Ban this guy. There’s no excuse for this kind of stupid and unsportsmanlike behavior. From Newsweek: Cuba’s Angel Matos deliberately kicked a referee square in the face after he was disqualified in a bronze-medal match, prompting the World Taekwondo Federation to recommend he be banned for life. “We didn’t expect anything like what you have [...]
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Maris Strombergs Bags First Gold Medal for 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
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 [...]
Tomasz Majewski Bags the First Gold Medal for Poland
Shot put may not be popular in Poland [is it popular anywhere?] but this didn’t stop Tomasz Majewski from becoming a shot putter. It paid off big time when he won the gold medal in Beijing. Time for our Polish friends to perhaps pay more attention to the sport but Tomasz isn’t optimistic. The silver [...]
