2008
23
Aug
Rashid Ramzi wins gold in men’s 1500 meters
Rashid Ramzi from Bahrain has won the gold medal in the 1500 meters.
Asbel Kipruto Kiprop from Kenya won the silver medal and New Zealand’s Nicholas Willis won the bronze.
2008
20
Aug
Trouble at the hockey: wrong color undies
The New Zealand men’s hockey team were in trouble this week for wearing the wrong color underwear. Three players wore black undies under their white shorts.
The New Zealand’s hockey manager Kevin Marr had to watch the game from grandstand as punishment.
Olympic hockey rules state that shorts must match the color of a players underwear.
“They’re [...]
2008
19
Aug
Rashid Ramzi from Bahrain has won the men’s 1500m
Rashid Ramzi from Bahrain has won the gold in the men’s 1500 meters.
Asbel Kipruto Kiprop from Kenya won the silver medal and Nicholas Willis picked up the bronze medal.
2008
18
Aug
Jan Frodeno sprints final strectch to win gold in men’s triathlon
Jan Frodeno from Germany has won the gold medal in the men’s triathlon at the Beijing Olympics, with a time of 1:48:53.
It was a close finish between Jan Frodeno and Canadian Simon Whitfield who won the silver medal. Frodeno must have saved a bit of energy to enable him to break away at [...]
2008
18
Aug
Great Britain wins gold in the cycling track men’s team pursuit
Great Britain’s team of Ed Clancy, Paul Manning, Geraint Thomas and Bradley Wiggins took the gold medal in cycling track men’s team pursuit with a final time of 3:53.314.
Denmark took the silver medal with a time of 4:00.040. New Zealand beat Australia for the bronze.
2008
16
Aug
Valerie Vili from New Zealand wins women’s shot put
Valerie Vili from New Zealand has won the women’s shot put at the Beijing Olympics.
Natallia Mikhnevich from Belarus won the silver medal and Nadzeya Ostapchuk also from Belarus, won the bronze medal.
2008
16
Aug
Bradley Wiggins from GB wins gold in men’s individual pursuit
Bradley Wiggins from Great Britain who won the gold medal in Athens has done it again at the Beijing Olympics, in the men’s 4000m individual pursuit final.
Hayden Roulston of New Zealand won the silver medal and Steven Burke also from Great Britain won the bronze medal.
2008
16
Aug
New Zealand wins first gold medal in women’s double scull
New Zealand’s Georgina Evers-Swindell and Caroline Evers-Swindell have won New Zealand’s first gold medal at the Beijing Olympics.
They just narrowly beat German rowers Annekatrin Thiele and Christiane Huth (1 sec difference).
Great Britain’s Elise Laverick and Anna Bebington won the bronze medal.
2008
16
Aug
Australia wins gold medal in men’s pair rowing
Drew Ginn and Duncan Free from Australia won the gold medal in men’s pair rowing.
David Calder and Scott Frandsen from Canada won the silver medal – Canada’s first for the Beijing Olympics!
Nathan Twaddle and George Bridgewater from New Zealand won the bronze medal.
2008
16
Aug
Olaf Tufte from Norway wins men’s single scull – rowing
Olaf Tufte from Norway has won the gold medal in men’s single scull.
Ondrej Synek from the Czech Republic has won the silver medal.
Mahe Drysdale the bronze medal and New Zealand’s first medal at the Beijing Olympics.