Let us congratulate judoka Tuvshinbayar Naidan for winning the first ever gold medal for Mongolia. It is a historic achievement for Tuvshinbayar and for Mongolia which has won a total of 15 silver and bronze Olympic medals in the past. With Naidan’s victory, it would be mission accomplished for the Mongolian Olympic team which targeted [...]
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Elnur Mammadli Does It All For Us
Judo gold medalist Elnur Mammadli of Azerbaijan should be our ultimate Olympic idol. Why? Because he did everything we have been monitoring in this blog, you know, the grand old traditions of Olympic medal biting, Olympic flag waving, and Olympic arms raising. He is our three-in-one gold medalist. Go Elnur! By the way, for those [...]
Irakli Tsirekidze: Georgia on His Mind
Judoka Irakli Tsirekidze won the second medal for Georgia following his countryman, Manuchar Kvirkvelia’s triumph in wrestling. Irakli defeated Algerian Amar Benikhlef to bag the judo men’s 90-kg title. Related:Manuchar Kvirkvelia Waves Flag for Georgia Photo source: tvnz
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 [...]
Male Olympic Hotties: Choi Minho
Some of you are googling for “male Olympic hotties” so from now on I’m going to call every male Olympic gold medalist a “hottie” to get your traffic. [Evil, huh?] But, seriously, what’s hotter than a gold medal? Maybe a diamond medal but since they don’t make diamond medals, a gold medal is the hottest [...]
