, it’s good to come across a woman flag bearer: judoka Vivian Yusuf of Nigeria. Yusuf is a silver medalist during the recently concluded African Judo Championships in Morocco and is the only judoka from Africa who is going to Beijing.
Nigeria-related posts:
Show Us the Money
Meet Our Idol: Nigerian President Umar Musa Yar’Adua
Nigeria’s Olusoji Fasuba on Yesterday’s Athletes Who Beg on the Streets, etc.
Country Report: Nigeria in Past Olympics and Predictions for Beijing 2008
The Flag Bearers: Ilias Iliadis of Greece
July 18th, 2008 — Greece, Judo
What earned judoka Ilias Iliadis the right to be his country’s Olympic flag bearer? He bagged a gold medal during the Athens 2004 Games and could very well bag another one in Beijing. Since Greece is traditionally the first country to enter the Olympic stadium, Ilias will be the very first athlete to appear at the Bird’s Nest when the Games open in August 8, 2008.
Photo source: BBC
The Flag Bearers: Malaysia’s Azizul Hasni Awang
July 18th, 2008 — Cycling, Malaysia
Cyclist Azilul Hasni Awang will be Malaysia’s flag bearer in Beijing. Azilul is currently the Asian cycling champ and is one of Malaysia’s legitimate Olympic medal contender. How much of a medal threat is he? Last month, he beat 2004 Athens Olympic double gold medalist Ryan Bayley and two-time Olympic medalist Shane Kelly during a cycling meet in Australia.
Malaysia related posts:
Yatching: Kevin Lim’s Road to Beijing
The Money Report: Malaysia’s Incentives for Olympic Medalists
Malaysian Athletes Bound for Beijing
The Flag Bearers: Poland’s Marek Twardowski
July 18th, 2008 — Kayaking, Poland
Poland’s flagbearer Marek Twardowski boasts of 20 European and world championship medals. He hasn’t won an Olympic gold yet but he might win one in Beijing.
Poland Related:
Poland’s Witold Woyda: Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist, 69
The Flag Bearers: David Cal Figueroa of Spain
July 18th, 2008 — Canoeing, Spain
Why is he given the flagbearing honors? Because he won a gold medal in Athens [canoeing] and currently holds the world record for the Canadian canoe C1 event.
Photo source: beijing2008
The Flag Bearers: Alejandro Foglia of Uruguay
July 18th, 2008 — Sailing, Uruguay
Why is sailor Alejandro Foglia chosen for his country’s flag bearing honors? He’s the first athlete from Uruguay to qualify for Beijing 2008 and he is ranked 17th in the world. Foglia will compete in the men’s Laser Dinghy according to Beijing2008.
Photo source: larepublica
