Who between this two will emerge triumphant in the 400 meter run? Britain’s Christine Ohuruogu or American Sanya Richards?
Posts on ‘July 18th, 2008’
Meet Germany’s Beijing 2008 Olympic Team
Germany is sending a total of 435 athletes to the Beijing Olympic Games. Here’s a partial list from dosb.de : CyclingJooß, AnetteArndt, JudithKupfernagel, HankaWorrack, TrixiGrabsch, BertSchumacher, StefanVoigt, JensWegmann, Fabian Mountain bikingMorath, AdelheidFumic, ManuelKurschat, WolframMilatz, Moritz WeightliftingShaloyan, ArtyomSpiess, Jürgen CanoeingEms, JonasHollstein, MartinIhle, Andreas
The Flag Bearers: Nigeria’s Vivian Yusuf
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 MoneyMeet [...]
The Flag Bearers: Ilias Iliadis of Greece
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 Flag Bearers: Malaysia’s Azizul Hasni Awang
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 [...]
