25
Aug
2008
Events, News
980 views
Again I missed the closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics as much as I missed it’s fantastic opening ceremony. China really made a great effort to make sure that the closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics would not be dampened by rain. They fired into the sky 241 rain dispersal rockets from the ground and used eight planes to release a variety of chemicals that would disperse the rain clouds closing in from the north on towards Beijing as of Sunday afternoon. During the opening ceremonies last August 8, 2008 they fired more than 1,000 rain dispersal rockets into the sky to prevent the rain. This was said to be China’s biggest operation ever done by them.
Popularity: 2% [?]
15
Aug
2008
Events, News, Sports
1,058 views
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)
The latest update I read on American swimmer Michael Phelps is that he got his 6th Olympic gold medal in the men’s 200-meter individual medley final at the Beijing 2008 Olympics on Friday, Aug. 15, 2008. He is simply amazing! He also got another world record today, Friday as his sixth world record in Beijing erased his own mark of 1:54.80 at the U.S. trials last month. Phelps is aiming for eight golds in this Olympics and he would be the greatest Olympian ever as they would call him if ever. He is already the athlete with the most wins in the history of the Olympic games with twelve gold medals. He has won two bronze medals in Athens, Greece 2004 Olympics. I will look forward to that 8th gold medal of Phelps.
Popularity: 2% [?]
Tags :
6th Olympic gold medal,
American swimmer Michael Phelps,
Athens Greece 2004 Olympics,
athlete with the most wins i the history of the Olympic,
Beijing Olympics,
greatest Olympian ever,
Michael Fred Phelps,
Michael Phelps' 6th Gold Medal,
Olympic games,
Olympics,
Phelps,
twelve gold medals,
US trials
