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Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone is confident his proposal for the world drivers' championship to be decided by gold medals awarded to race winners will be implemented next season.
Students in a Philippine gold mining village strike gold every time they graduate at the top of their class — literally.
Oscar Pistorius Wants to Be the Amputee Usain Bolt, Goes for 3 Golds at Paralympics A month after Jamaica's Usain Bolt won three sprint gold medals in the Beijing Olympics, South African double amputee Oscar Pistorius is looking to do the same at the Beijing Paralympics.
Jamaica (2.222) was #1for "Gold Medals won per million of 2005 population" followed by Bahrain (#2, 1.326), Estonia (#3, 0.775), New Zealand (#4, 0.763), Mongolia (#5, 0.749), Australia (#7, 0.697); India (0.00091) came last.
Why Jamaica is the leading country in the Olympic GamesJamaica finished third in the athletic section and 13th in the overall standing, winning 11 medals - six gold, three silver and two bronze - setting three world records and breaking one Olympic record at the 29th Olympiad in Beijing.
Phelps iPod Playlist Revealed: Hip Hop Music Powers Phelps to Olympic GoldIt's no secret that record breaking swimmer Michael Phelps had hip hop pulsing through his iPod before every race at the Olympics in Beijing.
Maybe it's time to open Olympics to all agesBeing a young gymnast wasn't always a bad thing. Nadia Comaneci, after all, was just 14 when she scored a perfect 10 to win gold in Montreal. The philosophy of the time was old enough to vault, old enough to compete.
Americans Win Second Consecutive Beach Volleyball Gold The skies Thursday morning for the women's beach volleyball final were gray and leaking. The air was heavy with foreboding, as if Mother Nature were ready to lend an assist in bringing down the indomitable United States team of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh.
British Olympians pass gold landmarkVictory for the men's cycling pursuit team on Monday propelled Great Britain to its biggest haul of Olympic gold medals since Antwerp in 1920. Team GB have now won 12 golds, one more than Sydney in 2000, and three more than Athens four years ago.
Michael Phelps, the Billion Dollar Man?Weighed in gold, Michael Phelps is worth about $3 million. In reality the face of the Beijing Olympics is probably worth 10 times that amount each year.
Michael Phelps won eight gold medals... eight. One more than the previous record holder Mark Spitz. But, even better, was how he accomplished this feat. Sure, we enjoy watching the best beat the competition.
What the US pays its Medal WinnersUnbeknownst to many the US does pay its Olympic Athletes. On average it isn't much for four years of work - but it is something. Some of the Athletes also qualify for Health Insurance, educational grants, and special Olympian scholarships.
China's Gold Medals Found to Have High Lead Content - Borowitz ReportHave I scooped Scoop on a Borowitz article??? The shocking revelations roiled the Olympic complex today and sent officials looking for answers from the Chinese manufacturer of the medals, the Wuhan One Hundred Percent Gold Medal Corporation.
Whilst the commentators at these years Beijing Olympics continue to lavish praise and accolades on who is the greatest ever Olympian. Are we all sure that Micheal Phelps has just about proved he is the best swimmer of all time bar Mark Spitz in 1972 .
Chinese Men's Gymnastics Fulfills Gold Expectations; U.S. Takes Bronze - NYTimes.comWith the pressure of the host country weighing heavily upon them, the Chinese men's gymnastics team came into the Beijing Games knowing full well what was expected of it: a gold medal and nothing less. On Tuesday in the team finals, the team delivered.
It's the Olympics, but Do You Really Care? To get into the Olympic spirit, I recently watched "Miracle," a Disney docudrama about the American hockey team's improbable victory over the reigning Soviet champions at Lake Placid, N.Y., in 1980. It didn't work.
Team Pakistan all Canucks - Capture Street Hockey World CupCanada''s national men''s and women''s teams also bring home gold. It wasn''t exactly Hockey Night in Canada, but this year''s world champion street hockey team says it came close.
Gold rush - Powell and Brooks romp 100m sprintsAsafa Powell and Sheri-Ann Brooks of Jamaica both won gold medals in the 100m finals at the Common-wealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, yesterday.
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