2009
16
Oct
The International Figure Skating Union’s Grand Prix Series enters its 15th season this weekend with its first event: The Trophee Eric Bompard Cachemire, in Paris. Competition starts Friday in competition, the first of six that will lead up to the Grand Prix Final in Tokyo in December and the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. It will [...]
2008
24
Aug
France has won the gold medal in men’s handball, defeating Iceland in the final.
Spain beat Croatia for the bronze medal.
2008
23
Aug
Andreas Thorkildsen from Norway has won the gold medal in men’s javelin setting an Olympic record of 90.57.
Ainars Kovals from Latvia won the silver medal and Tero Pitkamaki from Finland won the bronze.
2008
17
Aug
Kirsten van der Kolk and Marit van Eupen from Netherlands have won the gold medal in the women’s lightweight double sculls.
Finland’s team of Sanna Sten and Minna Nieminen won the silver medal.
Melanie Kok and Tracy Cameron from Canada won the bronze.
2008
11
Aug
Satu Makela-Nummela of Finland won the gold medal in the women’s trap at the Beijing Olympics, even though she missed four targets in the final.
Zuzana Stefecekova from Slovakia won the silver medal.
Corey Cogdell from the United States took out the bronze medal.
2008
10
Aug
Abhinav Bindra from India has won the gold medal in the men’s air rifle at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Bindra shot a total score of 700.5.
Zhu Qinan who won the gold medal at the Athens games, won the silver medal with a score of 699.7.
Henri Hakkinen from Finland took the bronze medal, with a [...]