Well, they receive more “reward” money than their American counterparts who get US$25,000 for a gold medal. But they don’t do as well as Thai gold medalists who are given US$314,000.
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Entries from August 2008 ↓
How Much Money Do Chinese Olympic Gold Medalist Make?
August 28th, 2008 — China
Beijing Paralympic Games: Only Ten Days to Go
August 27th, 2008 — Beijing Paralympic Games
In ten days, the Beijing Paralympic Games will begin. I hope to blog about it of course and I hope that no unscheduled projects will come my way so that — unlike the Olympics that just passed — I can do the blogging regularly.
Who’s the athlete to watch in the Paralympic Games? I’m not sure if my kailiyan from the boondocks, Adeline Dumapong is going to the Games but she’s a force to reckon with in powerlifting.
Irving Saladino’s Golden Jump
August 27th, 2008 — Athletics, Panama
Here’s another one I should have blogged about last week but didn’t because of a tight schedule: Panama’s Irving Saladino who lived up to the hype by outjumping the competition in the men’s long jump. Congratulations, Irving.
Update: Here’s a video of Irving’s golden jump.
Oussama Mellouli: Tunisia’s Olympic Hero
August 27th, 2008 — Swimming, Tunisia
I got busy doing some other stuff so I wasn’t able to update this blog during the Olympics but this doesn’t mean that I will stop blogging about our Olympic champions 
Our fist post-Olympic post would be about Oussama Mellouli, winner of the 1,500 meter race in swimming, who went home to Tunisia and was deservedly welcomed as a hero. Good for him!
Andreas Thorkildsen: The Best Gold Medal Biter
August 23rd, 2008 — Athletics, Norway
Norwegian Andreas Thorkildsen who won the gold medal in the javelin throw is probably the best medal biter I’ve seen in the Beijing Games. Seriously, have you seen a better practitioner of the art of Olympic medal biting than Andreas?
Congratulations to you Andreas. May you have another gold medal to bite in London 2012.
Photo source: beijing2008
Angel Matos: The UnOlympian
August 23rd, 2008 — Cuba, Scandals and Controversies, Taekwondo
Ban this guy. There’s no excuse for this kind of stupid and unsportsmanlike behavior.
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Matthew Mitcham Wins Gold, IOC to Look Into Allegations That He is "Young"
August 23rd, 2008 — Australia, Diving
Australia’s Matthew Mitcham just became China’s public enemy number one when he denied his hosts a clean sweep of the diving gold medals. If I am one of them Chinese authorities, I will start digging dirt on this guy to disqualify him so the gold medal will go to China.
In fact, I personally believe that this Matthew guy is is only eight years old and should therefore not be allowed to participate in the Olympics. Look at his facial hair for instance. It kinda looks fake, no? I think Australia, in its desperation to get a diving gold, pasted kangaroo hair on the face of this poor eight year old boy to make him look older. Boo Australia, you are sooo an age cheating country.
Nike Really, Really Loves Liu Xiang
August 23rd, 2008 — China, Scandals and Controversies
Earlier, I wondered whether Liu Xiang’s withdrawal from the 110 meter hurdles competition will negatively affect his relationship with Nike. Thanks to this tip from snactres, we find out that Nike will continue to feature Liu in its ad campaign.
From CNBC:
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Maris Strombergs Bags First Gold Medal for Latvia
August 22nd, 2008 — BMX Racing, Latvia
Maris Strombergs of Latvia wins the first gold medal for his country and the second gold medal awarded for the newly introduced sport of BMX cycling. French Anne-Caroline Chausson has the distinction as the first Olympic gold medalist for the sport when she won the women’s BMX competition.
Photo credits: Adam Pretty and Phil Walter.
Bryan Clay: No Feet of Clay
August 22nd, 2008 — Athletics, United States
Forget the overhyped Michael Phelps, the real strongman in the Beijing Olympics is American decathlon gold medalist Bryan Clay. A short visit to his website made me an instant fan. I particularly like the fact that he takes time to answer questions from his fans:
Q: Bryan, best of luck, all the Hapa Kepanis peeps worldwide are pulling for you. My query is how much of an Asian influence did your mom bring to your family, e.g. did you eat a lot of Japanese food and/or get exposed to Japanese culture?
