The Philippines’ got no medal officially. Our 15 athletes could not make it beyond round 1 at their respective events. Our best hopes could not simply overcome their foes, whether it’s the opponent or theirselves. Some consolation though, as if we won in a raffle portion of an event. Our Wushu team won four medals: [...]
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The Overall Champion Of The 2008 Beijing Olympics
Posted by ceblogger on August 21st, 2008
The overall champion of the 2008 Beijing Olympics is….. (drum roll please) Wait. China is currently in the lead with 45 Golds, 15 silvers and 21 bronzes. USA is in far second with 27 Golds, 28 silvers and 28 bronzes. But it is still mathematically possible to catch up. There are still games to be [...]
Argentina beats Brazil in Beijing Olympics Football
Posted by ceblogger on August 20th, 2008
Argentina inched closer to retaining the gold in Men’s football by beating Brazil 3-0 in the semifinals of the Olympic Men’s Football Competition. It was a close game at the half with each side failing to convert opportunities. But Argentina took the second half by scoring two from Sergio Aguero and a penalty shot by [...]
Philippine Bets in Taekwondo in 2008 Beijing Olympics
Posted by ceblogger on August 19th, 2008
The Philippines will count on its Taekwondo jins Tshomlee Go and Mary Antoinette Rivero as they fight for gold and glory in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Tshomlee Go will face Ryan Carneli of Australia in the 57kg round of 16 in the men’s division on August 20, 2008. Mary Antoinette Rivero will fight in the [...]
Badminton Medal Results for the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Posted by ceblogger on August 15th, 2008
Here are the latest and final badminton medal results in the 2008 Beijing Olympics: Men’s Singles Gold – Lin Dan (China) Silver – Lee Chong-Wei (Malaysia) Bronze – Chen Jin (China) Mixed Doubles Gold – Lee Hyojung / Lee Yongdae (South Korea) Silver – Liliyana / Widianto Nova (Indonesia) Bronze – He Hanbin / Yu [...]
Googleminton And Latest Badminton News from Beijing
Posted by ceblogger on August 15th, 2008
Google plays badminton too with this logo. Here’s some badminton news from the Olympics: No. 3 Seed Bao Chunlai bows out of the Olympics after being beaten by Lee Hyun-Il of South Korea. On the other hand, top seed Lin Dan prevailed over Denmark’s Peter Gade, in another quarterfinals match. In mixed doubles, Athens silver [...]
Bach/Malaythong of USA Bowed Out Of Beijing Olympics Badminton
Posted by ceblogger on August 13th, 2008
Howard Bach and Bob Malaythong of USA could not withstand the barrage of shots coming from the 2006 World Champion tandem of Cai Yun/Fu HaiFeng as they were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 2008 Beijing Olympics today. Final score is 21-9, 21-10 and took only 29 minutes. The US tandem from California had high [...]
Taufik Hidayat, Gao Ling Are Out Of The 2008 Beijing Olympics
Posted by ceblogger on August 13th, 2008
Badminton’s Men’s Singles Athens Gold Medalist and pride of Indonesia, Taufik Hidayat, lost to Wong Choong Hann of Malaysia in the round of 32, 19-21; 16-21. Taufik reportedly suffered dengue fever weeks before the tournament. This could be the last Olympics for Taufik who has been sliding in the ranks in 2007 and this year. [...]
US Badminton Players Move To Quarters
Posted by ceblogger on August 12th, 2008
The tandem of Howard Bach and Bob Malaythong of the USA demolished Chris and Roelof Dednam of South Africa 21-10 and 21-16 to move towards the quarterfinals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The match lasted only 20 minutes. If you can remember, the high-flying Howard Bach partnered with Tony Gunawan to win the World Championships [...]
Chinese Badminton Team In The 2008 Beijing Olympics
Posted by ceblogger on August 11th, 2008
China is the current powerhouse in badminton and beating any player or duo is already like winning the title. Below is the team that they sent to Beijing: Men’s Singles: 1. Lin Dan (no.1) 2. Bao Chunlai (no. 3) 3. Chen Jin (no.4) Women’s Singles: 1. Xie XingFang (no.1) 2. Lu Lan (no. 2) 3. [...]
