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Jamaica celebrates Beijing triumphs with street parades, galas... national awards bestowed
6 October 2008 – Kingston, Jamaica – The Caribbean island of Jamaica has kicked off nearly a week-long series of events to officially recognise the achievements of their athletes in the Beijing Olympic Games.
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Euphoric welcome, as Lightning Bolt strikes Kingston in the wake of Hurricane Ike
9 September 2008 - Kingston, Jamaica - Jamaica’s newest “sports superhero” Usain Bolt was given a grand welcome home on Monday afternoon (8) as thousands of flag waving fans braved heavy rains to line the road from...
Over 1.2 Million spectators attend Athletics in Beijing
4 September 2008 - Monte-Carlo - BOCOG, the Organising Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, Beijing 2008 have released the spectator / ticket data for the Athletics events (15 – 24 Aug) held in the National Stadium – Bird’s Nes...
Röthlin finds his balance in Beijing
24 August 2008 - Beijing, China - At the age of 10 Viktor Röthlin dreamt of becoming a train driver one day. But then he watched the Olympic Games of Los Angeles 1984 on TV and changed his mind: Now he wanted to become a runner. That was because he h...
Overcoming tumultuous year, Wanjiru takes first Kenyan Olympic marathon victory
24 August 2008 - Beijing, China - For Kenyan athletics it was an historic moment. But for Kenya itself it’s a symbol of peace just months after it was torn apart by bloody political violence that divided country ...
Patience, perseverence lands Bungei elusive gold
24 August 2008 - Beijing - As Wilfred Bungei entered the home straight at the end of the men’s 800m final on Saturday he looked up at the screen through his dark shades and realised he was in a rare position. Ahead of him was a prize, a big one. Th...
After distance double, Bekele's legend grows
24 August 24 2008 - Beijing, China - Similar height, similar weight, same country. And now, 28 years later, Kenenisa Bekele celebrates the 5000/10,000m double that crowned the glorious career of Miruts Yifter. No Ethiopian – not even Haile Gebrsel...
Hellebaut ready when it matters most
24 August 2008 - Beijing, China - There can be few better insults in Olympic history than Steve Ovett, describing the decathlon as, “nine Mickey Mouse events, followed by a slow 1500 metres”. Ovett, winner of the 800 metres gold in Moscow 1980 (and also a...
With second javelin title, Thorkildsen joins elite company
23 August 2008 – Beijing, China – “Some days are his, some days are mine,” said Andreas Thorkildsen, when asked about his rivalry with Finn Tero Pitkämäki. But their Olympic days so far belong to the Norwegian Javelin Thrower.
Beijing 2008 - Day Nine Summary - 23 Aug
It's not quite Usain Bolt, but Kenenisa Bekele completed an iconic distance double in the Bird's Nest Saturday evening which had escaped the reach of even his hero, Haile Gebrselassie, and lowered one of the oldest Olympic Records in the process.
