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.
Posts on ‘August 22nd, 2008’
Bryan Clay: No Feet of Clay
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 [...]
Michael Phelps’ Girlfriend?
Michael Phelps made out with Stephanie Rice. So she must be his girlfriend. According to the gossip mongers of Page Six anyways.
Michael Phelps doesn’t have a girlfriend, but he celebrated his record-breaking eight gold medals in Beijing by sneaking off for a sizzling game of tonsil hockey with one of Australia’s hottest Olympians.
Phelps, fresh [...]
Sex in the Olympics
If you’re like, “What do Olympians do after their events are over?” Matthew Syed, a former Olympian, has the answer for you.
Barcelona was, for many of us Olympic virgins, as much about sex as it was about sport. There were the gorgeous hostesses – there to assist the athletes – in their bright yellow shirts [...]
