2008
4
Sep
Australia’s Paralympic team says it has been disappointed with the support it has received from the corporate sector.
The Beijing Paralympics start this weekend, with the opening ceremony taking place Saturday night.
The head of the Australian team Darren Peters says it’s been difficult to find corporate sponsorship.
“Very disappointed in the banking/finance sector – we’ve got [...]
2008
31
Aug
Australia’s Paralympic team is aiming to take its all-time medal tally over 1000 at the Beijing Games starting on Saturday.
The team of 170 athletes – 96 men and 74 women – which flew out from Sydney today is the largest team Australia has sent overseas for a Paralympic Games.
And the Australian Paralympic Committee is [...]
2008
31
Aug
Australia’s largest Paralympic team to compete abroad leaves for Beijing on Monday.
With the sporting powers of China, Great Britain and the US in their sights, the team of 170 disabled athletes will compete at the Paralympic games from September 6.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s wife, Therese Rein, and parliamentary secretary for disabilities and children’s services, [...]
2008
28
Aug
Angel Valodia Matos from Cuba, gold medalist of the Sydney Olympics, is to face life ban from international competitions by the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF), according to an announcement by WTF on Saturday.
The WTF’s recommendation to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) included the disqualification of the athlete from the fifth place in the final [...]
2008
23
Aug
Australian swimming champion Stephanie Rice has been chosen to carry the flag for Australia at the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.
“He (John Coates) said, I’d really like for you to be the flag bearer and I just thought, oh my gosh. I never even saw that coming at all,” Rice said.
“I feel so honoured [...]
2008
23
Aug
Germany defeated Spain 1-0 to win the gold medal in men’s hockey at the Beijing Olympics.
Christopher Zeller was the only goal scorer for the game.
Earlier in the day, Australia crushed the Netherlands 6-2 to win bronze.
2008
23
Aug
The United States have defeated Australia 92-65 to win its fourth consecutive gold medal in women’s basketball. It is the third Olympics the U.S. played Australia in the final.
Russia defeated China 94-81 to win the bronze medal.
2008
23
Aug
Australia’s Matthew Mitcham has stunned China by winning the gold medal in the men’s 10m platform diving. He performed a spectacular 112.10-point in the final round to win the gold. China have won five of the six diving golds at the Beijing Olympics.
China’s Luxin Zhou won the silver medal and Gleb Galperin from [...]
2008
23
Aug
Ken Wallace from Australia has won the gold medal in the men’s K1 500 meters.
Adam van Koeverden from Canada won the silver medal and Tim Brabants from Great Britain won the bronze.
2008
22
Aug
Steve Hooker of Australia has won the gold medal in the men’s pole vault setting a new Olympic record of 5.96.
Evgeny Lukyanenko of Russia won the silver medal and Denys Yurchenko of the Ukraine won the bronze medal.