Olympics News and Info

Francoise Mbango Etone wins gold in women’s triple jump – OR

Francoise Mbango Etone from Cameroon has won the gold medal in the women’s triple jump setting a new Olympic record – 15.39.

Tatyana Lebedeva from Russia won the silver medal and Hrysopiyi Devetzi from Greece won the bronze medal.

Beijing Olympic’s youngest competitor

With all of the talk about China’s women’s gymnasts, it led me to wonder how hold might the youngest athlete be at the Beijing Olympics. I found this article which profiles, Cameroonian freestyler Antoinette Guedia. Guedia is just 12 years and
She is competing in the women’s 50 meter freestyle and will [...]