Who between this two will emerge triumphant in the 400 meter run? Britain’s Christine Ohuruogu or American Sanya Richards?

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

Mountain biking
Morath, Adelheid
Fumic, Manuel
Kurschat, Wolfram
Milatz, Moritz

Weightlifting
Shaloyan, Artyom
Spiess, Jürgen

Canoeing
Ems, Jonas
Hollstein, Martin
Ihle, Andreas

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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

Photo source: AFP via daylife

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

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