Monday, August 25, 2008

Goodbye Bejing!

After another spectacular ceremony, the 2008 Beijing Olympics are officially over! Some great competitors (and unfortunately due to doping, some not-so-great ones...) and some amazing performances kept the interest throughout the Games. Usain Bolt broke both the 100m and the 200m world records, before helping a magnificent Jamaica relay team to break the 4x100m relay world record. I can't even begin to imagine what would happen if he actually had any competition!

Bolt's achievements were matched by another impressive athlete. Swimmer Michael Phelps broke the record of the number of gold medals in a single Olympic Games by securing eight medals. He currently holds a total of 14 gold medals, more than any other Olympian ... ever! Truly inspiring stuff!

In terms of football, and more specifically betting-wise, it was another successful set of picks as posted here. Argentina won gold after a 1-0 win over Nigeria in the final. In yet another Olympic tournament, Brazil performed below expectations and Olympic gold is the only prize that still eludes them. All in all, a total outlay of 10 units returned 12.89 units which were added to the pot. Until the next bet!

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