USA Win Olympic Baseball Bronze
The United States. baseball squad had to settle for bronze, surely not the medal colour the Americans had contrived to bring home.
Taylor Teagarden hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the fifth and Jason Donald accompanied with a two-run home run off the left-field foul pole, elevating the United States to an 8-4 victory over Japan [...]
Argentina Win Olympic Soccer Gold
Argentina preserved their Olympic men’s football title as they swept over the heat to thump Nigeria 1-0 in the Bird’s Nest stadium.
Benfica frontman Angel Di Maria’s tidy chip after 58 minutes was sufficient to give Argentina victory.
Nigeria had their fair portion of chances, but were incapable to beat goalkeeper Sergio Romero.
Liudmyla Blonska of Ukraine Stripped of Silver Medal
Ukrainian heptathlete Liudmyla Blonska has had her Olympic silver removed and faces a life ban from the athletics after an unsuccessful a drugs test.
Blonska had been provisionally suspended after proving positive for an anabolic steroid.
The silver will now go to Hyleas Fountain of the U.S.A., Whilst Russia’s Tatiana Chernova will get the bronze.
Tirunesh Dibaba Makes it Double Gold
Ethiopia’s Tirunesh Dibaba earned an Olympic double after gaining the 5,000m on Friday in the Bird’s Nest.
A week later on from winning the 10,000m, Dibaba sprinted to triumph in front of Turkey’s Elvan Abeylegesse and defending champion Meseret Defar.
Usain Bolt Wins 3rd Gold as Jamaica Win 4×100 Relay
Usain Bolt seized a 3rd gold medal and a 3rd world record after Jamaica laid claim to the men’s 4×100m relay gold.
The foursome crushed the old world record of 37.40 secs set by the U.S.A. at the 1992 Olympics by a big margin to set a new record of 37.10.
Larisa Ilchenko Wins 10km Swimming Gold
Larisa Ilchenko put in a late charge to overtake Great Britains Keri-Anne Payne and Cassie Patten for triumph in a spectacular 10km marathon swim in Beijing.
The Russian, undefeated since 2004, took the lead in the final 100m after Patten and Payne had led for most of the race.
Christine Ohuruogu Wins Olympic 400m Crown
Christine Ohuruogu gained Olympic 400m gold for Great Britain with a sensational rush down the home straight in Beijing.
The 24-year-old got across the line in 49.62 seconds to overshadow Jamaica’s Shericka Williams and American title front-runner Sanya Richards.
Angelo Taylor Wins 400m in an American Cleansweep
Angelo Taylor regained his Olympic 400m hurdling title in Beijing and guided home an American cleansweep of medals.
The 29-year-old got away to a lightning start and was uncatchable as he swept across the line in 47.25 seconds.
Rafael Nadal Wins Olympic Tennis Gold
Wimbledon champ Rafael Nadal maintained a extraordinary year for Spanish sport by whipping Chile’s Fernando Gonzalez 6-3 7-6 6-3 to win the men’s tennis gold.
Having eased to the 1st set, Nadal saved 2 set points in the 2nd to force a tie-break, which he won 7-2.
Early breaks in the 3rd set gifted Nadal critical momentum [...]
Michael Phelps Makes it Eight Gold Medals
Michael Phelps gained his 8th Olympic gold medal of the Beijing Games to beat Mark Spitz’s 1972 record of 7, with victory in the 4×100m medley.
The 23-year-old American teamed with Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen and Jason Lezak to lay claim to an historical gold in a new Olympic record time.
