Archive for the 'China Wins Most Gold Medals' Category

London 2012 Olympic Games Approaching: London handover performance at Beijing Olympics closing ceremony

Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony Revealed: The following are the highlights of the London 2012 Olympic Games handover performance at the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games on Sunday night.
London 2012 presents a spectacular eight-minute cultural performance heralding the start of the four-year countdown to the next Olympic Games.
The dramatic transformation of the bus [...]

Beijing Draws Games to an End in dramatic fashion, Olympics Becomes a Visionary Feast

Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony Revealed: Beijing Draws Games to an End in dramatic fashion, Olympics Becomes a Visionary Feastny. David Beckham holds a ball aloft at the closing ceremo. As promised, David Beckham and a double-decker bus featured in today’s closing ceremony for the 2008 Olympic Games, along with Leona Lewis, Jimmy Page and [...]

Beijing Olympic Games Best ever? At Least China says so

One week ago (one year ago, Beijing time), we boiled down every relevant happening in the first week of the Summer Olympics into one tidy…
as Usain Bolt’s celebration of his 100-meter victory over the top? Considering he set a world record running in a lane filled with mud, probably not.
One week ago (one year ago, [...]

Closing Ceremony of Beijing 2008 Olympics: A Star Gathering Performance As You’ve Never Seen Before

Closing Ceremonies of Beijing 2008 Olympics Revealed: At last, the Closing ceremony is coming. The Beijing 2008 Olympics draws to an end tonight. You’ll watach a wonderful performance. Just wait and enjoy.
The closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics may not be as eagerly anticipated as the lavish opening ceremony, but details revealed Tuesday suggest it [...]

Abrahamian Wrestler who dropped medal was right, Judges Say

Beijing Olympics Revealed: It turns out that the Greco-Roman wrestler who was stripped of his bronze medal for dropping it in disgust on the mat had reason for being angry, according to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Ara Abrahamian of Sweden complained to CAS that a penalty in the second round of his 84-kilogram bout [...]

Michael Phelps and Milorad Cavic: Olympic timekeeper Omega releases Phelps photo sequence

Official timekeeper Omega released a digital photo sequence of last week’s riveting 100-meter butterfly finish at the Olympics—and it’s still not clear to the naked eye just who won. BEIJING (AP)—It really was that close between Michael Phelps and Milorad Cavic.
Official timekeeper Omega released a digital photo sequence of last week’s riveting 100-meter butterfly finish [...]

Iflove Buzz This Week: Beijing Olympics Dominating, but The Hogzilla of the Sea!

Iflove Buzz This Week: Beijing Olympics Dominating, but The Hogzilla of the Sea! The Olympics are dominating the Buzz, but there’s more to life than balance beams, diving boards, and Michael Phelps. This past week, a woman sued Apple, rumors surged that Rihanna may be going broke, and a disturbingly large new species of fish [...]

Olympic Rising Superpower: USA will entry China’s most Gold Medals

Beijing Olympic medal count - Beijing 2008 Summer Games. U.S. will be rocked by China’s heavy medals. The U.S. isn’t catching up to China in gold medals. Not now, or in the future, writes Dan Wetzel.
    Gold  Silver  Bronze  TotalÂ
1.     China   49  19  28  96Â
2.     United States   34  37  36  107Â
3.     Russian Fed   21  21  [...]

Phelps wins record-setting gold in 400-meter medley relay, 8 Gold Medals in a Single Olympics

Michael Phelps of the United States carries the flag after receiving his gold medal for the 4×100 medley, his eighth gold of the games, on Sunday August 17, 2008, in the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing, China.
Flash photography is banned in Beijing’s National Aquatics Center, but you couldn’t blame the hundreds who snapped [...]

Iflove Sports Buzz: from Michael Phelps to Jamaica’s Fraser, from Olympic Tennis to Beijing Water Cube

Here comes Iflove Sports Buzz: from Michael Phelps to Jamaica’s Fraser, from Olympic Tennis to Beijing Water Cube. Now you’ll read the most interesting sports stories of Beijing Olympic games. OK, let’s read:
Golden boy Michael Phelps eager for his own bed
BEIJING - Michael Phelps kept every swimsuit, every cap, every pair of goggles he wore [...]