Aussie denies China diving sweep
Sunday, 24th August 2008 ~ Maggie ~ Link ~ Comments (0)
Matthew Mitcham of Australia
Image: BOCOG
Tags: Beijing Olympics, diving, Huo Liang, Matthew Mitcham, Olympics, Zhou Luxin
Day Three: China takes more gold, leading in medal count
Monday, 11th August 2008 ~ Chris ~ Link ~ Comments (0)
On the third day of the Beijing Olympics, China has proven itself to be a serious contender to win the most medals at this year's games. As of 7:30 pm Beijing time on Monday, China had taken eight of a total of 32 gold medals issued, accounting for a quarter of the Olympic gold given out so far.In terms of total medals won, China's 13 total medals were one more than the United States' 12. South Korea was in third place with seven total medals and four gold medals. South Korea's four golds were second only to China's eight and one ahead of the three won by the US.
Yue/Liang take gold 10m synchronized platform
Monday at the Watercube, Divers Lin Yue (林跃) and Huo Liang (火亮) won China's second gold medal in diving so far, winning the men's 10 meter synchronized platform. The pair has been dominating international competitions heading into the Beijing games and appear to be having no trouble assuming the role of heirs to Chinese diving legends and Athens gold medalists Tian Liang and Yang Jinghui.
Lin and Huo's combined score of 468.18 beat out Sascha Klein and Patrick Hausding of Germany (450.42) and Gleb Galperin and Dmitry Dobroskok of Russia (445.26).
Chen gives China third weightlifting gold medal
Chen Yanqing (陈艳青) won weightlifting gold for the second Olympics in a row, taking the top spot in the women's 58 kilogram class and giving China its third weightlifting gold in three days.
Chen is the first woman to win Olympic weightlifting gold twice.
The 29-year-old Chen, who had been coaxed out of retirement for the Beijing games, snatched 106 kilograms and lifted 138 for the clean and jerk, for a winning total of 244 kilograms. Chen beat out Marina Shainova of Russia and O Jong Ae from North Korea, who took silver and bronze, respectively.
Tian and Wang win again in beach volleyball
China inched closer to its first beach volleyball gold on Monday as Tian Jia (田佳) and Wang Jie (王洁) defeated Liesbeth Mouha and Liesbet Van Breedam of Belgium in a hard-fought 2:1 victory (18-21, 21-19, 15-13).
With wins against fellow Group A members Switzerland and Belgium, Tian and Wang look likely to advance to a berth in the tournament's top 16. The pair will play the undefeated duo of Susanne Glesnes and Kathrine Maaseide of Norway at 11 am Beijing time on Wednesday.
Lin Yue/Huo Liang image: sports.mop.com
Chen Yanqing image: Xinhua
Tags: Chen Yanqing, Diving, Huo Liang, Lin Yue, Olympics, Tian Jia, Wang Jie
Guo Jingjing Wins Two Golds at Sheffield
Friday, 30th May 2008 ~ Maggie ~ Link ~ Comments (0)
Sheffield, England—Any chance at truth in the rumors that Guo Jingjing is pregnant and leaving the national team were laid to rest as she joined the team at the FINA Diving World Series in Sheffield, England, and took the gold medal in the 3-meter springboard competition.Guo also won the 3-meter synchro gold with her teammate Wu Minxia. The men took three of the four gold medals on offer, winning the 3-meter springboard synchro (Wang Feng and Qin Kai)10-meter platform (Huo Liang) and 3-meter springboard (He Chong). The only event where no Chinese diver won a medal was the women's 10-meter synchro.
Tags: diving, Guo Jingjing, He Chong, Huo Liang, Qin Kai, Wang Feng, Wu Minxia