Latvia
Andreas Thorkildsen wins gold in men’s javelin
Andreas Thorkildsen from Norway has won the gold medal in men’s javelin setting an Olympic record of 90.57.
Ainars Kovals from Latvia won the silver medal and Tero Pitkamaki from Finland won the bronze.
Latvia beat US riders to win gold in men’s BMX
10 years ago
Latvia’s Maris Strombergs has won the gold medal in men’s BMX racing.
Favorites for the race from the United States, Mike Day and Donny Robinson came second and third respectively.
Matthias Steiner wins world strongest man title
10 years ago
Matthias Steiner from Germany has won the gold medal in the men’s 105kg plus weightlifting competition at the Beijing Olympics.
Russia’s Evgeny Chigishev won the silver medal and Viktors Scerbatihs from Latvia won the bronze.
