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Here you enjoy the Beijing Olympics highlights. The following medals were awarded in modern pentathlon at the 2008 Olympic Games

MEN

Gold – Andrey Moiseev (Russia)

Silver – Edvinas Krungolcas (Lithuania)

Bronze – Andrejus Zadneprovskis (Lithuania)

WOMEN

Gold – Lena Schoneborn (Germany)

Silver – Heather Fell (Britain)

Bronze – Victoria Tereshuk (Ukraine

The following medals were awarded in triathlon at the 2008 Olympic Games

MEN

Gold – Jan Frodeno (Germany)

Silver – Simon Whitfield (Canada)

Bronze – Bevan Docherty (New Zealand)

WOMEN

Gold – Emma Snowsill (Australia)

Silver – Vanessa Fernandes (Portugal)

Bronze – Emma Moffatt (Australia)

You are enjoy to find here the live news coverage of Beijing Olympics 2008. The following medals were awarded in men’s athletics at the 2008 Olympic Games

100M Sprint

Gold – Usain Bolt (Jamaica)

Silver – Richard Thompson (Trinidad & Tobago)

Bronze – Walter Dix (United States)

200M Sprint

Gold – Usain Bolt (Jamaica)

Silver – Shawn Crawford (U.S.)

Bronze – Walter Dix (U.S.)

400M

Gold – LaShawn Merritt (U.S.)

Silver – Jeremy Wariner (U.S.)

Bronze – David Neville (U.S.)

800M

Gold – Wilfred Bungei (Kenya)

Silver – Ismail Ahmed Ismail (Sudan)

Bronze – Alfred Kirwa Yego (Kenya)

1,500M

Gold – Rashid Ramzi (Bahrain)

Silver – Asbel Kiprop (Kenya)

Bronze – Nicholas Willis (New Zealand)

5,000M

Gold – Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia)

Silver – Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya)

Bronze – Edwin Cheruiyot Soi (Kenya)

10,000M

Gold – Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia)

Silver – Sileshi Sihine (Ethiopia)

Bronze – Micah Kogo (Kenya)

110M HURDLES

Gold – Dayron Robles (Cuba)

Silver – David Payne (U.S.)

Bronze – David Oliver (U.S.)

400M HURDLES

Gold – Angelo Taylor (U.S.)

Silver – Kerron Clement (U.S.)

Bronze – Bershawn Jackson (U.S.)

3000M STEEPLECHASE

Gold – Brimin Kiprop Kipruto (Kenya)

Silver – Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (France)

Bronze – Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong (Kenya)

4X100M RELAY

Gold – Jamaica

Silver – Trinidad & Tobago

Bronze – Japan

4X400M RELAY

Gold – U.S.

Silver – Bahamas

Bronze – Russia

MARATHON

Gold – Sammy Wanjiru (Kenya)

Silver – Jaouad Gharib (Morocco)

Bronze – Tsegay Kebede (Ethiopia)

20KM WALK

Gold – Valeriy Borchin (Russia)

Silver – Jefferson Perez (Ecuador)

Bronze – Jared Tallent (Australia)

50KM WALK

Gold – Alex Schwazer (Italy)

Silver – Jared Tallent (Australia)

Bronze – Denis Nizhegorodov (Russia)

DECATHLON

Gold – Bryan Clay (U.S.)

Silver – Andrei Krauchanka (Belarus)

Bronze – Leonel Suarez (Cuba)

HIGH JUMP

Gold – Andrey Silnov (Russia)

Silver – Germaine Mason (Britain)

Bronze – Yaroslav Rybakov (Russia)

LONG JUMP

Gold – Irving Saladino (Panama)

Silver – Khotso Mokoena (South Africa)

Bronze – Ibrahim Camejo (Cuba)

TRIPLE JUMP

Gold – Nelson Evora (Portugal)

Silver – Phillips Idowu (Britain)

Bronze – Leevans Sands (Bahamas)

POLE VAULT

Gold – Steve Hooker (Australia)

Silver – Evgeny Lukyanenko (Russia)

Bronze – Denys Yurchenko (Ukraine)

SHOT PUT

Gold – Tomasz Majewski (Poland)

Silver – Christian Cantwell (U.S.)

Bronze – Andrei Mikhnevich (Belarus)

DISCUS

Gold – Gerd Kanter (Estonia)

Silver – Piotr Malachowski (Poland)

Bronze – Virgilijius Alekna (Lithuania)

JAVELIN

Gold – Andreas Thorkildsen (Norway)

Silver – Ainars Kovals (Latvia)

Bronze – Tero Pitkamaki (Finland)

HAMMER

Gold – Primoz Kozmus (Slovenia)

Silver – Vadim Devyatovskiy (Belarus)

Bronze – Ivan Tsikhan (Belarus)

Enjoy Usain Bolt Top 10 Olympic Moments at BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008 here-

Enjoy Beijing Marathon of 2008 Top Ten winners. 2 Kenyans, 3 Ethiopians and 2 Americans were among the top ten.

You are welcome to enjoy the latest result in the track and field gold winner of High Jump today.

From Yahoo sports news-

Belgium’s Tia Hellebaut won the women’s high jump on Saturday, beating Croatia’s Blanka Vlasic on countback.

The pair both jumped 2.05 metres and missed at 2.07, but Hellebaut was awarded the gold because she cleared 2.05 at her first attempt while Vlasic needed two goes.

Anna Chicherova of Russia won the bronze medal, clearing 2.03, while Russia’s defending champion Elena Slesarenko finished out of the medals in fourth place.

Vlasic was an overwhelming favourite to win the gold after winning last year’s world championship and being unbeaten since June 2007. (Editing by Alex Richardson)

You are welcome to enjoy the Gold medal in 1600 M relay today. USA takes a clear lead in this events .

From Yahoo sports news-
This time, Sanya Richards had the kick to bring home the gold.

With a late surge by Richards, the United States won the women’s 1,600-meter relay on Saturday.

It was the fourth straight victory in the event for the Americans, who were forced to vacate their title from Sydney following Marion Jones admittance to drug use.

Richards teamed up with Allyson Felix, Mary Wineberg and Monique Henderson to claim the U.S. first relay medal, notching a winning time of three minutes, 18.54 seconds.

Both the men’s and women’s teams failed to make it into the final of the 400 relay earlier this week.

After failing to hold her lead against Great Britain’s Christine Ohuruogu in the 400 on Tuesday, Richards had the legs to chase down Russia’s Anastasia Kapachinskaya down the final stretch.

The Russians finished with the silver, while Jamaica took bronze.

In the men’s 5,000 meters, Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele completed a long-distance double by claiming gold in 12 minutes, 57.82 seconds.

It was a Olympic record time, breaking the previous mark of 13:05.59 set by Morocco’s Said Aouita at Los Angeles in 1984.

The USA Olympic athletes are now come back and win Gold medal in the track and field today.

From Yahoo sports news-

Sanya Richards surged past her Russian rival in the final few metres to help the United States win the gold medal for the women’s 4×400 metres relay on Saturday.

Richards teamed up with Mary Wineberg, Allyson Felix and Monique Henderson to win in a time of three minutes 18.54 seconds.

Russia finished second in 3:18.82 after Anastasia Kapachinskaya started the last leg with a handy lead over Richards.

Jamaica won the bronze medal in 3:20.40. (Editing by Alex Richardson)

Enjoy the real video of Men’s 400m Final, 2008 Beijing Olympics here.
Men’s 400m Final:
1 Lashawn Merritt (US) 43.75 Gold
2 Jeremy Wariner (US) 44.74 Silver
3 David Neville (US) 44.80 Bronze
4 Christopher Brown (Bah) 44.84
5 Leslie Djhone (Fra) 45.11
6 Martyn Rooney (GB) 45.12
7 Renny Quow (Tri) 45.22
8 Johan Wissman (Swe) 45.39

Very shocking news at Beijing Olympic 2008 for US track and field.The U.S. men and women both dropped the baton in the Olympic 400-meter relays Thursday and failed to advance out of the first round.

Enjoy the another Gold medal for Bolt and set world record in 400 M relay.Usain Bolt capped his spectacular Summer Games by tearing through his portion of the 400-meter relay Friday, setting up Jamaica’s victory in 37.10 seconds to break a 16-year-old world record.