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IOC President Jacques Rogge singled out Usain Bolt for criticism, saying the sprint star should show more respect for his fellow competitors.
Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates winning the men's 200m final at the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium on August 20. Bolt should show more respect for his rivals said IOC President Jacques Rogge on Thursday.
Michael Phelps won butterfly gold by one hundredth of a second, over the silver medalist's protests.
This second of three video frame grab images taken from International Olympic Committee Beijing Olympic Broadcasting pool video, shows United States swimmer Michael Phelps, above, as he swims toward the finish of the men's 100-meter butterfly, along side Serbia's Milorad Cavic in the adjacent lane. Phelps beat Cavic by a hundreth of a second setting an Olympic record in 50.58 seconds, earning his seventh gold medal and matching Mark Spitz's seven gold medals from the 1972 Munich Games. Video and timing systems later confirmed Phelps' seventh gold.
TV replays backed up James Blake's contention that a critical out call ticked his opponent's racket.
James Blake of the United States discusses a call with the chair umpire during his semifinal match against Fernando Gonzalez of Chile in the men's semifinal tennis match at the Olympic Green Tennis Center on Day 7 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 15, 2008 in Beijing, China. On the first point in the final set, Blake hit a forehand to Gonzalez, which allegedly brushed Gonzalez' racket and flew long, although the referee saw nothing.
Jayson Nix was injured by Cuban pitcher. Team USA manager Davey Johnson at first called the pitch intentional, then cooled off.
Jayson Nix of the U.S. is tended to by a trainer after fouling a ball off his face in the 11th inning against Cuba during their men's preliminaries baseball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 15, 2008. Nix will miss the rest of the Olympics baseball tournament after being struck in the eye with a ball during Cuba's 5-4 extra-innings win over the U.S. on Friday. Nix, who had homered earlier in the game, was attempting to bunt in the 11th inning when the ball fouled off his bat and slammed into his face sending the American crashing to the ground with blood pouring from the wound. Nix was taken to hospital, examined and later released. "I respect baseball in Cuba," U.S. manager Davey Johnson said. "I just don't like it played that way and me losing a player. I've lost him probably for the rest of the series."
Boxing judges were under fire from all corners.
Sergey Vodopyanov of Russia, right, reacts after losing to Akhil Kumar of India in a men's bantamweight 54 kilogram preliminary boxing match at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 15, 2008.
The Spanish men's basketball team made a gesture widely viewed as offensive to Asians.
The Spanish basketball team appears in an advertisement in the Spanish sports newspaper Marca August 13, 2008 showing the players making slit-eyed gestures. Spanish basketball player Jose Calderon rejected international media accusations on Wednesday that slit-eyed gestures by his team at the Beijing Olympics were racist and said he had great respect for Asian people.
Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian was stripped of his bronze after leaving it on the floor in disgust during the medal ceremony.
In this picture made available Friday, Aug. 15, 2008, Greco-Roman men's 74-84Kg bronze medalist, Sweden's Ara Abrahamian leaves his medal on the mat during the medal ceremony to protest against a decision in the semi-finals at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008. In the background at left second bronze medalist Nazmi Avluca from Turkey receives his medal.
U.S. coach Martha Karolyi was angered when meet officials delayed the start of Nastia Liukin's routine to accommodate television.
BEIJING - AUGUST 13: Coach Martha Karolyi of the United States hugs Nastia Liukin during the artistic gymnastics event at the National Indoor Stadium during Day 5 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 13, 2008 in Beijing, China.
The ages of some Chinese gymnasts remain in dispute.
China's gymnastics team members, from left: Cheng Fei, Yang Yilin, Li Shanshan, He Kexin, Jiang Yuyuan and Deng Linlin pose with their gold medals after the women's team final competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug 13, 2008.
Swim legend Mark Spitz was quoted as being angry that no one invited him to Beijing.
In this Aug. 28, 1972, file photo, United States' swimmer Mark Spitz wins the 200-meter butterfly final at the Summer Olympic Games swimming competition in Munich, West Germany. Michael Phelps, also of the U.S., beat Milorad Cavic, of Serbia, to the wall to win the 100-meter butterfly Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008, tying Spitz's record of seven gold medals at a single Olympics.
9-year-old Lin Miaoke charmed viewers during the Opening Ceremony, but it was later revealed she lip-synced for a girl who was deemed less cute.
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Lin Miaoke, a nine-year-old Chinese girl who performed at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics on the day before, returns to the Xizhongjie Primary School of Dongcheng District in Beijing on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008. A 7-year-old Chinese girl's face was "not suitable" for the Olympics opening ceremony, so Lin lip-synched "Ode to the Motherland", the latest example of the lengths Beijing took for a perfect start to the Summer Games.
 Gweener · Mon Aug 25, 2008 @ 08:20pm · 0 Comments |
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