2008 Beijing Summer Olympics

Day One of the Competitions Opens with a Bang

August 9th, 2008 3:59 pm swimming, equestrian, czech, china, Opening, Beijing Leave a comment

Although China came in with well over 600 athletes for the games in Beijing, their hopes for a first gold of the games was soon dashed. Early this morning, the 10m Air Rifle competition started off with a bang. Du Li, the Chinese, medalist in Athens, found herself trailing by 2 points in the final round, and sadly did not even medal, with a disappointing 5th place. The honours of the first gold went to Katerina Emmons, representing the Czech republic.

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Beijing 2008 Opens Spectacularly

August 8th, 2008 1:20 pm Opening, Beijing Leave a comment

Well the wait has long paid off, and if the Opening Ceremony is any example of what we can expect from the games, we are well due for a treat. Beautifully choreographed from start to finish the Opening Ceremonies were a visual delight.

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