Somjit Jongjohor : Gold 2008 Beijing Boxing [Flyweight]

He represents Thailand in the Beijing 2008 Olympics Flyweight category and says that it's his last contest after which he would continue his boxing career as a coach.[2]

info about : Somjit Jongjohor
country : thailand
World Amateur Championships
Gold 2003 Bangkok Flyweight
Silver 2007 Chicago Flyweight
Asian Games
Gold 2002 Busan Flyweight
Silver 2006 Doha Flyweight
Olympics Games
Gold 2008 Beijing Flyweight

ผลงานในโอลิมปิกฤดูร้อน 2008

สมจิตรเข้าแข่งขันในรุ่นฟลายเวท (51 กิโลกรัม) โดยเส้นทางการชกเป็นดังนี้

• รอบ 32 คนสุดท้าย (12 สิงหาคม พ.ศ. 2551): ชนะ เอ็ดดี้ วาเลนซูเอลา ( กัวเตมาลา ) 6-1
• รอบ 16 คนสุดท้าย (16 สิงหาคม พ.ศ. 2551): ชนะ ซามีร์ มามาดอฟ ( อาเซอร์ไบจาน ) 10-2
• รอบ 8 คนสุดท้าย (20 สิงหาคม พ.ศ. 2551): ชนะ อันวาร์ ยูซูนอฟ ( ทาจิกิสถาน ) 8-1
• รอบรองชนะเลิศ (22 สิงหาคม พ.ศ. 2551): ชนะ วิเซนโซ ปิกาดี ( อิตาลี ) 7-1
• รอบชิงชนะเลิศ (23 สิงหาคม พ.ศ. 2551): ชนะ อันดริส ลาฟฟิตา เฮอร์นานเดซ ( คิวบา) 8-1

Strombergs keeps his head to win BMX gold

(BEIJING, August 22) -- Maris Strombergs of Latvia kept a cool head in a heated Men's race to carve a narrow victory as BMX made its Olympic debut on Friday, August 22.

Strombergs grabbed the decisive lead in the first corner and rode with smooth confidence to win the gold medal as rivals crashed in his wake.

Americans Mike Day and Donny Robinson each avoided a costly spill in the second turn to win silver and bronze, respectively, in the eight-man final.

Strombergs, the reigning world champion, was fastest in the three runs that make up the semifinals to secure the preferred inside gate start position. With Friday's achievement, he notched Latvia's first gold medal of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Day won his semifinals heat, but could not get around Strombergs in the final despite a strong effort in the first turn.

Robinson overcame a poor outside-lane start position, earned after crashing in the final of the three semifinal runs, to claim bronze, thanks to his excellent bike handling skills.

Sifiso Nhlapo of South Africa, who had not crashed in two days of qualifying, slipped out in the second corner, taking Damien Godet of France and Australia's Jared Graves with him.

Jamaica's "Lightning" Bolt strikes again

By Andrew Cawthorne

BEIJING (Reuters) - Jamaica's Usain "Lightning" Bolt roared to gold in the 200 metres on Wednesday to become the first man since Carl Lewis in 1984 to win an Olympic sprint double.

Bolt, whose father says owes his speed and power to the island's local yam vegetable, charged to a world record time of 19.30 seconds, falling to the floor in joy at the end.

"I'm Number One," he mouthed at TV cameras, beating his chest and blowing kisses at the 91,000 crowd in the Bird's Nest.

Bolt had won the 100m at the showcase Olympic stadium in swashbuckling style at the weekend, also setting a world record.

This time, he again joked on his way to the block, firing an imaginary arrow in the air, but looked deadly serious as he opened up a big gap and steamed through the finishing line to beat Michael Johnson's 1996 record by two hundredths of a second.

"I knew the track was a fast track but I didn't think this was possible. I'm shocked," Bolt said afterwards.

Johnson dubbed Bolt "Superman 2" during commentary for the BBC. "I looked at his start and just went, 'Wow'. Guys that tall should not be able to start like that," he said.

Competitors were awe-struck. "It's a brutal ass-whipping we took," said Kim Collins, of St Kitts and Nevis, who was seventh.

A heavy crash during women's points race

Photos: A heavy crash during women's points race

Track cyclist Satomi Wadami of Japan (back), Trine Schmidt of Denmark (L) and Sarah Hammer of the U.S. (front) fall after a crash during the women's points race of the Beijing Olymic Games cycling-track event at Laoshan Velodrome in Beijing, China, Aug. 18, 2008. (Xinhua/Lu Mingxiang)

Tracks cyclist Satomi Wadami of Japan is assisted after a crash during the women's points race of the Beijing Olymic Games cycling-track event at Laoshan Velodrome in Beijing, China, Aug. 18, 2008. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

Track cyclist Satomi Wadami of Japan (back), Trine Schmidt of Denmark (L) and Sarah Hammer of the U.S. (front) fall after a crash during the women's points race of the Beijing Olymic Games cycling-track event at Laoshan Velodrome in Beijing, China, Aug. 18, 2008. (Xinhua/Lu Mingxiang)

Zhang Ning, Women’s Singles Champion [Badminton]

Zhang Ning of China defeated fellow mate, Xie Xingfang, 21-12, 10-21 and 21-18 to bag the Women’s Badminton Singles Olympic gold medal. Maria Kristin Yulianti of Indonesia landed with bronze.

Germany Wins World Handball Championships, Qualifies for Beijing Olympics

Germany managed to lead Poland by 5 points to win the world handball championships. The final score was 29-24 and Denmark took the third place.

Fritz suffered a foot injury four minutes into the second half and was forced to leave the game with Germany leading 20-14. The hosts took a 21-14 lead before Poland went on a 7-1 run to close the gap to 22-21. But Pascal Hens scored two straight goals to give Germany a three goal lead and put them on the winning track.

Zhang Xiangxiang, Gold In Men’s 62kg [Weightlifting]

Zhang Xiangxiang, Gold In Men’s 62kg [Weightlifting]

Zhang Xiangxiang of China added another gold to the China’s Weightlifting golden chest by beating other opponents in Men’s 62kg category. He lifted a total of 319kg. Diego Salazar of Colombia had silver, Indonesia’s Triyatno made it to the third.