Chinese Gymnasts won the "women's" team all around Gold Medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. They were led by He Kexin, who also took a Gold Medal in the individual uneven bars. Even as they were competing, there was rampant speculation that He and several of her teammates were "under aged". The official age minimum set by the International Olympic Committee at the time of … [Read more...] about Chinese Gymnasts – How Young Were They? August 21, 2008
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Usain Bolt Takes Gold,Wins 200, Breaks Record – August 20, 2008
Usain Bolt won the gold medal in the 200 meter sprint at the Olympics in Beijing on August 20, 2008. Running the distance in 19.30 seconds, Bolt broke Michael Johnson's previous Olympic and World record of 19.32. Watch the video. He makes it look easy. … [Read more...] about Usain Bolt Takes Gold,Wins 200, Breaks Record – August 20, 2008
Michael Phelps Wins 10th and 11th Gold – August 13, 2008
Records are meant to be broken, but with respect to the record for the most Olympic Gold Medals won by an individual, it might have been more correct to say that "records are meant to be tied". That's what the Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina did in 1964 when she won her ninth gold medal in 1964, equaling the record of Paavo Nurmi ("The Flying Finn") who won his ninth Gold Medal … [Read more...] about Michael Phelps Wins 10th and 11th Gold – August 13, 2008