Posts Tagged ‘2008’

373rd Turtle Marathon

A turtle marathon is what a race would be called if I ran it.
“Look at the turtle! Is he moving?”
Imagine 373 of them.
The Korea Times’s sister company, Hankook IIbo is organizing a…

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Posted by Bill Belew on January 9th, 2012 in Celebrities and fame, Sports | No Comments

30 World Records Set at 2008 Beijing Olympics (pics of each)

How about a summary of the 30 World Records that were set at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games?
19 of them were in the pool, the rest – four in weightlifting and five in track and field̷…

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Posted by Bill Belew on January 1st, 2011 in Asia, China, Sports | 3 Comments

Michael Phelps Practices for 8 Golds at the Cube

Michael Phelps is young enough to be Dara Torres’ son. In fact, he calls her mom. She could be the mom of many of the swimmers on the team.

But this post is about Michael Phelps. He’s in …

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Posted by Bill Belew on December 26th, 2010 in Celebrities and fame, China, Sports | No Comments

Liu Xiang Lights Fire of Beijing Olympics?

Liu Xiang
In just a couple of days, one of 1.3 billion people will light the fire to ignite the Beijing Olympic Games. Liu Xiang, the world record holder in the 110 meters hurdle and China’s fir…

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Posted by Bill Belew on December 3rd, 2010 in Celebrities and fame, China, Sports | No Comments

Beijing Athletes Pose Nude

Rebecca Romero
I’m looking forward to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. I love watching the athletes as excel as much as the next guy and girl. It seems, however, that some athletes love being wa…

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Posted by Bill Belew on November 6th, 2010 in Sports | No Comments

Mei Yanling – Representing China at Miss World 2008

Mei (Great name – same as my daughter’s) Yanling will represent China at the Miss World 2008 pageant.
Mei is a graduate student at the University of Sydney. She is 180cm tall and will find…

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 22nd, 2010 in Pagents and Contests | No Comments

Yao Ming is China’s Flag Bearer

Yao Ming
This is great news for Chinese who didn’t get tickets to the Opening Ceremony. They will still know when their national flag is being paraded about the Bird’s nest because they wi…

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Posted by Bill Belew on September 27th, 2010 in Celebrities and fame, China, Sports | 1 Comment