Chapter 3 Carnival - Closing Olympic Beijing 2008
23. Chapter 3: Carnival — an Energetic and Passionate Song — Beijing, Beijing, I love Beijing Synopsis: On the Main Stage, six Chinese and foreign singers sing together Beijing, Beijing, I Love Beijing, a song full of passion, vitality and energy. On the Main Stage, six Chinese and foreign singers sing together Beijing, [...]
Chapter 2 Memory - Closing Olympic Beijing 2008
20. Chapter 2: Memory — Extinguishing the Olympic Flame — Prelude Synopsis: An airport electronic flight screen appears on the large screen of the Stadium. An athlete about to leave walks up the boarding ladder and turns around affectionately. 1). In special-effect light, the boarding ladder truck with the logo of Beijing Olympic [...]
Olympic Flag Handover - Closing Olympic Beijing 2008
18. Entry of Mayor of Beijing and Mayor of London, Olympic Flag Handover Ceremony Synopsis: The Mayor of Beijing and the Mayor of London walk onto the Main Stage to hold the Olympic Flag Handover Ceremony. 1). The Mayor of Beijing Guo Jinlong walked form VIP corridor to the Main Stage with the Mayor [...]
Entrance of NOC Flags & Athletes - Closing Olympic Beijing 2008
8. Entrance of the NOC Flags Synopsis: Entry of the flags of all delegations. 1). Led by guides and placard holders, the flag bearers of all delegations enter the stadium, divided into two groups. One group (1-102), headed by Greece, enters from Gate 4 in the right order and stands along the Main Stage. The [...]
Day 16 Review: US team ‘redeemed’ on final day of firsts
(BEIJING, August 22) — The Games of the 29th Olympiad are finally over and concluded with 12 finals including a new Olympic record in the Men’s Marathon, China and Mongolia collecting their first-ever Olympic Boxing medals and Russia retaining its Rhythmic Gymnastics All Around crown. The United States team waves to the crowd. (Photo [...]
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Handball Day 16 Review: France wins first Olympic Handball gold
(BEIJING, August 24) — France dominated the final to win their first Olympic gold medal in Men’s Handball, with Iceland taking silver and Spain, bronze, on the last day of the Men’s competition at the National Indoor Stadium on Sunday, August 24. Gold medal match: France vs. Iceland: 28-23 The game was even for the first [...]
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Water Polo Day 8 Review: Hungary extends golden tally to nine
(BEIJING, August 24) — Hungary won a third consecutive Olympic gold medal to take their tally to nine Games titles by beating the US 14-10 in the Men’s Water Polo final at the Yingdong Natatorium on Sunday, August 24. Classification 9th-10th Italy 10 vs Germany 8 Italy and Germany played an uninspired ninth-place match. Italian Alessandro [...]
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France takes first-ever Handball gold
(BEIJING, August 24) — France crushed Iceland 28-23 to win their first Olympic gold medal in Men’s Handball at the National Indoor Stadium on Sunday, August 24. The France team celebrates after winning the Men’s Handball gold (Photo credit: Vladimir Rys/Getty Images) The French closed down Iceland’s trademark shooting, and whenever Iceland found [...]
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Men’s Basketball Day 8 Review: US ‘Redeem Team’ dream realized
(BEIJING, August 24) — The 2006 world champion Spanish squad brought its best effort to make sure the “Redeem Team” didn’t coast through the gold medal match, but the United States still prevailed 118-107 to win back the gold medal on Sunday, August 24. The United States team with medals, happy (Photo [...]
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Athletics Review: Lightning Bolt the star of Olympic Athletics show
(BEIJING, August 24) — Usain Bolt of Jamaica was the shining star of 10 days of Athletics competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games that produced five world records and 16 Olympic records. Usain Bolt (L) of Jamaica celebrates victory with Asafa Powell of Jamaica after the Men’s 4 x 100m Relay Final. (Photo [...]
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Hungary win ninth Men’s Water Polo crown
(BEIJING, August 24) — Hungary beat the United States 14-10 to win gold and create its own slice of history at the Yingdong Natatorium on August 24. Tamas Varga of Hungary shoots. (Photo credit: Xinhua) It was the first time a country had won three consecutive Olympic titles in Water Polo and Hungary’s ninth crown [...]
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Boxing Final Day Review: China wins first gold medals, while Cuba misses out
(BEIJING, August 24) – The balance of power in amateur boxing seems to have shifted slightly at the Beijing Olympic Games. Gold medalist Zhang Xiaoping (2nd L) of China, silver medalist Kenny Egan (L) of Ireland and bronze medalists Tony Jeffries (R) of Great Britain and Yerkebulan Shynaliyev of Kazakhstan (Photo [...]
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Team USA beats Spain for Men’s Basketball gold
(BEIJING, August 24) — The United States topped off its undefeated performance in the 2008 Olympic Men’s Basketball tournament with a gold medal win over Spain, 118-107, on Sunday, August 24. Team USA celebrate their victory. (Getty Images) The United States won this game by its smallest margin of the tournament, but it wasn’t [...]
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Hungary beats US to win Olympic Water Polo gold
Hungary beat the United States 14-10 to win the Olympic Men’s Water Polo gold medal here on Sunday. Serbia beat Montenegro 6-4 for bronze. Tony Azevedo of the United States tries to move the ball out in front of members of the Hungary team. (Photo credit: Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images) Peter Hudnut and Rick [...]
Posted in Olympic Headlines, Photo Summary, Water Polo
| Medal Standings |  |
 |
 |
Total |
| 1 |
 CHN
|
51 | 21 | 28 | 100 |
| 2 |
 USA
|
36 | 38 | 36 | 110 |
| 3 |
 RUS
|
23 | 21 | 28 | 72 |
| 4 |
 GBR
|
19 | 13 | 15 | 47 |
| 5 |
 GER
|
16 | 10 | 15 | 41 |
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