The action continues over at the National Stadium. Here’s what happened on Tuesday:

In the women’s 100m hurdles, Dawn Harper of the United States won the Gold Medal, followed by Sally McLellan of Australia for the Silver Medal and Canada’s Priscilla Lopes-Schliep for the Bronze. Favorite and two-time indoor champion, Lolo Jones of the United States led the race before stumbling on the 9th hurdle. She ended up finishing seventh.

There was similar drama in the women’s 400m event. Great Britain’s Christine Ohurogu won the Gold Medal, followed by Shericka Williams of Jamaica for the Silver. Sanya Richards of the United States, …read more

Among the athletes to watch in Beijing is China’s Liu Xiang. This 25-year-old is the defending Gold Medalist in the Men’s 100m Hurdle event. He is also the current indoor and outdoor world champion in this event. Xiang’s 2004 Gold Medal was the first for China in track and field. He ranked #4 in “Time” magazine’s 100 athletes to watch in Beijing.
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Yea, it’s in the news. :)
Former first lady now Senator Hillary Clinton admitted to her audience at Purchase College that she indeed considered to be an Olympic Athlete before.
She was telling them that she got to the decision to be a public servant through the process of elimination. Among the other careers that were eliminated along the way were dreams of becoming an astronaut and a doctor. She finally caved in and earned a law degree before continuing on building her present career in public service.
She just might run for presidency in the next election. Watch out world. Ha.
Senator Clinton …read more