2008
14
Oct
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday is to put one of his most trusted troubleshooters in charge of preparations to host the 2014 Winter Olympics, a project that could be hit by the global financial crisis.
Medvedev will soon sign a document promoting Dmitry Kozak, who until now has been minister for regional development, to the [...]
2008
24
Aug
Alexey Tishchenko of Russia has beat Daouda Sow of France 11-9, to win the gold medal in the boxing lightweight division (60kg).
Yordenis Ugas from Cuba and Hrachik Javakhyan of Armenia won bronze medals.
2008
24
Aug
The United States defeated Brazil 20-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-23 to win the gold medal in the men’s volleyball competition.
Russia defeated Italy to win the bronze medal.
2008
23
Aug
Russia has won the gold medal in the group all-round rhythmic gymnastics at the Beijing Olympics.
China won the silver medal and Belarus came third to grab the bronze.
Russia
ALIYCHUK Margarita
GAVRILENKO Anna
GORBUNOVA Tatiana
POSEVINA Elena
SHKURIKHINA Daria
ZUEVA Natalia
China
CAI Tongtong
CHOU Tao
LU Yuanyang
SUI Jianshuang
SUN Dan
ZHANG Shuo
Belarus
BABUSHKINA Olesya
IVANKOVA Anastasia
LUNINA Zinaida
MARTINOVICH Glafira
SANKOVICH Ksenia
TUMILOVICH Alina
2008
23
Aug
Russia has won the bronze medal in the men’s volleyball, defeating Italy 25-22, 25-19, 25-23.
Brazil plays the United States to decide the gold medal. The game begins shortly.
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
Evgeniya Kanaeva of Russia has won the gold medal in the women’s all round rhythm gymnastics.
Inna Zhukova from Belarus won the silver medal and Anna Bessonova from Ukraine won the bronze.
2008
23
Aug
The United States has won the gold medal in the men’s 4×400 meter relay setting a new Olympic record with a a time of - 2:55.39.
The Bahamas won the silver medal and Russia won the bronze.
United States:
MERRITT LaShawn
TAYLOR Angelo
NEVILLE David
WARINER Jeremy
Bahamas
BAIN Andretti
MATHIEU Michael
WILLIAMS Andrae
BROWN Christopher
Russia
DYLDIN Maksim
FROLOV Vladislav
KOKORIN Anton
ALEXEEV Denis
2008
23
Aug
The United States have won the gold medal in the women’s 4×400 meter relay at the Beijing Olympics. Russia won the silver medal and Jamaica won the bronze.
United States
WINEBERG Mary
FELIX Allyson
HENDERSON Monique
RICHARDS Sanya
Russia
GUSHCHINA Yulia
LITVINOVA Liudmila
FIROVA Tatiana
KAPACHINSKAYA Anastasia
Jamaica
WILLIAMS Shericka
LLOYD Shereefa
WHYTE Rosemarie
WILLIAMS Novelene