Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Press conference on Beijing Olympics and Beijing Economy to be held on Aug. 21
On Thursday, August 21 from 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a. m. there will be a news conference highlighting Beijing Olympic and Beijing Economy. This press conference will be held in Conference Room 1. Experts from Beijing Olympic Economy Research Association will brief you at this press conference and take your questions.
Bolt toys with 200m heat
Jamaican Usain Bolt ran the fastest time of the Men's 200m semifinals at the National Stadium tonight, August 19, pushing him into the final as the man to beat.
His relaxed stride carried him across the line in 20.09 seconds as he watched himself on the giant TV screen in the National Stadium. His dash and pose puts him just ahead of the 100m fourth place getter Churandy Martina of Netherlands Antilles who won the first semifinal heat in 20.11s. The United States' Shawn Crawford ran just behind Bolt in the second heat in 20.12s.
Jamaican giant Bolt goes into the final of the Men's 200m as favorite after leaving the world in awe after his phenomenal 9.69s world record triumph in the Men's 100m on Saturday,.
Predominantly renowned for his 200m talent, Bolt made headlines earlier this year when he stormed into the 100m scene, clocking 9.72s to break the world record in New York in May. Initially, Bolt was using the 100m for "speed work" to improve on his more favored 200m.
Bolt has run the three fastest 200m times in the world this year - 19.67s (Athens), 19.76s (London) and 19.83s (Ostrava). His winning 19.67s at the Athens Grand Prix in July was the fifth-fastest ever.
The US trio of Walter Dix, Shawn Crawford and Wallace Spearmon will all be breathing down Bolt's neck. The three sprinters proved at the 2008 USA Olympic Trials that they are capable of producing a sub-20 second time in the 200m. Both registering 19.86s, Dix just pipped Crawford, the finish line camera separating the two on the line by 0.005s. Spearmon was not far behind in 19.90s.
Crawford is the reigning Olympic champion, and despite a couple of quiet years, remerged in 2008 as a contender for a medal. The 2001 World Championships bronze medalist has a personal best of 19.79s.
At the 2008 USA Olympic Trials, reigning 200m world champion Tyson Gay of the United States broke down mid-race with a hamstring strain, and was not selected to compete in the Men's 200m in Beijing.
Carl Lewis was the last man to complete the 100m-200m sprint double at the Olympic Games, in Los Angeles in 1984. Usain Bolt will have something to say about that.
His relaxed stride carried him across the line in 20.09 seconds as he watched himself on the giant TV screen in the National Stadium. His dash and pose puts him just ahead of the 100m fourth place getter Churandy Martina of Netherlands Antilles who won the first semifinal heat in 20.11s. The United States' Shawn Crawford ran just behind Bolt in the second heat in 20.12s.
Jamaican giant Bolt goes into the final of the Men's 200m as favorite after leaving the world in awe after his phenomenal 9.69s world record triumph in the Men's 100m on Saturday,.
Predominantly renowned for his 200m talent, Bolt made headlines earlier this year when he stormed into the 100m scene, clocking 9.72s to break the world record in New York in May. Initially, Bolt was using the 100m for "speed work" to improve on his more favored 200m.
Bolt has run the three fastest 200m times in the world this year - 19.67s (Athens), 19.76s (London) and 19.83s (Ostrava). His winning 19.67s at the Athens Grand Prix in July was the fifth-fastest ever.
The US trio of Walter Dix, Shawn Crawford and Wallace Spearmon will all be breathing down Bolt's neck. The three sprinters proved at the 2008 USA Olympic Trials that they are capable of producing a sub-20 second time in the 200m. Both registering 19.86s, Dix just pipped Crawford, the finish line camera separating the two on the line by 0.005s. Spearmon was not far behind in 19.90s.
Crawford is the reigning Olympic champion, and despite a couple of quiet years, remerged in 2008 as a contender for a medal. The 2001 World Championships bronze medalist has a personal best of 19.79s.
At the 2008 USA Olympic Trials, reigning 200m world champion Tyson Gay of the United States broke down mid-race with a hamstring strain, and was not selected to compete in the Men's 200m in Beijing.
Carl Lewis was the last man to complete the 100m-200m sprint double at the Olympic Games, in Los Angeles in 1984. Usain Bolt will have something to say about that.
Kanter lands Men's Discus gold
Gerd Kanter of Estonia threw 68.82 to claim Olympic gold in the Men's Discus Throw Tuesday, August 19. Taking the silver medal was Piotr Malachowski of Poland with a throw of 67.82. Virgilijus Alekna of Lithuania took bronze at 67.79.
Ohuruogu wins Women's 400m title
Christine Ohuruogu of Great Britain won the gold medal in the Women's 400m on August 19, at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Ohuruogu recorded a season's best of 49.62 seconds to add the Olympic gold medal to the World Championships title she won in Osaka in 2007.
"I am just so proud of myself," Ohuruogu said.
"You always have all these dreams about winning, but you never think your dreams will be reality. I just ran across the line, thinking, 'I won!'," she added.
Silver medalist Shericka Williams of Jamaica ran 49.69s for a personal best, ahead of Sanya Richards of the United States who settled for bronze with a time of 49.93s.
Ohuruogu recorded a season's best of 49.62 seconds to add the Olympic gold medal to the World Championships title she won in Osaka in 2007.
"I am just so proud of myself," Ohuruogu said.
"You always have all these dreams about winning, but you never think your dreams will be reality. I just ran across the line, thinking, 'I won!'," she added.
Silver medalist Shericka Williams of Jamaica ran 49.69s for a personal best, ahead of Sanya Richards of the United States who settled for bronze with a time of 49.93s.
China has new Diving He-man
China's dominance in Diving continued at the Water Cube on Tuesday, August 19, with He Chong winning the Men's 3m Springboard with 572.90 points. The host nation has won all six Diving competitions contested in Beijing thus far and has won the Men's Springboard in three consecutive Olympic Games.
Alexandre Despatie of Canada continued a streak of his own, winning silver in the event for the second straight Olympic Games. He Chong's compatriot, Qin Kai, won bronze.
He Chong finished on top of the field in the preliminary round and semifinal, showing from start to finish why he is ranked No. 1 in the world. He punctuated his performances with a final dive -- a 5156B -- that earned him a 100.70, the highest individual score of the final.
Three-time Olympian Alexandre Despatie won his second Olympic silver with a consistent performance in the final, following closely behind He Chong from the second dive to the end.
Qin Kai, who, like He, was also making his Olympic debut, won his second medal of the Games. He won gold with partner Wang Feng in the Synchronized Springboard event.
Legendary diver Dmitry Sautin of Russia, an eight time Olympic medalist, finished in fourth -- falling short of the podium despite a spectacular 99.75-point final dive. Sautin won silver in the Synchronized Springboard last week.
Men's 3m Springboard, final standings:
1. China -- He Chong, 572.90 points
2. Canada -- Alexandre Despatie, 536.65
3. China – Qin Kai, 530.10
4. Russia -- Dmitry Sautin, 512.65
5. Germany -- Pavlo Rozenberg, 485.60
6. United States -- Troy Dumais, 472.50
7. Mexico – Yahel Castillo, 462.10
8. Germany -- Patrick Hausding, 462.05
9. Australia – Robert Newberry , 461.05
10. Columbia -- Juan Guillermo Uran, 454.50
11. Japan -- Ken Terauchi, 442.50
12. US -– Chris Colwill, 425.90
Alexandre Despatie of Canada continued a streak of his own, winning silver in the event for the second straight Olympic Games. He Chong's compatriot, Qin Kai, won bronze.
He Chong finished on top of the field in the preliminary round and semifinal, showing from start to finish why he is ranked No. 1 in the world. He punctuated his performances with a final dive -- a 5156B -- that earned him a 100.70, the highest individual score of the final.
Three-time Olympian Alexandre Despatie won his second Olympic silver with a consistent performance in the final, following closely behind He Chong from the second dive to the end.
Qin Kai, who, like He, was also making his Olympic debut, won his second medal of the Games. He won gold with partner Wang Feng in the Synchronized Springboard event.
Legendary diver Dmitry Sautin of Russia, an eight time Olympic medalist, finished in fourth -- falling short of the podium despite a spectacular 99.75-point final dive. Sautin won silver in the Synchronized Springboard last week.
Men's 3m Springboard, final standings:
1. China -- He Chong, 572.90 points
2. Canada -- Alexandre Despatie, 536.65
3. China – Qin Kai, 530.10
4. Russia -- Dmitry Sautin, 512.65
5. Germany -- Pavlo Rozenberg, 485.60
6. United States -- Troy Dumais, 472.50
7. Mexico – Yahel Castillo, 462.10
8. Germany -- Patrick Hausding, 462.05
9. Australia – Robert Newberry , 461.05
10. Columbia -- Juan Guillermo Uran, 454.50
11. Japan -- Ken Terauchi, 442.50
12. US -– Chris Colwill, 425.90
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Vijender warms up for Thai revenge
The Worker’s Stadium is an imposing arena. It’s just the perfect stage for a brutal contact sport like boxing, an open house where spectators give vent to their emotions and bare their passion in an uninhibited manner. If you want to hold back, walk away. This is not the place for you.
Vijender Kumar, the tall, goodlooking middleweight (75kg) boxer from Bhiwani walked into this
set-up at 8.30 pm to the soothing voice of Harry Belafonte. Strange music for a sport like boxing; you would rather expect Survivor’s ‘Eye of Tiger’ to be blaring from the speakers. The music stopped and then came the dramatic introduction, almost in WWF style.
Vijender got down to business after and walked away from the ring after 10 minutes, raising his right arm in salute and tapping his chest twice __ the magical right that pulverized his first round opponent from Gambia, Jack Badou.Vijender flowed in the fight, dancing, ducking and punching with ferocity.
He took time to warm up, which made the Gambian look good for a while. After that the 23-year-old Indian took control. He raced to a 6-1 lead in the second round, went ahead 9-2 in the third and wrapped it up at 13-2.
‘‘Mazaa aaya (I enjoyed the fight),’’ he said later. ‘‘It’s always good to get going in the first round. I had never played him before. It felt good out there. Yes, the right worked well. I’m ready for a tougher bout,’’ he added.
Well, that’s just coming up. Vijender now runs into Thai boxer Chompuphuang Angkha, an outright showman who outclassed his Korean opponent. ‘‘Yes, I know him. I have boxed with him earlier in the President’s Cup. He beat me by four points then. Abhi badle ka time hai (it’s time for revenge now),’’ Vijender said, clenching his fist.
The other bout featuring an Indian was an anti-climax. Light heavyweight (81kg) boxer Dinesh Kumar was put through the wringer by Algerian boxer Benchabla Abdulhafid.
After the first 30 seconds, with Dinesh keeping it level at 2-2, the Algerian southpaw opened up. Dinesh, an aggressive boxer who plays with an open style, soon walked into trouble and took a severe beating before referee stopped contest in the third round with the score at 23-3. Three other boxers are yet to feature here at the Games Akhil Kumar, Jitender and AL Lakra.
Vijender Kumar, the tall, goodlooking middleweight (75kg) boxer from Bhiwani walked into this
set-up at 8.30 pm to the soothing voice of Harry Belafonte. Strange music for a sport like boxing; you would rather expect Survivor’s ‘Eye of Tiger’ to be blaring from the speakers. The music stopped and then came the dramatic introduction, almost in WWF style.
Vijender got down to business after and walked away from the ring after 10 minutes, raising his right arm in salute and tapping his chest twice __ the magical right that pulverized his first round opponent from Gambia, Jack Badou.Vijender flowed in the fight, dancing, ducking and punching with ferocity.
He took time to warm up, which made the Gambian look good for a while. After that the 23-year-old Indian took control. He raced to a 6-1 lead in the second round, went ahead 9-2 in the third and wrapped it up at 13-2.
‘‘Mazaa aaya (I enjoyed the fight),’’ he said later. ‘‘It’s always good to get going in the first round. I had never played him before. It felt good out there. Yes, the right worked well. I’m ready for a tougher bout,’’ he added.
Well, that’s just coming up. Vijender now runs into Thai boxer Chompuphuang Angkha, an outright showman who outclassed his Korean opponent. ‘‘Yes, I know him. I have boxed with him earlier in the President’s Cup. He beat me by four points then. Abhi badle ka time hai (it’s time for revenge now),’’ Vijender said, clenching his fist.
The other bout featuring an Indian was an anti-climax. Light heavyweight (81kg) boxer Dinesh Kumar was put through the wringer by Algerian boxer Benchabla Abdulhafid.
After the first 30 seconds, with Dinesh keeping it level at 2-2, the Algerian southpaw opened up. Dinesh, an aggressive boxer who plays with an open style, soon walked into trouble and took a severe beating before referee stopped contest in the third round with the score at 23-3. Three other boxers are yet to feature here at the Games Akhil Kumar, Jitender and AL Lakra.
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