Judoka Xian Dongmei wins the fifth gold for China. It seems like Chinese athletes are not buckling under the tremendous hometown pressure. Good for them. I hope my favorite, Liu Xiang, will pass the test as well.
Meanwhile, it’s still all quiet on the western front. They have two gold medals so far after two days [...]
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Xian Dongmei Makes it Five Golds for China
Beijing 2008 Olympic Athletes: Triathlon
Here’s the list of triathletes expected to compete in Beijing. Note that they’re listed here according to their start number as determined in a random draw by the International Triathlon Union.
The Olympian to watch in this event would be Austria’s Kate Allen [above] who will try to defend her Olympic title at the ripe old [...]
Merlene Ottey: Is She the Next Dara Mama?
Merlene Ottey is 48 years old — 4 years older than Dara Torres — but she just might make it to her 8th Olympic Games if she manages to qualify before the qualification deadline on Wednesday. Merlene has been participating in the Olympics since 1980 representing Jamaica and Slovenia [in 2004]. She boasts of three [...]
Rohanee Cox Goes to Beijing
Meet the newest member of our Dara Mama Club: Australian basketball player, Rohanee Cox. Here’s some info about Rohanee from olympics.com.au:
During the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) season in 2000, Rohanee Cox suffered severe anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) damage to her left knee.
The injury looked sure to end her basketball career when two seasons later [...]
Jana Rawlinson, a.k.a. Jana Mama, Is Out of the Olympics
Argh! This is bad news to the fans of Australian hurdler Jana Rawlinson and to those of us who are certified members of the Dara Mama Fans Club.
Jana, according to reports, will not be participating in the Beijing Olympics because of a toe injury. Bad, bad, bad toe. Why did it “decide” to get injured [...]
