Good for them!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Since when did the games move to Peking????

"This is the country’s first medal in Peking’s Olympic Games, though the boxer Felix Diaz will win at least a bronze. "

this is best news that we can have this year. it should make every dominican proud of the trycolors flag in their heart.

aren't the game being play in beijin just an observation?

i guess they used the name Peking, as that is the former name of the city.

BTW, did the DR not enter a baseball team? if not, can anybody say why not? if they did, can anyone say what happened to them?

China occupies 1st place if you used the official ranking system based on gold medals.

But China apparently encountered a few problems in baseball today against the Cubans.

Men's preliminaries:

Cuba 17-1 China

China is better in the gym than on the diamond.

How did China manage 1?

"Cuba crushed China 17-1 in Olympic baseball on Wednesday with the trouncing called to a halt in the seventh inning under the sport's mercy rule. "
http://news.ph.msn.com/sport/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1632973

"Mercy, Mercy, Mercy," Cannonball sang.

the guy is a national hero and should awarded a big apartment to move in with his beloved family of three. guys like him are what makes others follow.

"the guy is a national hero and should awarded a big apartment to move in with his beloved family of three. guys like him are what makes others follow."

oooo

The Dominican bourgeoisie may be afraid of spoiling the national hero after it lavishly gave this guy a laptop.

http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/....ate-laptops-to-Dominican-athletes

The national hero is in the front row, second from the left.

Cannonball never sang belial....strait instrumental

He wants a big apartment he can get a job or open a tae kwon do school and charge for attendance...nobody wants to go down that old east german/cuba athlete routine

"Cannonball never sang belial....strait instrumental"

oooo

GC, always the philisine.

Great players sometimes sing, not play, when they perform ballads or blues.

For example, listen to Sidney Bechet sing on the soprano saxophones when he does "Mean Blues" or Roland Kirk's sing on all the reeds [at the same time] on "You Did it. You Did It."

Some artists occasionally transcend the tonal and expressive limitations of their musical instrument, ascending in special moments to the agility and subtlety of the human voice.

Written by: texasshoe, 20 Aug 2008 10:03 AM
""Since when did the games move to Peking????

"This is the country’s first medal in Peking’s Olympic Games, though the boxer Felix Diaz will win at least a bronze. "

Your Anglocentrism is showing, texasshoe. In Spanish the city is called Peking or Pekín. In German the city is referred to as Peking. And in Mandarin the city is called (insert Hanzi characters here).

sulla I am not sure if that is the case .....Peking was until Nixons trip to china the English version as well until corrected by the Chinese themselves to Bejing I could be wrong ...where is Sang today licking his wounds from to many jumbos I suppose...or forgot which name to sign in with

"He wants a big apartment he can get a job or open a tae kwon do school and charge for attendance...nobody wants to go down that old east german/cuba athlete routine"

ooo

One of US swimmers is gonna get $40 million for his performance in Beijing without opening a swimmimg school or a swimming pool.

belial listen to cannonballs 1966 version no vocals except the talking in the audience....you have mistook it for a later version with lyrics

Actually after doing some research on the matter Both Peking and Bejing mean "Northern Capitol" and both are appropriate to use although the Chineese prefer Bejing.

Photo Caption;

"and the next time you look at my girlfreind, another one"

eight golds for a total of 15 golds does not compare to any cheesy communist accomplishment

"Written by: texasshoe, 20 Aug 2008 12:19 PM
From: United States, Houston
Actually after doing some research on the matter Both Peking and Bejing mean "Northern Capitol" and both are appropriate to use although the Chineese prefer Bejing."

The Chinese prefer Bejing?


Than PEKING it is!

goulet, do not open up the michael phelps can of worms. i give the guy all the credit in the world, but to say that eight medals makes him the greatest athlete of all time is not well thought out. if you have eight opportunities to win a medal, and you win them all, then yes, you have maximised your potential. but what about guys who participate in only one discipline, with transcendent performance? a javelin thrower, for example, cannot throw the javelin sideways, underarm, vertically, straight down, etc. secondly, there are no javelin relays to bulk up the total. i give the guy all the credit, but there are other guys who have also performed in spectacular fashion.

Ref: texasshoe, 20 Aug 2008 12:19 PM
Actually after doing some research on the matter Both Peking and Bejing mean "Northern Capitol" and both are appropriate to use although the Chineese prefer Bejing.
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Peking was a translation the westerners used before 1949. after 1949 the Chinese decided to use a transliteration of the word and thus changed it to Beijing. In the 80's China then decided to create uniform translations for all proper names. Peking and Beijing in Chinese are pronounced the same, its just the spelling in English that changes. Yo say " tomAHttoe", I say tomaytoe.

Dread,

Right on target. What he did was nothing less than amazing, but 2 of his medals were team efforts not just his. Take Mr. Bolt for example, he might be the fastest at the 100 meter dash but could he win a 400- he trains for speed not endurance.

now dont get old dready marching and banging on his little drum for his old alma mater ...it would be in bad taste for him not to remain completely neutral {not neutered}

michael phelps is a freak of nature, genetically realised to be the best at what he does. but the question becomes "is the best that he does better than the best that a pole vaulter does"? is he a greater athlete than the guy who wins , or even finishes, a marathon? better yet, is he greater than the guy who wins the decathlon, which is a composition of 10 disparate sports? yes, what about a decathlete who wins all 10 disciplines? is that 10 gold medals, or just one?

Ladron,

Funny thing, down south we dont say either its more like T'mater.

Dread your splitting hairs .....it all boils down to who gets the most money thrown on the table ...that is the world we live in ....Now put away your medals from the three legged race in grade school I know they mean to you just as much.... but it has all been corrupted by the salesmanship

love them maters and taters

goulet, did you know that when i won the three legged race, i won it without a partner? yessirree, bob, you have heard of us caribbean men?

Braggart.... the girls told me that you were really good at reading maps they said you had no problem understanding the premise one inch equals ten miles

and , goulet, what is happening to you? you are actually making a lot of sense today. regarding the commercialism in sports, you could not be more right. i watched them interviewing the women gymnasts, and they looked so nice and cuddly, just so appropriate for a cereal box. then i looked at the huge woman who, as a long shot, won the discus. you think too many americans know that an american woman won the discus? know why? she is like six foot two, 230lbs, and does not have the physical personna that causes men to take a second look. so she has already started out in obscurity, even though she has as many gold medals as the little gymnastic twinkie who won the balance beam, the one we see every time we turn on the idiot box and it isn't phelps in the middle.

make me proud. viva dominicana.

Dread sang has been reincarnated as my evil twin....gouletcUlonial

my name is Curandero. my home is Boca Chica. you like nice Boca Chica?

you must be joking, right! why do i feel that you guys are one and the same person!

he could not get in any more letter i s in ghouliiiiiiiiish so he is now my evil twin ....I am going for nappy dont embarrass me

Boca Chica .. turista good .. dinero ..

Dread,

Best athlete at olympic games Shun Fujimoto, 1976 games on rings. Man was that determination and grit.

ajjajajja yeaa viva Dominicana!!! two medals??? damnn thanks Gabriel, you are the man!! :D

Thank god we got at lease one medal...

Sorry folks. I repeat: PEKING or PEKIN are how the city is called in SPANISH. I'm sure the Chinese prefer Beijing, but consider: This is a DOMINICAN TODAY website.

Yes, the article is in English, but given the main audience for this site speaks Spanish, there is no need to make a big deal at the author's use of "Peking" to refer to Beijing.

Using "Beijing" in an article geared to Spanish speakers would be akin to referring to Nippon as "Japan" in an article for Japanese speakers.

sulla that is pretty convoluted ......it was a bad translation like more and more of DT material has been this week.....Bejing is preferred because the other reminds them of colonial times Spanish idiom should have changed when the rest of the world did....where is my evil twin to clarify this

Gabriel Mercedes, thank you very much for you dedication and those long training hours, you Olympian have made us all very proud.

Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Trinidad Tobago, and of course Cuba are making the Caribbean proud and known throughout the world. I am extremely happy that DR (a poor country), in a distance land, was able to obtain two medals. One of the Dominican (the Taek Kwon Do fighter)is a member of the National Army (really poor salary) and the other (the Boxer) wash vehicle for a living. With almost zero support from the government and against the best from the world, they managed to say that sometimes "will" is stronger than money, publicity, steroids, social prestige, social status, etc. WELL DONE DOMINICANS! LET'S REPEAT IN ENGLAND 2012!

Go ahead Dominicanos!

greenwave, i agree with you 100% it is something all the caribbean can be proud of. i was looking at olympic articles and reactions from around the world, and it was interesting to note that the prime minister of jamaica stated that the accomplishments of the athletes had made the caribbean proud, not just each individual country. it only goes to show what small, underfunded countries can achieve against competitition from far more privileged peoples.

I think Jamaica has found some secret undetectable steroid.......Ganja maybe without a trace....after every race the Jamaicans have the munchies big time....we need an investigation

you just want to investigate in order to find out where to get yours!

So far, it looks like Jamaica with 5 Gs, 3 Ss, and 1Bs will win most of the glory for LA/C.

and belial pray tell what is your country to root for root root......Sodomy Arabia perhaps

now that the americans have managed to achieve the unthinkable, dropping the baton in both the men's and women's four by one hundred relay eliminations ,seven golds is not out of the question.actually, even if the americans had qualified for the relays, it is doubtful that they could have won gold.

To all that have said "congrats" to DR for the 2 medals, well done.

Go!! Gabi! i couldnt believe it when my Mom called me to let me know he won a medal!! he's well know in my little town of Monte Plata where he is from for being a great fighter and his passion for martial arts!! Im so proud of you right now!! good luck and keep doing what you do best!

this guy probably grew up eating yuca and platanos all his life, like the trinidad, bahamas, jamaica and other caribbean athletes. yet, i would not be surprised if you hear from guys in North America and Europe that our athletes from this area " must be doping ". maybe, our guys are as powerful and athletic as they are because they do not eat 4 burger king whoppers every day!

So true Dreadlocks, DR say's "Hi Hater"

Go ahead DR!!!

The best all around athletes have got to be the gymnasts, wrestlers and boxers. The last two especially require every sub-trait of athleticism and not just a couple like most sports. It is too bad in both cases the sports have not been administered well lately.