IOC To Analyse Beijing 2008 Samples
source: IOC
A report published on the IOC website on the 8 October 2008 revealed that the IOC intended to further analyse samples collected during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Tests will be conducted on samples across all sports including the newest doping agent EPO CERA. Samples collected at the Beijing Summer Olympic Games will be kept for up to eight years. When new technological breakthroughs arrive, samples will be re-tested to check for inappropriate use of performance-enhancing substances.
The message that IOC wants to send is to put out a "strong deterrent and make athletes think twice before cheating". IOC President Jacques Rogge was quoted to have said this.
Athletes qualified for the Beijing Olympic Games were tested by the World Anti-Doping Agency and BOCOG under the authority of the IOC. As a general rule, all top five finishers, plus a further two, were tested.
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Istana Honour For Olympic, Paralympic: Team Singapore
In a historic gesture, the Singapore Olympic and Paralympic teams were given the honour of an Istana reception by President S R Nathan on 20 September 2008.
More than 60 athletes and officials met President S R Nathan, Mrs Nathan and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at Sri Temasek within the Istana compound. In the hour-long reception, the Olympic and Paralympic team members chatted with VIPs and guests about their Olympic and Paralympic Games experiences.
According to The Sunday Times, President Nathan was quoted:
"We are proud of their achievements. Some of them have done well. Some others may not have secured medals, but they have done well by recording their personal or national bests. This is the beginning of a new journey. And I hope, with our encouragement and support, future generations of Olympians will do us more proud."
This is indeed an honour, given by the President of Singapore, to all those Team Singapore members who worked hard for their Olympic and Paralympic achievements.
We hope that more Singaporeans will be spurred to take up sports and raise their standards to Olympic and Paralympic levels.
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Beijing Olympic Games Final Medal Tally Page 3
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Team Singapore Li Jiawei In Olympic Table Tennis Semi-Finals 2008
Li Jiawei of Team Singapore has qualified for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Women's Singles Table Tennis Semi-Finals today. Singapore's Li Jiawei (Singapore) defeated Wang Chen (USA) 4 - 1 at the Peking University Gymnasium during the quarter-finals table tennis competition in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games to keep the Singapore flag flying high.
Li Jiawei won her Olympic table tennis game 15:13, 11:6, 12:10, 13:15 and 11:4 to set up an Olympic Games Table Tennis semi-final encounter with number one seed Zhang Yining (China). Earlier, Zhang Yining had scraped through a tough fight during the quarter-finals table tennis match with Li Jiawei's Team Singapore compatriot Feng Tianwei.
Li Jiawei must be at her mental best to advance the flag of Team Singapore for the Olympic table tennis semi-final match because Li Jiawei had lost to Zhang Yining during the finals of the table tennis Team event competition.
While China's top seeded player is in good form, Li Jiawei must take comfort that compatriot Feng Tianwei from Singapore had done Singapore proud with her closely fought battle with China's Zhang Yining. Perhaps with this inspiration, Li Jiawei can gain table tennis insight on how to defeat China's number one table tennis player.
If Li Jiawei succeeds in her Olympic table tennis semi-final battle, she will be on her way to perhaps win an Olympic Gold or Silver medal for Singapore. If not, then the battle for an Olympic Bronze medal will be on for Li Jiawei from Singapore.
We wish Li Jiawei the best of luck in her attempt to win another Olympic table tennis medal for Singapore.
Keep up the great Olympic work, Team Singapore Table Tennis!!
Source: Team Singapore Table Tennis Quarter-Finals Result at Beijing Olympic Game
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Singapore Ping Pong: Wang Yue Gu Stopped in Round 3
Team Singapore Ping Pong player Wang Yue Gu was stopped from progressing further in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Women's Singles Ping Pong Round 3 Competition today.
Wang Yue Gu was defeated by Wu Xue of the Dominican Republic by a score of 4 - 1. Wang Yue Gu lost 11-9, 9-11, 11-2, 11-8, 12-10 in her Women's Singles ping pong round 3 competition.
Let's hope she will pick herself up and do better in ping pong games at the next Olympic games.
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Olympic Table Tennis Singapore: Li Jia Wei Wins Women's Singles 3rd Round
Team Singapore table tennis player Li Jia Wei won her match 4-1 today at Peking University Gymnasium in her 3rd Round Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Women's Singles table tennis competition.
Singapore's Li Jia Wei defeated Croatia's Boros Tamara after her 11-8, 11-7, 7-11, 11-6 and 11-5 match to advance to Round 4 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Women's Singles table tennis competition.
Congratulations to Team Singapore Table Tennis star Li Jia Wei.
Singapore Youth Olympic Games blog hopes that you can progress further in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Women's Singles Table Tennis competition.
Best of luck in your next Olympic table tennis round!
Hopefully, Team Singapore Table Tennis can win another Olympic medal in table tennis.
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Team Singapore Table Tennis: Feng Tianwei Wins Singles Third Round
Table tennis rising star Feng Tianwei from Team Singapore won her Beijing Olympic Table Tennis Women's Singles Third Round today. At the Peking University Gymnasium, Feng Tianwei defeated Dang Ye Seo of South Korea 11-4, 11-5, 11-3 and 11-5 in the best of seven games table tennis third round singles event.
Feng Tianwei took 29 minutes to demolish her opponent to win this third round of women's singles table tennis to book her entry into the next stage of the Women's Singles table tennis competition.
Let's hope Feng Tianwei progresses in this table tennis competition and hopefully she can continue Team Singapore's quest for another Olympic table tennis medal.
Congratulations to Team Singapore table tennis player Feng Tianwei!
Source: Feng Tianwei Results at Official Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
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Phelps: Most Incredible Olympian Water Baby
Michael Phelps has become the most incredible Olympian water baby at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Michael Phelps, the incredible water baby, has won eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympic Games. Michael Phelps has exceeded the Mark Spitz (other incredible water baby) record of eight Olympic Gold medals won at a single sitting of the Olympic Games.
This incredible water baby known to the world as Michael Phelps excelled in a total of eight swimming events: 400m individual medley, 200m medley, 100m butterfly, 200m butterfly, 200m freestyle, 4x100m freestyle relay, 4x200m freestyle relay and 4x100m medley relay.
Together with the six gold olympic medals that he won in Athens in 2004, Michael Phelps' incredible haul of 16 Olympic gold medals is also another incredible Olympic record.
This water baby is only 23 years old and he has achieved the Olympic pinnacle few can dream of and which no one else has achieved. It would also appear that he may add even more Olympic medals if he chooses to. That would really seal his incredible water baby swimming record for eternity.
I take my hat off to Michael Phelps!
Incredible!
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image by SeenThisSceneThatOlympic Silver Medal For Women's Team Table Tennis
Singapore made history when the women's table tennis team of Li Jiawei, Feng Tianwei and Wang Yuegu claimed their Olympic Silver medals today after their final women's team table tennis match against the team from China.
Since 9 Sep 1960 when Tan Howe Liang won a Silver medal after lifting his way to the second spot in the lightweight category of the Olympic weight lifting competition, no other Singaporean individual or team has won another Olympic medal.
When Singapore's Ng Ser Miang, Vice-President of the Singapore National Olympic Council and Executive Member of the IOC, gave out the Olympic Silver medals during a medal presentation ceremony at the Beijing University Gymnasium, Li Jiawei, Feng Tianwei and Wang Yuegu became the only other Singaporean medal winners (and only Singapore women winners, and Singapore team winner) at an Olympic Games.
Chinese President Hu Jintao and International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge were present to witness the occasion during the live telecast of the women's team table tennis finals.
Singapore Youth Olympic Games blog congratulates Li Jiawei, Feng Tianwei and Wang Yuegu, plus the coach, support staff and everyone at Team Singapore Table Tennis who helped in one way or another to make this Silver medal win in women's team table tennis a reality.
Well done Singapore!
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Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Medals Count
(Top Ten Countries With The Most Medals)
at end of 11 August 2008:
Country - Gold Medal - Silver Medal - Bronze Medal - Total Medals
China 9 3 2 14United States 3 4 5 12
South Korea 4 4 0 8
Italy 3 3 2 8
Russia 0 4 2 6
Australia 2 0 3 5
France 0 3 2 5
Japan 2 0 2 4
North Korea 0 1 3 4
Great Britain 2 0 1 3
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Ronald Susilo Out of Beijing Olympic Badminton Men's Singles
News from Beijing Olympic Games, 11 August 2008:
Ronald Susilo of Singapore was defeated by Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in straights sets 21-13, 21-14 in the Badminton Men's Singles at the Round of 32.
Source: Official Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
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Tao Li 5th In Beijing Olympic Games Women 100m Butterfly Finals
Singapore swimmer Tao Li came in 5th in today's Beijing Olympic Games Women 100m Butterfly Finals.
She clocked 57.99 seconds, a shade slower than her timing in an earlier heats.
The first four swimmers in this Women 100m Butterfly event were:
1. Lisbeth Trickett, Australia, 56.73 seconds
2. Christine Magnuson, United States, 57.10
3. Jessicah Schipper, Australia, 57.25
4. Zhou Yafei, China, 57.84
Well done, Tao Li!
Source: Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Official Website
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Swimmer Tao Li of Singapore has qualified for the finals of the Beijing Olympic Games 100m butterfly event on Sunday.
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Australia's Lisbeth Trickett was the fastest at 57.05 sec.
American Christine Magnuson was second after she clocked 57.08 sec.
Australian Jessicah Schipper was third fastest at 57.43 sec.
The women's 100m butterfly finals will be held on Monday morning.
By her entry into the Olympic Games 100m Butterfly finals, she becomes the first Singapore swimmer to reach an Olympic final competition.
She may well be on her way to winning a medal if she can up her performance a notch in the 100m Butterfly finals at the Beijing Olympic Games.
Good job and all the best!
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YOG Olympic Celebrity Watch: Michael Phelps
Every Olympic Games has its Olympic celebrity or two to watch out for. Before every Olympic Games, there will always be celebrity sportsmen or sportswomen to watch who turn into Olympic darlings of world media. These highly driven Olympians-to-be, who possess athletic talent of Olympian proportions and put in the requisite hours of training, always have a mysterious X-factor that pushes them onto Olympic celebrity watch superstar status. Somehow these future Olympians are able to capture the watchful imagination of the public with the prospect of achieving great Olympic goals during any Olympic Games.
Today at Singapore Youth Olympic Games (YOG), we highlight one such rising star in our Olympic Celebrity Watch. He is none other than 23-year-old US swim sensation Michael Phelps who has stirred up Olympic celebrity watch frenzy in the United States.
The world record holder in the 200-metre freestyle, he came close to rewriting his record during recent US Olympic trials. He is also strong in the 200-metre butterfly and the 100-metre breaststroke. In fact, Michael Phelps has been tipped to win as many gold medals as the legendary 1972 Olympian swimmer Mark Spitz of the United States of America.
To qualify to be an idol on the Olympic celebrity watch, he has steely nerves when under the swimming pool spotlight and possesses down to earth demeanor when out of the pool. Gary Hall JR, four gold medallist in the 1976 Olympic Swimming Finals, was quoted as saying ”It’s impossible for most people to really express that when you’re in a sport where half your social life is being developed with your head under the water” on why Michael Phelps does not come across as flamboyant.
Will Singapore have its own local sportspersons to write about in Olympic Celebrity Watch in the upcoming inaugural Youth Olympic Games YOG to be held in Singapore in the year 2010?
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Republic To Send Largest Contingent To Beijing Olympic Games 2008
The Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) announced that Singapore will send 23 athletics to the Beijing Olympic Games 2008. This contingent of twenty three will be the largest number of athletics sent to an Olympic Games since independence.
The sports involved are athletics, badminton, sailing, shooting, swimming and table tennis. These are traditionally the Republic's strongest sports with the best chances of winning medals at the Olympic Games.
The list of athletics from Singapore who are selected to represent Singapore at the Beijing Olympic Games are presented here.
List of Athletes:
- Calvin Kang (Athletics, 100m)
- Zhang Guirong (Athletics, shot put)
- Ronald Susilo (Badminton, singles)
- Xing Aiying (Badminton, singles)
- Li Yujia (Badminton, doubles, mixed singles)
- Jiang Yan mei (Badminton, doubles)
- Henfri Saputra (Badminton, mixed doubles)
- Koh Seng Leong (Sailing, Laser standard)
- Lo Manyi (Sailing, Laser Radial)
- Lee Wung Yew (Shooting, trap)
- Tao Li (Swimming, 100m fly, 200m fly, 100m back)
- Quah Ting Wen (Swimming, 100m free, 400m IM)
- Bryan Tay (Swimming, 200m free)
- Nicolette Teo (Swimming, 100m breast, 200m breast)
- Lynette Lim (Swimming, 200m free, 400m free, 800m free)
- Li Jia Wei (Table tennis, singles, team)
- Wang Yuegu (Table tennis, singles, team)
- Feng Tianwei (Table tennis, singles, team)
- Gao Ning (Table tennis, singles, team)
- Yang Zi (Table tennis, singles, team)
- Cai Xiaoli (Table tennis, team)
- Toh Liying (Table tennis, team)
- Deborah Ong (Sailing 470)
Singapore Youth Olympic Games blog supports Team Singapore!
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Lukewarm Demand For Travel Packages To Beijing Olympic Games
With 57 days to go before the greatest sporting extravaganza commences in Beijing for the Beijing Olympic Games, sales of travel packages have been reported to be lukewarm in Singapore. This should have been a peak period for the sales of such travel and room packages for the Olympic Games leading till the start of the games.
The reasons given by travel agents include high prices of air tickets and room accommodations, uncertainty in the pricing of room rates over in Beijing and lack of demand from Singaporeans and tourists. Another reason was the hassle of getting travel valid visas for Singaporeans who wish to travel to China.
Or could there be a last minute rush for air tickets and travel packages when the Beijing Olympic Games opening ceremony approaches on 8 August 2008?
Whatever the reasons, it appears that there is not much publicity surrounding the Beijing Olympic Games to raise awareness and boost demand for trips to Beijing, China. In any case, China has a huge domestic population that will certainly fill up the stadiums and sporting arenas when the competitions kick off.
In the meantime, travel agencies will have to think of ways to create demand and move their sales.
Source: The Straits Times 12 June 2008
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Countdown To Beijing Olympic Games (BOG) 2008
There are 66 days to go before the Beijing Olympic Games (BOG).
This year's Olympic Games will be held from 8 August 2008 to 24 August 2008 in Beijing, China.
The Games in Beijing will play host to the 28 summer sports currently on the Olympic program.
The following are the Olympic Games Competitions events:
Aquatics
-Swimming
-Diving
-Synchronized Swimming
-Water Polo
Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Boxing
Canoe/Kayak Flatwater
Canoe/Kayak Slalom
Cycling
Equestrian
Fencing
Football
Gymnastics Artistic
Gymnastics Rhythmic
Gymnastics Trampoline
Handball
Hockey
Judo
Modern Pentathlon
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Softball
Table Tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
-Beach Volleyball
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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