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Post by kokka78 on Aug 9, 2008 8:11:55 GMT
Just hours after the opening ceremony, Greek sprinter Anastasios Gousis became the first athlete of the Games to fail a drugs test.
Television in Greece reported that the 29-year-old returned a positive drugs test from those carried out by Greek anti-doping agency ESKAN before the team left for Japan.
Gousis was due to run in the 200m in Beijing but will now miss out after his positive test.
Greek officials have stepped up their drug-testing policy after the embarrassment caused by sprinters Katerina Thanou and Costas Kenteris missing tests just before they staged the Olympics in Athens four years ago.
As a result a number of athletes have tested positive in recent months, including 11 weightlifters, a boxer and a swimmer.
some things never change  just like in Greece 4 years ago 
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Post by Sky Sports 1 on Aug 9, 2008 10:42:26 GMT
Brilliant opening cermony, not seen anything like that before at such a big event and i frankly don't know how sebb coe will follow that at our olympics!  Shame about the killing of a US tourist reported this morning though |
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Post by united4lyf on Aug 9, 2008 16:12:35 GMT
Brilliant opening cermony, not seen anything like that before at such a big event and i frankly don't know how sebb coe will follow that at our olympics! Shame about the killing of a US tourist reported this morning though Yeah that was strange, the killer then apparently commited suicide himself. |
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Post by moxdevil on Aug 10, 2008 9:56:33 GMT
Cooke grabs first GB gold medal
Nicole Cooke claimed Britain's first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics by winning a thrilling women's road race.
The 25-year-old from Wales timed her finish to perfection, edging ahead of Emma Johansson and Tatiana Guderzo in the sprint to the line.
Cooke was in a group of five that pulled away from the peloton in the 6km uphill climb to the finish.
She clocked a time of three hours, 32 minutes and 24 seconds as is Britain's first Olympic medallist in this event.
Fellow Brits Emma Pooley and Sharon Laws finished in 23rd and 35th respectively.
Yay first gold, in what will likely be our strongest area- cycling.
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Post by Marwick on Aug 10, 2008 12:09:59 GMT
Anderson scored today for brazil in there 5-0 win, he scored in 3 mins to make it 1-0, then played the whole match thereafter.
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Post by Gapi on Aug 10, 2008 12:34:46 GMT
Was it his first game? Any video of the goal?
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Post by united4lyf on Aug 10, 2008 14:00:02 GMT
Was it his first game? Any video of the goal? In the video section  |
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Post by Suprah™ on Aug 10, 2008 16:16:39 GMT
Pakistan wont win a single medal (last time was a bronze in Hockey back in 1992) but the great reaction they got from the Chinese fans in the stadium during opening ceremony when they were announced brought a tear to my eye |
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Post by jigglymarina on Aug 10, 2008 16:30:40 GMT
Croatia has already won a medal! A bronze in Women's 10-meter air rifle |
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Post by kokka78 on Aug 10, 2008 18:32:51 GMT
Italy today won 1 ) gold 1) silver and one bronze not that bad even though our Gymmnastic female team is out  |
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Post by johnboy14 on Aug 11, 2008 9:00:24 GMT
second gold for britain in womens 400m freestyle and they also took bronze in that same race. China flying and looking good for the top of that medal table.
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Post by philmufc93 on Aug 11, 2008 16:29:30 GMT
im watching China v USA womens basketball you would confuse some of them for men   |
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Post by hardhitters11 on Aug 11, 2008 19:03:07 GMT
GB should do ok in the Boxing this year.
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Post by Pooja on Aug 12, 2008 14:52:02 GMT
India win their first ever gold in single event , in 10m rifle event. The last gold medal was way back in 1980 in hockey.
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Post by Tatty on Aug 12, 2008 16:15:53 GMT
Fuck India and GB.
Michael fucking Phelps.
What a man. 3 golds with 3 World Records. I hope he gets all 8.
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