Portugal
Nelson Evora wins gold in men’s triple jump
Nelson Evora from Portugal has won the gold medal in the men’s triple jump at the Beijing Olympics.
Phillips Idowu from Great Britain won the silver medal and Leevan Sands won the Bahamas’ first medal.
Australia wins gold and bronze in women’s triathlon
Australia will get a good boost in its medal rankings after they have won gold and bronze in the women’s triathlon.
Emma Snowsill won the race with a time of one hour, 58 minutes and 27.66 seconds.
The silver medal went to Portugal’s Vanessa Fernandes who finished in a time of one hour, 59 minutes [...]
Fernandes wins Beijing World Cup triathlon
World triathlon champion Vanessa Fernandes from Portugal, took out the Beijing World Cup triathlon. She had also just won a world event in Hamburg, Germany two weeks ago.
“It’s just a race for preparation of Olympic Games, and it won’t be the same in the Olympic Games,” said Fernandes after winning at the Beijing World [...]
