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The
Opening Ceremony slated to flag off on the
eighth day of the eighth month of 2008 at
eight o’clock( 05.30 pm IST at Beijing)at
the National Stadium.....
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 The Indian national anthem was played at an Olympics venue after
28 years as shooter Abhinav Bindra made history,
winning the country its first individual
Olympic gold medal. Abhinav Bindra won gold in
men's 10 metre Air rifle event. |
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| Boxer Vijender wins bronze |
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Haryana's
Vijender Kumar set the ring ablaze as he
gifted the country its third Olympic Medal-
a Bronze, a distinction achieved by India
for the first time in this mega event's
boxing (75kg) category.....| Olympic Wrestling - Sushil wins the Bronze | |
 Amid nerve-wrecking tension and high drama Sushil
Kumar recreated history as he became the
first ever Indian Wrestler to win a bout
to clinch the second medal for the country
- a bronze - in men's 66kg freestyle category
at the Olympics....Read
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| Fact File - Sushil Kumar | |
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Achievement of Michael Phelps
Phelps powered his way into Olympic history at Beijing 2008 to become the first person to ever win 10 Olympic gold medals. "I just kept thinking wow, I'm the greatest Olympian of all time, It's a pretty great title. It's pretty neat, I'm definitely honored." |
The
deep gulps of air and fighting back of tears, as Michael
Phelps stood proudly upon the podium as US anthem the
Star Spangled Banner rang around the Water Cube said
it all. |
India in Olympics |
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Dola Banerjee | |
Abhinav Bindra | |
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Leander Paes | |
Jitender Kumar | |
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Mandeep Kaur | |
Sushil Kumar | |
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Sania Mirza | |
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