How are the Beijing Olympics Medals Made?

Selecting stones

Jade cutting

Jade polishing

Checkup details

Medal mould

Bronze medal

Medal machine tool

Medal after punching

Groove making machine

Groove checking-up

Putting jade into the medal

Finishing

Source: beijing2008.cn

Jitender follows Akhil Kumar while Vijender ensures another medal..

Bhiwani volcano erupted on the Equadorian.....

Indian boxer Vijender Singh ensured another medal for India at the Beijing Olympics by outpunching Carlos Gongora of Ecuador in the quarterfinal of the 75kg category bout today.
With this victory, he is now assured of at least a bronze medal.



He led all the rounds over Equadorian and clinched the bout 9-4. Although Carlos managed to close the gap in the last round but Vijender's evading tactics and excellent footwork won him the bout.
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Jitender Kumar lost to Russia's Georgy Balakshin in the quarter-finals of the 51kg flyweight category in the Beijing Olympics.

The Indian boxer lost the bout 15-11 against his experienced Russian rival and European champion at the Workers' Gymnasium to end hopes of a medal.

The Russian took the lead of 2 - 1 in the first round itself. But they both equaly done well with 5 points each in the second round...But Russian raced ahead with counter punches and won the secured points in 3rd and 4th rounds to win the semi berth..

"I'm sorry I could not win the medal but I tried my best," rued Jitender, blood dripping from the cut he had received in the chin.

His other 10 wounds from previous match also made him weak in the match.

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The other day boxer Akhil Kumar from Bhiwani failed to qualify for the semifanals.

Another bronze for India through Sushil Kumar

Freestyle wrestler Sushil Kumar wins a historic bronze medal in the 66kg category in the Beijing Olympics. Sushil Kumar beat Kazakhistan’s Leonid Spiridonov in a play-off bout for the Bronze medal..


Against Leonid, Sushil grabbed early initiative by scoring two technical points that proved decisive in the end.

Though the Kazakh wrestler scored one in the second period and managed to thwart Sushil, the Indian proved his superiority again in the third period and eventually prevailed 3-2 to trigger frenzied celebration among the Indians present at the venue.

"I thought I'll do whatever it takes and the end result is the medal is mine. It's an unforgettable moment in my life and it seems I'm living in a dream," Sushil said.

"Probably you may say that there was no expectation from the people back home and the media too. But me and my coach (Satpal) always knew I had a fair chance of winning a medal and I'm happy I could achieve that," a beaming Sushil said after winning the medal at the China Agricultural University.

"While it is good not to have that burden of expectation on your shoulder, I think we can give even more provided we get better facilities," said the wrestler.

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Ramazan Sahin won Turkey's first gold medal of the Olympics with victory in the same competition over Ukraine's Andriy Stadnik. Sahin emerged victorious from a close encounter, 2-2 2-1 2-2, to add Olympic gold to his world and European crowns.