Forget that dandy elf Legolas of the Lord of the Rings, when it comes to archery these ladies [Park Sung-hyun, Yun Ok-hee and Joo Hyun-jung] are the real thing. Their precision in the archery range won them South Korea’s third gold medal in the Beijing Olympic Games. They beat the host team so maybe them [...]
Posts on ‘August 10th, 2008’
Olympic Medal Results: Long Qingquan Makes it Six Golds for China
At 5′1″, weightlifter Long Qingquan may be short but he is, no doubt about it, very strong. I’m sure he is stronger than you. Can you lift 162 kilograms? Can you? Can you? Nah. Just as I thought.
It is also likely that this kid is younger than you; he’s only 17 years old, in case [...]
Xian Dongmei Makes it Five Golds for China
Judoka Xian Dongmei wins the fifth gold for China. It seems like Chinese athletes are not buckling under the tremendous hometown pressure. Good for them. I hope my favorite, Liu Xiang, will pass the test as well.
Meanwhile, it’s still all quiet on the western front. They have two gold medals so far after two days [...]
Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia Make it Four Golds for China
There’s really no stopping the Chinese in Olympic diving, no? As expected, the synchronized diving team of Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia won China’s first Olympic medal for the sport. Expect Chinese divers to win more golds after this.
Our tally for the China vs. United States gold medal race so far: China = four vs. [...]
Olympic Results: Women Swimming Quarter Wins First Gold for the Netherlands
Pretty maids all in a row. Here’s the Dutch swimming quartet who won the first gold medal for the Netherlands: Inge Dekker, Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Femke Heemskerk and Marleen Veldhuis.
I must say congratulations to the four of you even though you beat the team led by this blog’s most googled athlete, i.e., Dara Torres of the [...]
