Sports News - Beijing Diary: ‘Loughnane scarf’ ensures Costin is the coolest athlete - Independent
Beijing Diary: ‘Loughnane scarf’ ensures Costin is the coolest athlete - Independent
Share NOT only was Irish race-walker Olive Loughnane only the 13th Irish athlete to clinch an Olympic top-eight finish here but it seems she’s also an inventor. Viewers may have noted her team-mate Jamie Costin wearing an unusual-looking cravat-style
Closing ceremony ends record-setting Olympics - Miami Herald
The closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics brings to an end 16 days of competition at these Summer Games. It was the biggest Olympics in more ways than one, with a record 204 nations represented by at least one athlete. More women participated than
Olympic medal winners go home with cash rewards, even new cars - Miami Herald
BEIJING How much is an Olympic medal worth? If you’re a U.S. gold medal winner, the answer is $25,000 courtesy of the U.S. Olympic Committee plus millions more in potential endorsement deals. A silver medal comes with a $15,000 prize, and a bronze
Athlete kicks referee in face - AZCentral.com
Cuban tae kwon do participant Angel Matos deliberately kicked a referee square in the face after he was disqualified in a bronze-medal match, prompting the World Tae kwon do Federation to recommend he be banned for life. “We didn’t expect anything