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Roger Daniel
Daniel,a member of the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment, made his debut at the Olympic Games in Athens...
IN THE BLOGS
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Celebrating Our Olympic Heroes
As the curtains come down on what has been for me and I am sure millions of Jamaicans and Jamaican supporters world wide; the best Olympic Games in recorded history has left us in particularly patriotic mood. Our heads are held a little higher and we feel...
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National Pride
Today Jamaica had hoped to claim two easy gold medals, but tragedy struck the women’s relay team during the baton exchange between Sherone Simpson and Kerron Stewart who had lane violations. That did not dampen their country men’s spirit as they bolted to...
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'David' Jamaica beats the world's goliaths
Two point seven million people. That's how many people live in Jamaica. Two point seven million people. And if it was not for a incompleted relay pass in Beijing, this little country would have won seven gold medals and in doing so finised atop the tra...
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4x100 World Records?
Jamaica’s men’s 4x100 relay team eased into the finals after qualifying today and saw their major rival the USA team drop their baton during the Darvis Patton to Tyson Gay exchange and the team from Trinidad finished with a 0.05 edge over Jamaica in their...
ABOUT BEIJING
Beijing China
Beijing, also known as Peking, is the capital and the second largest city of China. The total area of Beijing is approximately 16,800 sq km, and has over 7.23 million people, 3 million of which are temporary residents. The temporary residents are comprised of business persons, teachers and students. Beijing's permanent residents are from all of the different ethnic groups found in China with the Han's comprising over 96% of the population. Mandarin Chinese is the language spoken in Beijing, with Beijing's dialect being the standard form of Mandarin.
Beijing has four definite seasons. Summer and winter are the two longest seasons with fall and spring being the shortest.The climate varies according to the season with autumn being the most pleasant time to visit. Autumn is usually clear with cool temperatures, while winter is dry and, at times, bitterly cold with temperatures dropping below 5 degrees F (-15 C). Spring is usually dry but very windy (protect eyes to keep out blowing debris), while the summer is rainy and hot with temperatures soaring above 100 degrees F (38 C).
Updates From Beijing »
August 23, 2008 - Morning session
- 4x400M relay (W) - Jamaica BRONZE 3:20.40(SB)
Medal results »
| Country | G | S | B |
| Cuba | 2 | 11 | 11 |
| Jamaica | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bahamas | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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