Category — 2008 Beijing Olympics
China Picture Moment : Chinese Olympic Diver
China’s Liang Huo competes in the men’s semifinal of the 10 metre diving competition. A little late after the Beijing Olympics, but I thought it was a little funny. This complements the previously posted weightlifting expressions!
Technorati Tags: Beijing Olympics, China, diving, photographs, Liang Huo, sport
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October 12, 2008 No Comments | 212 views
2008 Summer Beijing Paralympic Games
The Big Picture returns with more excellent photos, this time of the 2008 Summer Paralympic Games in Beijing.
Amazing stuff capturing the fierce competition between the sports people having each won over their own struggles.
Technorati Tags: Beijing, 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, sport
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September 14, 2008 No Comments | 211 views
Mini Cooper at the Olympics
Mini Cooper used a nice idea to take its brand to the Beijing Olympics with this customised rickshaw. Looks good enough to use all year round.
Technorati Tags: 2008 Beijing Oympics, cars, design, Mini Cooper, rickshaw design
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August 23, 2008 No Comments | 285 views
Olympics created in Lego
The Hong Kong Lego Users Group created parts of the Beijing Olympics - completely in Lego!
Check out more on the The Hong Kong Lego Users Group website
Technorati Tags: 2008 Beijing Oympics, Birds Nest, Lego, Hong Kong Lego Users Group, Water Cube
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August 23, 2008 No Comments | 413 views
Olympic Picture Moment : Liu Xiang walks
China’s Olympic champion Liu Xiang walks away from the track after failing to start his 110m hurdles first-round heat on August 18 at the 2008 Olympic Games.
Liu stopped before the first hurdle, clutching his leg, and then walked out of the stadium.
Technorati Tags: 2008 Beijing Oympics, hurdles, Liu Xiang, sport
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August 22, 2008 No Comments | 269 views
Olympic Picture Moment : Weightlifting expressions
Here’s a great composition, collecting the expressions of straining weightlifters during the Beijing Olympics!
Viktors Scerbatihs of Latvia, Evgeny Chigishev of Russia, Grzegorz Leszcz of Poland, Maama Lolohea of Toga, Artem Udachyn of Ukraine, Matthias Steiner of Germany, Jeon Sangguen of South Korea and Ihor Shymechko of Ukraine compete in the men’s 105kg weightlifting competition on August 19 at the 2008 Olympic Games.
Technorati Tags: 2008 Beijing Oympics, sport, straining weightlifters, weightlifting
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August 21, 2008 1 Comment | 540 views
Olympic Picture Moment : Overhead shot of Mens 200m Final
Usain Bolt of Jamaica crosses the finish line to win the men’s 200m final at the 2008 Olympic Games, on August 20, 2008. Bolt set a new world record with a time of 19.3 seconds.
Technorati Tags: 2008 Beijing Oympics, men’s 200m final, sport, track, Usain Bolt
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August 21, 2008 No Comments | 407 views
China’s Most Marketable Olympic Stars
BusinessWeek ran an article on China’s most marketable Olympic stars. Check out the names if you want to familiarise yourself with these people.
You’ll recognise some of them, although Yao Ming doesn’t look too happy for some reason.
Not sure how marketable China’s sporting star Liu Xiang is now after pulling out of the 110m hurdles, though.
China’s Most Marketable Olympic Stars
Technorati Tags: Beijing, China, Chinas Olympic stars, Olympics, Liu Xiang, sports, Yao Ming
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August 20, 2008 No Comments | 248 views
