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. And here’s a picture, courtesy of estrelladepanama, of the Olympic [...]
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Andreas Thorkildsen: The Best Gold Medal Biter
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 [...]
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 [...]
Youtube Video: Liu Xiang’s Non-Run in Beijing 2008
It does look like he is injured right from the start, so I feel more sympathetic to him now than I was in my earlier post. Here’s another one in case the Youtube video above gets deleted. JO 2008 forfait en direct de LIU XiangUploaded by lanouninoune Related:Liu Xiang QuitsHurdles: Dayron Robles vs. Liu Xiang [...]
Liu Xiang Quits
Argh! Liu Xiang, my favorite Olympian pulled out of the 110 meter hurdles reportedly because of a “tendon injury to the right foot“. As a fan who’s been blogging about Liu and who hoped that he will get his second Olympic gold medal, his decision to quit is very disappointing. It would have been great [...]
