Olympic 2008 Total Medal Tally

Rank	NOC Name	G	S	B	T
1	ChinaCHN - China	51	21	28	100
2	United StatesUSA - United States	36	38	36	110
3	Russian Fed.RUS - Russian Fed.	23	21	28	72
4	Great BritainGBR - Great Britain	19	13	15	47
5	GermanyGER - Germany	16	10	15	41
6	AustraliaAUS - Australia	14	15	17	46
7	KoreaKOR - Korea	13	10	8	31
8	JapanJPN - Japan	9	6	10	25
9	ItalyITA - Italy	8	10	10	28
10	FranceFRA - France	7	16	17	40
11	UkraineUKR - Ukraine	7	5	15	27
12	NetherlandsNED - Netherlands	7	5	4	16
13	JamaicaJAM - Jamaica	6	3	2	11
14	SpainESP - Spain	5	10	3	18
15	KenyaKEN - Kenya	5	5	4	14
16	BelarusBLR - Belarus	4	5	10	19
17	RomaniaROU - Romania	4	1	3	8
18	EthiopiaETH - Ethiopia	4	1	2	7
19	CanadaCAN - Canada	3	9	6	18
20	PolandPOL - Poland	3	6	1	10
21	HungaryHUN - Hungary	3	5	2	10
21	NorwayNOR - Norway	3	5	2	10
23	BrazilBRA - Brazil	3	4	8	15
24	Czech RepublicCZE - Czech Republic	3	3	0	6
25	SlovakiaSVK - Slovakia	3	2	1	6
26	New ZealandNZL - New Zealand	3	1	5	9
27	GeorgiaGEO - Georgia	3	0	3	6
28	CubaCUB - Cuba	2	11	11	24
29	KazakhstanKAZ - Kazakhstan	2	4	7	13
30	DenmarkDEN - Denmark	2	2	3	7
31	MongoliaMGL - Mongolia	2	2	0	4
31	ThailandTHA - Thailand	2	2	0	4
33	DPR KoreaPRK - DPR Korea	2	1	3	6
34	ArgentinaARG - Argentina	2	0	4	6
34	SwitzerlandSUI - Switzerland	2	0	4	6
36	MexicoMEX - Mexico	2	0	1	3
37	TurkeyTUR - Turkey	1	4	3	8
38	ZimbabweZIM - Zimbabwe	1	3	0	4
39	AzerbaijanAZE - Azerbaijan	1	2	4	7
40	UzbekistanUZB - Uzbekistan	1	2	3	6
41	SloveniaSLO - Slovenia	1	2	2	5
42	BulgariaBUL - Bulgaria	1	1	3	5
42	IndonesiaINA - Indonesia	1	1	3	5
44	FinlandFIN - Finland	1	1	2	4
45	LatviaLAT - Latvia	1	1	1	3
46	BelgiumBEL - Belgium	1	1	0	2
46	Dominican Rep.DOM - Dominican Rep.	1	1	0	2
46	EstoniaEST - Estonia	1	1	0	2
46	PortugalPOR - Portugal	1	1	0	2
50	IndiaIND - India	1	0	2	3
51	IranIRI - Iran	1	0	1	2
52	BahrainBRN - Bahrain	1	0	0	1
52	CameroonCMR - Cameroon	1	0	0	1
52	PanamaPAN - Panama	1	0	0	1
52	TunisiaTUN - Tunisia	1	0	0	1
56	SwedenSWE - Sweden	0	4	1	5
57	CroatiaCRO - Croatia	0	2	3	5
57	LithuaniaLTU - Lithuania	0	2	3	5
59	GreeceGRE - Greece	0	2	2	4
60	Trinidad/TobagoTRI - Trinidad/Tobago	0	2	0	2
61	NigeriaNGR - Nigeria	0	1	3	4
62	AustriaAUT - Austria	0	1	2	3
62	IrelandIRL - Ireland	0	1	2	3
62	SerbiaSRB - Serbia	0	1	2	3
65	AlgeriaALG - Algeria	0	1	1	2
65	BahamasBAH - Bahamas	0	1	1	2
65	ColombiaCOL - Colombia	0	1	1	2
65	KyrgyzstanKGZ - Kyrgyzstan	0	1	1	2
65	MoroccoMAR - Morocco	0	1	1	2
65	TajikistanTJK - Tajikistan	0	1	1	2
71	ChileCHI - Chile	0	1	0	1
71	EcuadorECU - Ecuador	0	1	0	1
71	IcelandISL - Iceland	0	1	0	1
71	MalaysiaMAS - Malaysia	0	1	0	1
71	South AfricaRSA - South Africa	0	1	0	1
71	SingaporeSIN - Singapore	0	1	0	1
71	SudanSUD - Sudan	0	1	0	1
71	VietnamVIE - Vietnam	0	1	0	1
79	ArmeniaARM - Armenia	0	0	6	6
80	Chinese TaipeiTPE - Chinese Taipei	0	0	4	4
81	AfghanistanAFG - Afghanistan	0	0	1	1
81	EgyptEGY - Egypt	0	0	1	1
81	IsraelISR - Israel	0	0	1	1
81	Rep. of MoldovaMDA - Rep. of Moldova	0	0	1	1
81	MauritiusMRI - Mauritius	0	0	1	1
81	TogoTOG - Togo	0	0	1	1
81	VenezuelaVEN - Venezuela	0	0	1	1
Total:		302	303	353	958

Olympic 2008 Open / Mixed Medal Tally

Rank	NOC Name	G	S	B	T
1	ChinaCHN - China	0	0	1	1
2	United StatesUSA - United States	1	2	1	4
3	Russian Fed.RUS - Russian Fed.	0	0	0	0
4	Great BritainGBR - Great Britain	1	0	2	3
5	GermanyGER - Germany	3	1	2	6
6	AustraliaAUS - Australia	0	2	0	2
7	KoreaKOR - Korea	1	0	0	1
8	JapanJPN - Japan	0	0	0	0
9	ItalyITA - Italy	0	0	0	0
10	FranceFRA - France	0	0	1	1
11	UkraineUKR - Ukraine	0	0	0	0
12	NetherlandsNED - Netherlands	1	1	0	2
13	JamaicaJAM - Jamaica	0	0	0	0
14	SpainESP - Spain	1	1	0	2
15	KenyaKEN - Kenya	0	0	0	0
16	BelarusBLR - Belarus	0	0	0	0
17	RomaniaROU - Romania	0	0	0	0
18	EthiopiaETH - Ethiopia	0	0	0	0
19	CanadaCAN - Canada	1	1	0	2
20	PolandPOL - Poland	0	0	0	0
21	HungaryHUN - Hungary	0	0	0	0
21	NorwayNOR - Norway	0	0	1	1
23	BrazilBRA - Brazil	0	0	0	0
24	Czech RepublicCZE - Czech Republic	0	0	0	0
25	SlovakiaSVK - Slovakia	0	0	0	0
26	New ZealandNZL - New Zealand	0	0	0	0
27	GeorgiaGEO - Georgia	0	0	0	0
28	CubaCUB - Cuba	0	0	0	0
29	KazakhstanKAZ - Kazakhstan	0	0	0	0
30	DenmarkDEN - Denmark	1	0	1	2
31	MongoliaMGL - Mongolia	0	0	0	0
31	ThailandTHA - Thailand	0	0	0	0
33	DPR KoreaPRK - DPR Korea	0	0	0	0
34	ArgentinaARG - Argentina	0	0	1	1
34	SwitzerlandSUI - Switzerland	0	0	0	0
36	MexicoMEX - Mexico	0	0	0	0
37	TurkeyTUR - Turkey	0	0	0	0
38	ZimbabweZIM - Zimbabwe	0	0	0	0
39	AzerbaijanAZE - Azerbaijan	0	0	0	0
40	UzbekistanUZB - Uzbekistan	0	0	0	0
41	SloveniaSLO - Slovenia	0	0	0	0
42	BulgariaBUL - Bulgaria	0	0	0	0
42	IndonesiaINA - Indonesia	0	1	0	1
44	FinlandFIN - Finland	0	0	0	0
45	LatviaLAT - Latvia	0	0	0	0
46	BelgiumBEL - Belgium	0	0	0	0
46	Dominican Rep.DOM - Dominican Rep.	0	0	0	0
46	EstoniaEST - Estonia	0	0	0	0
46	PortugalPOR - Portugal	0	0	0	0
50	IndiaIND - India	0	0	0	0
51	IranIRI - Iran	0	0	0	0
52	BahrainBRN - Bahrain	0	0	0	0
52	CameroonCMR - Cameroon	0	0	0	0
52	PanamaPAN - Panama	0	0	0	0
52	TunisiaTUN - Tunisia	0	0	0	0
56	SwedenSWE - Sweden	0	1	0	1
57	CroatiaCRO - Croatia	0	0	0	0
57	LithuaniaLTU - Lithuania	0	0	0	0
59	GreeceGRE - Greece	0	0	0	0
60	Trinidad/TobagoTRI - Trinidad/Tobago	0	0	0	0
61	NigeriaNGR - Nigeria	0	0	0	0
62	AustriaAUT - Austria	0	0	0	0
62	IrelandIRL - Ireland	0	0	0	0
62	SerbiaSRB - Serbia	0	0	0	0
65	AlgeriaALG - Algeria	0	0	0	0
65	BahamasBAH - Bahamas	0	0	0	0
65	ColombiaCOL - Colombia	0	0	0	0
65	KyrgyzstanKGZ - Kyrgyzstan	0	0	0	0
65	MoroccoMAR - Morocco	0	0	0	0
65	TajikistanTJK - Tajikistan	0	0	0	0
71	ChileCHI - Chile	0	0	0	0
71	EcuadorECU - Ecuador	0	0	0	0
71	IcelandISL - Iceland	0	0	0	0
71	MalaysiaMAS - Malaysia	0	0	0	0
71	South AfricaRSA - South Africa	0	0	0	0
71	SingaporeSIN - Singapore	0	0	0	0
71	SudanSUD - Sudan	0	0	0	0
71	VietnamVIE - Vietnam	0	0	0	0
79	ArmeniaARM - Armenia	0	0	0	0
80	Chinese TaipeiTPE - Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	0
81	AfghanistanAFG - Afghanistan	0	0	0	0
81	EgyptEGY - Egypt	0	0	0	0
81	IsraelISR - Israel	0	0	0	0
81	Rep. of MoldovaMDA - Rep. of Moldova	0	0	0	0
81	MauritiusMRI - Mauritius	0	0	0	0
81	TogoTOG - Togo	0	0	0	0
81	VenezuelaVEN - Venezuela	0	0	0	0
Total:		10	10	10	30

Olympic 2008 Women Medal Tally

Rank	NOC Name	G	S	B	T
1	ChinaCHN - China	27	11	19	57
2	United StatesUSA - United States	15	23	15	53
3	Russian Fed.RUS - Russian Fed.	11	13	8	32
4	Great BritainGBR - Great Britain	7	5	6	18
5	GermanyGER - Germany	6	2	7	15
6	AustraliaAUS - Australia	8	7	8	23
7	KoreaKOR - Korea	4	4	4	12
8	JapanJPN - Japan	5	2	5	12
9	ItalyITA - Italy	4	3	4	11
10	FranceFRA - France	1	2	4	7
11	UkraineUKR - Ukraine	3	2	7	12
12	NetherlandsNED - Netherlands	5	4	2	11
13	JamaicaJAM - Jamaica	3	3	2	8
14	SpainESP - Spain	0	3	1	4
15	KenyaKEN - Kenya	2	3	0	5
16	BelarusBLR - Belarus	1	2	5	8
17	RomaniaROU - Romania	4	1	2	7
18	EthiopiaETH - Ethiopia	2	0	1	3
19	CanadaCAN - Canada	1	3	3	7
20	PolandPOL - Poland	0	2	1	3
21	HungaryHUN - Hungary	1	1	1	3
21	NorwayNOR - Norway	1	2	1	4
23	BrazilBRA - Brazil	2	1	3	6
24	Czech RepublicCZE - Czech Republic	2	1	0	3
25	SlovakiaSVK - Slovakia	1	1	0	2
26	New ZealandNZL - New Zealand	2	0	0	2
27	GeorgiaGEO - Georgia	0	0	1	1
28	CubaCUB - Cuba	0	6	3	9
29	KazakhstanKAZ - Kazakhstan	0	2	2	4
30	DenmarkDEN - Denmark	0	0	1	1
31	MongoliaMGL - Mongolia	0	1	0	1
31	ThailandTHA - Thailand	1	1	0	2
33	DPR KoreaPRK - DPR Korea	2	1	2	5
34	ArgentinaARG - Argentina	0	0	2	2
34	SwitzerlandSUI - Switzerland	0	0	1	1
36	MexicoMEX - Mexico	1	0	1	2
37	TurkeyTUR - Turkey	0	4	0	4
38	ZimbabweZIM - Zimbabwe	1	3	0	4
39	AzerbaijanAZE - Azerbaijan	0	0	1	1
40	UzbekistanUZB - Uzbekistan	0	0	1	1
41	SloveniaSLO - Slovenia	0	1	1	2
42	BulgariaBUL - Bulgaria	1	1	0	2
42	IndonesiaINA - Indonesia	0	0	1	1
44	FinlandFIN - Finland	1	1	0	2
45	LatviaLAT - Latvia	0	0	0	0
46	BelgiumBEL - Belgium	1	1	0	2
46	Dominican Rep.DOM - Dominican Rep.	0	0	0	0
46	EstoniaEST - Estonia	0	0	0	0
46	PortugalPOR - Portugal	0	1	0	1
50	IndiaIND - India	0	0	0	0
51	IranIRI - Iran	0	0	0	0
52	BahrainBRN - Bahrain	0	0	0	0
52	CameroonCMR - Cameroon	1	0	0	1
52	PanamaPAN - Panama	0	0	0	0
52	TunisiaTUN - Tunisia	0	0	0	0
56	SwedenSWE - Sweden	0	1	0	1
57	CroatiaCRO - Croatia	0	1	3	4
57	LithuaniaLTU - Lithuania	0	1	0	1
59	GreeceGRE - Greece	0	0	2	2
60	Trinidad/TobagoTRI - Trinidad/Tobago	0	0	0	0
61	NigeriaNGR - Nigeria	0	0	2	2
62	AustriaAUT - Austria	0	0	2	2
62	IrelandIRL - Ireland	0	0	0	0
62	SerbiaSRB - Serbia	0	0	0	0
65	AlgeriaALG - Algeria	0	0	1	1
65	BahamasBAH - Bahamas	0	0	0	0
65	ColombiaCOL - Colombia	0	0	1	1
65	KyrgyzstanKGZ - Kyrgyzstan	0	0	0	0
65	MoroccoMAR - Morocco	0	0	1	1
65	TajikistanTJK - Tajikistan	0	0	0	0
71	ChileCHI - Chile	0	0	0	0
71	EcuadorECU - Ecuador	0	0	0	0
71	IcelandISL - Iceland	0	0	0	0
71	MalaysiaMAS - Malaysia	0	0	0	0
71	South AfricaRSA - South Africa	0	0	0	0
71	SingaporeSIN - Singapore	0	1	0	1
71	SudanSUD - Sudan	0	0	0	0
71	VietnamVIE - Vietnam	0	0	0	0
79	ArmeniaARM - Armenia	0	0	0	0
80	Chinese TaipeiTPE - Chinese Taipei	0	0	2	2
81	AfghanistanAFG - Afghanistan	0	0	0	0
81	EgyptEGY - Egypt	0	0	0	0
81	IsraelISR - Israel	0	0	0	0
81	Rep. of MoldovaMDA - Rep. of Moldova	0	0	0	0
81	MauritiusMRI - Mauritius	0	0	0	0
81	TogoTOG - Togo	0	0	0	0
81	VenezuelaVEN - Venezuela	0	0	1	1
Total:		127	128	141	396

Olympic 2008 Men Medal Tally

Rank	NOC Name	G	S	B	T
1	ChinaCHN - China	24	10	8	42
2	United StatesUSA - United States	20	13	20	53
3	Russian Fed.RUS - Russian Fed.	12	8	20	40
4	Great BritainGBR - Great Britain	11	8	7	26
5	KoreaKOR - Korea	8	6	4	18
6	GermanyGER - Germany	7	7	6	20
7	FranceFRA - France	6	14	12	32
8	AustraliaAUS - Australia	6	6	9	21
9	ItalyITA - Italy	4	7	6	17
10	SpainESP - Spain	4	6	2	12
11	JapanJPN - Japan	4	4	5	13
12	UkraineUKR - Ukraine	4	3	8	15
13	PolandPOL - Poland	3	4	0	7
14	BelarusBLR - Belarus	3	3	5	11
15	KenyaKEN - Kenya	3	2	4	9
16	GeorgiaGEO - Georgia	3	0	2	5
17	JamaicaJAM - Jamaica	3	0	0	3
18	CubaCUB - Cuba	2	5	8	15
19	HungaryHUN - Hungary	2	4	1	7
20	NorwayNOR - Norway	2	3	0	5
21	KazakhstanKAZ - Kazakhstan	2	2	5	9
21	EthiopiaETH - Ethiopia	2	1	1	4
23	SlovakiaSVK - Slovakia	2	1	1	4
24	MongoliaMGL - Mongolia	2	1	0	3
25	SwitzerlandSUI - Switzerland	2	0	3	5
26	ArgentinaARG - Argentina	2	0	1	3
27	CanadaCAN - Canada	1	5	3	9
28	BrazilBRA - Brazil	1	3	5	9
29	AzerbaijanAZE - Azerbaijan	1	2	3	6
30	UzbekistanUZB - Uzbekistan	1	2	2	5
31	DenmarkDEN - Denmark	1	2	1	4
31	Czech RepublicCZE - Czech Republic	1	2	0	3
33	New ZealandNZL - New Zealand	1	1	5	7
34	SloveniaSLO - Slovenia	1	1	1	3
34	LatviaLAT - Latvia	1	1	1	3
36	ThailandTHA - Thailand	1	1	0	2
37	Dominican Rep.DOM - Dominican Rep.	1	1	0	2
38	EstoniaEST - Estonia	1	1	0	2
39	TurkeyTUR - Turkey	1	0	3	4
40	NetherlandsNED - Netherlands	1	0	2	3
41	IndonesiaINA - Indonesia	1	0	2	3
42	IndiaIND - India	1	0	2	3
42	IranIRI - Iran	1	0	1	2
44	MexicoMEX - Mexico	1	0	0	1
45	PortugalPOR - Portugal	1	0	0	1
46	BahrainBRN - Bahrain	1	0	0	1
46	PanamaPAN - Panama	1	0	0	1
46	TunisiaTUN - Tunisia	1	0	0	1
46	SwedenSWE - Sweden	0	2	1	3
50	GreeceGRE - Greece	0	2	0	2
51	Trinidad/TobagoTRI - Trinidad/Tobago	0	2	0	2
52	LithuaniaLTU - Lithuania	0	1	3	4
52	IrelandIRL - Ireland	0	1	2	3
52	SerbiaSRB - Serbia	0	1	2	3
52	NigeriaNGR - Nigeria	0	1	1	2
56	BahamasBAH - Bahamas	0	1	1	2
57	KyrgyzstanKGZ - Kyrgyzstan	0	1	1	2
57	TajikistanTJK - Tajikistan	0	1	1	2
59	CroatiaCRO - Croatia	0	1	0	1
60	AustriaAUT - Austria	0	1	0	1
61	AlgeriaALG - Algeria	0	1	0	1
62	ColombiaCOL - Colombia	0	1	0	1
62	MoroccoMAR - Morocco	0	1	0	1
62	ChileCHI - Chile	0	1	0	1
65	EcuadorECU - Ecuador	0	1	0	1
65	IcelandISL - Iceland	0	1	0	1
65	MalaysiaMAS - Malaysia	0	1	0	1
65	South AfricaRSA - South Africa	0	1	0	1
65	SudanSUD - Sudan	0	1	0	1
65	VietnamVIE - Vietnam	0	1	0	1
71	ArmeniaARM - Armenia	0	0	6	6
71	BulgariaBUL - Bulgaria	0	0	3	3
71	FinlandFIN - Finland	0	0	2	2
71	Chinese TaipeiTPE - Chinese Taipei	0	0	2	2
71	RomaniaROU - Romania	0	0	1	1
71	DPR KoreaPRK - DPR Korea	0	0	1	1
71	AfghanistanAFG - Afghanistan	0	0	1	1
71	EgyptEGY - Egypt	0	0	1	1
79	IsraelISR - Israel	0	0	1	1
80	Rep. of MoldovaMDA - Rep. of Moldova	0	0	1	1
81	MauritiusMRI - Mauritius	0	0	1	1
81	TogoTOG - Togo	0	0	1	1
81	ZimbabweZIM - Zimbabwe	0	0	0	0
81	BelgiumBEL - Belgium	0	0	0	0
81	CameroonCMR - Cameroon	0	0	0	0
81	SingaporeSIN - Singapore	0	0	0	0
81	VenezuelaVEN - Venezuela	0	0	0	0
Total:		165	165	202	532

Olympic 2008 - Ends with a Spectacular Closing Ceremony

With a splending closing ceremony, the 2008 Beijing Olympic came to an end. The flag was handed over to the next organizers--London. The London count down has already started.

The game which started on August 8, 2008 featured so many events covered in 16 days came to an end on August 24, 2008.

Sure that China can say that they have done a great job and given a big challenge to London for 2012.

China lead the table followed by USA.

Nadal wins Gold!

Radalf Nadal won the singles Gold in Tennis! With this victory, he has captured not only the gold in olympics, but also the number ONE spot in the Tennis ranking.

He is the number one tennis player in the world!

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Phelps, Rain of Records!

Michael Phelps is a man who rained with records and golds for himself and his country, the United States.

400M Ind Medley - Finished in record time of 4:03:84, bettering the previous time of 4:05:25

4x100M Freestyle Relay - Team USA takes the gold setting a new world record time of 3:08:24

200M Freestyle - Finished in record time of 1:42:96

200M Butterfly - Finished in record time of 1:52:03

4x200M Freestyle Relay - Team USA took the gold with a record time of 6:58:56

200M Ind Medley - Record time 1:54:23

4x100M Medley - Team USA got another gold with Phelps getting his 8th in a record time of 3:29:34

All of the above are world record winnning moments! The only gold he won without gold is in 100M Butterfly. Perhaps, this is the only tough compeition he had in the entire swimming compeitions. He won by a hundredth of a second. Sure that the hard work plus luck always gives positive result.

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Phelps Creating History in Olympics

Michael Phelps Saves US Pride

Michael Phelps is the name throughout the world now! He is a RECORD MAN! He created 7 world records in his eight gold medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Out of the 19 golds won by America, 8 belongs to Phelps. Without his contribution, US gold tally would have reduced by 11 and in fact could have gone to third place as against the current 2nd place in the medal tally.

So far he has won 8 golds in the current version and then 6 gold medals in the Athens olympic to have a tally of 14 gold medals, which is also a record.

This is almost an one man show for US.

Phelps wins 8 Golds in 2008! Breaks Spitz 1972 Record!

The big name everywhere in the world is Michael Phelps! When the United States won the 400m medley on Sunday, Phelps created the world history by grabbing th 8th gold in a single olympic.

Spitz created the record in 1972 for most number of gold medals in a single olympic.

Phelps 8 gold medals had 7 world records. He has won the following events:

400M Ind Medley - Finished in record time of 4:03:84, bettering the previous time of 4:05:25

4x100M Freestyle Relay - Team USA takes the gold setting a new world record time of 3:08:24

200M Freestyle - Finished in record time of 1:42:96

200M Butterfly - Finished in record time of 1:52:03

4x200M Freestyle Relay - Team USA took the gold with a record time of 6:58:56

200M Ind Medley - Record time 1:54:23

100M Butterfly - Won by a hundredth of a second - time 50.58

4x100M Medley - Team USA got another gold with Phelps getting his 8th in a record time of 3:29:34

Out of the 8 Gold Medals he won, 7 world records were created! Is the sports person of the century!

Congratulations Phelps!

Federer wins Gold in Doubles Event!

Finally, Federer won the gold in Tennis event in the 2008 olympics. In the doubles final Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka beat Simon Aspelin and Thomas Johansson of Sweden by 3-1.

Federer pair won the first set 6-3 and second set 6-4. With one more set for grabbing the gold, they lost the third set 6(4)-7 in the tie breaker.

But, they came back strongly in the fourth set and won the gold medal by 6-3. Though Federer lost the single's match, it will be consolation for him, though not completely.

United States Wins Bronze in Doubles Tennis

Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, seeded number 1 in the doubles event, beat Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra of France to win the bronze medal. They lost the first set 3-6, but came back strongly to win the bronze medal for their country.

The won the 2nd and 3rd set by 6-3 and 6-4.

Jamaican Creates World record in 100M Men's Final!

In the 100 meters men's final, Jamaican won the gold and created the world record. The final was competed by:

Usain Bolt of Jamaica
Richard Thompson of Trinidad / Tobago
Walter Dix of United States
Churandy Martina of Neth. Antilles
Asafa Powell of Jamaica
Michael Frater of Jamaica
Marc Burns of Trinidad / Tobago
Darvis Patton of United States

The previous World Record was 9.72 seconds by Usain Bold and Olympic Record was 9.84 seconds by Donovan Bailey. The new world record is 9.69 seconds by Usain Bolt of Jamaica.

He took a comfortable lead and took away the gold easily. The silver and bronze went to Trinidad / Tobago's Richard Thompson and United States Walter Dix.

Leander and Bhupathi out of Olympic!

The much expected medal in tennis from the duo Paes and Bhupathi came to an end in the quarter final. They lost to Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka of Swiss by 6-2, 6-4. The match that was supposed to be played on August 14, was stopped due to rain when the Swiss pair was leading 4-1 in the first set.

The match was resumed the next day and Indians were not able to bounce back. With that all the hopes of getting a medal in Tennis medal has been shattered and has come to an end.

Leander and Bhupathi enter Quarters!

The very famous Indian pair of Indian Tennis, Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi entered the quarter final of the Beijing Olympics 2008. They have tough draw in the next round and if they win it, they enter the medal round.

Their route to quarter finals:

Round 1: Beat Gael Monfils and Gilles Simon of France: 6-3, 6-3

Round 2: Beat Andre SA and Marcelo Melo of Brazil: 6-4, 6-2

They will meet Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka of Swiss.

Highest Gold Medals in Olympics!

With more gold showering on Michael Phelps in the Beijing Olympics, he has equalled the record for most number of golds in Olympics. He has achieved 9 golds and became the 5th man in the universe. The other four who have won 9 gold medals are:

1. Paavo Nurmi

3 Golds in 1920 Antwerp Olympics
5 Golds in 1924 Paris Olympics
1 Gold in 1928 Amsterdam Olympics

2. Larysa Latynina

4 Golds in 1956 Melmboure Olympics
3 Golds in 1960 Rome Olympics
2 Golds in 1964 Tokyo Olympics

3. Mark Spitz

2 Golds in 1968 Mexico Olympics
7 Golds in 1972 Munich Olympics

4. Carl Lewis

4 Golds in 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
2 Golds in 1988 Seoul Olympics
2 Golds in 1992 Barcelona Olympics
1 Gold in 1996 Atlanta Olympics

Phelps Creating History in Olympics!

Michael Phelps is creating history in Beijing Olympic 2008. He has been playing a dominant role in getting gold for his country, the United States of America. So far, he has contributed to 80% of USAs Gold Medal tally. He won 5 gold medals otu of the 9 won by USA.

He has created two world records in his favorite swimming events. The details of his medal tally:

Men's 400m Individual Medley
Men's 200m Freestyle
Men's 200m Butterfly
Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay
Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay

Born on June 30, 1985, in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, he has already won 6 gold medals in the previous version of the olympic.

The current record for maximum number of gold in olympics is shared by four members. If we wins one more gold, his tally would go to 10 and will be the history!

Congratulations Phelps!

China Leading the Table!

China is leading the Beijing Olympics medal table with 6 gold medals. United States is second.

United States is following up closely with China and is becoming a threat not only in the political area based on the comments by Bush before the start of the opening ceremony.

Greece Athelete Sent Back!

Greece athelete Douchov Kosis who is supposed to take part in the 200m run found positive during the drug test. He is 29 years old and found positive after the test.

Greece Olympic Association has sent him back to the country.

Day 2: Medals Tally!

Below is the medal tally at the end of Day 2:

Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
China	2	0	0	2
USA	1	1	1	3
South Korea	1	1	0	2
Checkoslavakia	1	0	0	1
Spain	1	0	0	1
Romania	1	0	0	1
Austria	0	1	0	1
Cuba	0	1	0	1
Italy	0	1	0	1
Russia	0	1	0	1
Turkey	0	1	0	1
Argentina	0	0	1	1
Crotia	0	0	1	1
Japan	0	0	1	1
Holland	0	0	1	1
North Korea	0	0	1	1
Switzerland	0	0	1	1
Uzbeckistan	0	0	1	1
Chinese Taipey	0	0	1	1

Better than 1983 Cricket World Cup Win: Kapil Dev

The former Indian Captain who lifted the 1983 Prudential Cricket World Cup in Lords defined the Gold Medal win by Abinav Bindra in the 10m Air Rifle Shooting as better than the world cup win.

Abinav Bindra won the first individual gold medal for India in the Olympic history on August 11, 2008. Though India have won gold medals in the previous editions of the olympics, this is the first time India has entered the medal tally using an individual brilliance.

Kapil said, he is happy and wished Abinav Bindra on winning the medal for India. It is good that personalities from across India regardless of the sport, wishing and cherishing this win.

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Abinav Bindra wins first Gold for India!

India has registered their first GOLD in the Beijing Olympics 2008. Abinav Bindra has made every Indian proud by creating this history. He is the youngest man to represent India in the Olympics. This is also the first ever individual Olympic gold medal for India.

He won the medal in the 10m air rifle shooting and helped India enter the medal table.

In one of the most thrilling shooting finals in Olympic history, Bindra overcame a two-point deficit against Hakkinen and one point against Zhu after the qualification rounds to annexe the title.

The Indian trumped his rivals with the best finish of 104.5 in the 10-shot final as he went into the last shot level with Hakkinen on 689.7 points.

Let us all wish him the very best for making everyone of us proud! Congratulations Abinav Bindra!

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China won the first Gold!

China has won their first gold medal in the Beijing Olympic. They registered two gold medals on the Day 1 of the event in Weightlifting and 10m air pistol.

China quickly got on the gold medal tally board when Chen Xiexia won the women's 48-kilogram weightlifting and 2006 world champion Pang Wei took the men's 10-metre air pistol.

Beijing Olympic Begins!

At the exact time of 08-08-08 08:08 :08 PM (8th day, 8th month of 08th year of the 21st century, at 08 hours, 08 minutes and 08 seconds), China's Prime Minister officially announced the opening of the 2008 Olympic Games, which is 29th in the history.

The colorful evening was so spectacular that all those who contributed for the opening ceremony absolutly deserve a thundering applause and great appreciation. Robot man walked in the sky, which was really exciting.

The fire work display, the traditional music using ancient percusion instruments and the flourscent stick, the dance performance were amazing. The song by a kid is also attractive.

The event had almost 2.3 billion viewers around the world watching this program and 91,000 people watching it live from Bird's Nest. With 2008 drummers doing the count down, the event was kicked off officially at the right time, 8 PM, the lucky number of Chinese.

The show went on for almost 4 hours with approximately 15000 performers taking over the opening ceremony, which was choreographed by masterlcass Chinese director Zhang Yimou.

Though there were protests against China's policy on Tibet, and recent remarks by US President Bush on China's record on human rights against Thailand, and a threat by France president to pull off from the opening ceremony, everything went well.

More than 200 countries are participating in this 16-day event. The event was witnessed by top political leaders--George Bush, Vladimir Putin, Sonia Gandhi,

China has got 10 out of 10 for the opening ceremony. Let us wish Chinese brothers and sisters, a very good luck in conducting this evenut successfully!