U.S. spears gold for fencing
Posted August 10, 2008 at 10:37 AM by Jamal Walker
Section: Beijing 2008, Beijing News, Beijing Results, Events, Other, Special Features, Videos
Fencer Mariel Zagunis won the first U.S. gold in Beijing, further minting an American rise from obscurity to the leading-edge of the sport. The 23-year-old was the first American to capture gold in fencing saber in 100 years when she won in Athens, while Zagunis says after a 1-2-3 U.S.…
Relative of US Olympic Volleyball Coach Killed in Beijing
Posted August 9, 2008 at 10:00 AM by Martha Jones
Section: Beijing 2008, Beijing News, Events, Other, Special Features, Videos
A knife-wielding Chinese man attacked two relatives of a coach for the U.S. Olympic men’s volleyball team at a tourist site in Beijing, killing one and injuring the other on the first day of the Olympics.
Team USA shooting comes together; Callahan poised for record books
Posted May 18, 2008 at 10:30 AM by Os Davis
Section: Beijing 2008, Events, Other, Featured Writers, Os Davis
The United States’ shooting team will be finalized this weekend, with the completion of this week’s Olympic team trials in Colorado, and one team member will enter the domestic Olympic record books simply by competing in Beijing.
On Thursday,…
Briefs: Taekwondo, Baseball, Archery, Yoga, Sailing
Posted May 4, 2008 at 03:30 PM by Os Davis
Section: Beijing 2008, Events, Baseball, Other, Featured Writers, Os Davis
News briefs: Iran and China look good in taekwondo; death of Olympic baseball bad for Cuba; US Olympic Archery Trials continue; one man’s bid for yoga as Olympic sport; North Ireland names sailing team.
Human Interest Saturdays: Chinese-Canadian Olympians
Posted May 3, 2008 at 03:00 PM by Michael J. Sedor
Section: Beijing 2008, Beijing News, Culture/History, Human Interest, Events, Aquatics, Other, Featured Writers, Michael Sedor
Not every Chinese-born Olympian will be competing for their birth country in Beijing. Dozens of competitors now living throughout the world will be making a homecoming during this years’ Olympics. In fact eight will…
Iakovou resigns; Greek weightlifters unlikely to compete in Beijing
Posted April 18, 2008 at 02:00 PM by Os Davis
Section: Beijing 2008, Doping, Events, Other, Featured Writers, Os Davis
Perhaps the sole positive to come out of the Olympic torch relay flap is its function as a distraction from a truly international sporting issue: performance enhancers.
The latest casualty of the war on doping is Greek…
Boycott scorecard update: Canadians “No” on boycott, two individuals hold out
Posted April 18, 2008 at 12:00 PM by Os Davis
Section: Beijing 2008, Culture/History, Socio-Political, Events, Other, Featured Writers, Os Davis
Ottawa-based public opinion research firm Phoenix SPI, upon releasing its most recent numbers, announced that “most Canadians would like to keep politics out of the Olympic Games, and do not want Canada to boycott the Beijing…
Four representing Trinidad and Tobago in Beijing
Posted April 17, 2008 at 09:04 AM by Os Davis
Section: Beijing 2008, Culture/History, Olympic History, Events, Soccer, Track & Field, Other, Featured Writers, Os Davis
Trinidad and Tobago’s Shane De Silva leads a team of three ladies to referee in the 2008 Beijing Games’ women’s soccer competition.
Baseball, softball beg for reinstatement; baseball fan rants
Posted April 11, 2008 at 03:00 PM by Os Davis
Section: Beijing 2008, Summer 2016, Events, Other, Featured Writers, Os Davis
The heads of international baseball and softball plead for reinstatement into the 2016 Olympic Games; the apathy of the American game’s keepers is to blame for this new low, writes Os Davis
U.S. Softball Spotlight: Monica Abbott
Posted April 9, 2008 at 11:23 AM by Michael J. Sedor
Section: Beijing 2008, Culture/History, Human Interest, Events, Other, Featured Writers, Michael Sedor
Pitchers win championships in the intense climate of fast-pitch softball. They stare down their batting adversary from just 43 feet away before whipping the horsehide to home plate at an incredible speed. Hitting a world-class softball pitcher is much more difficult than…
Human Interest Saturdays, Volume 2
Posted April 5, 2008 at 02:00 PM by Michael J. Sedor
Section: Beijing 2008, Culture/History, Human Interest, Socio-Political, Events, Track & Field, Other, Featured Writers, Michael Sedor
The path towards Olympic glory is seldom an easy road. For some athletes the quest’s difficult nature is compounded by cultural norms, religious rules, and even personal psychological demons. This weeks Human Interest Saturday looks at articles tracing the journey…
U.S. Softball Team Named; Aim is 4th Straight Gold
Posted April 4, 2008 at 03:00 PM by Michael J. Sedor
Section: Beijing 2008, Events, Other, Featured Writers, Michael Sedor
The 2008 U.S. Softball team was announced last week. It’s a fearsome squad. 10 of its 15 members return from 2004’s all-conquering fast-pitchers. The team, including its three alternates, owns 18 Olympic golds, 10 collegiate National Championships and myriad Pan Am Games…
Human Interest Saturdays
Posted March 29, 2008 at 10:27 AM by Michael J. Sedor
Section: Beijing 2008, Culture/History, Human Interest, Socio-Political, Events, Aquatics, Boxing, Cycling/BMX, Other, Columns/Blogs, Michael Sedor
A 58-year-old CEO of a yacht building company, a Romany Gypsy proudly fighting off lingering stereotypes and prejudices, a 17-year-old scion of American cycling royalty, and a 13-year-old desperate to get a tattoo. What do they all…
Baseball Takes Beijing By Storm
Posted March 16, 2008 at 01:00 PM by Michael J. Sedor
Section: Beijing 2008, Beijing News, Culture/History, Olympic History, Socio-Political, Events, Other, Featured Writers, Michael Sedor, Columns/Blogs
This week Beijing was all about baseball. The San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers played two exhibition baseball games there this Saturday and Sunday in the Olympic Stadium. The games were broadcast on Chinese television to over 700 million…
India’s Field Hockey Team Fails to Qualify
Posted March 10, 2008 at 12:59 AM by Michael J. Sedor
Section: Beijing 2008, Beijing News, Events, Other, Columns/Blogs, Michael Sedor
The unthinkable has happened. Sunday night in Santiago, Chile, eight-time men’s field hockey gold medal winners India lost 2-0 to hated rival Great Britain. Only the Olympic qualifying tournament’s…
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