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That's the end of 2008 Olympics. Thanks for everyone predicting the events on ZiiTrend.com. Hope to meet with you again in 2012 London Olympics.

perhaps need to get a team of FBI / CIA to do the investigation :p

On the oft-criticized pollution, Beijing municipal government said it had invested more than 140 billion yuan (20.5 billion U.S. dollars) since 1998 into more than 200 projects for improving the city's air quality.

The average daily air pollution index (API) so far this month was 56, far below 81 reported last year. Major air pollutants on average dropped 40 percent over the same period last year, with nitrogen oxide emissions directly related to vehicles down by 61 percent, according to the bureau.

references: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/20...

Brazil took the gold medal.

South Korea took the gold medal, Cuba took silver, and United States took bronze.

Germany got the gold medal with 72.917% score.

http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG...

No luck for HK. Sorry.

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beij...

On a day when the heat on the field topped a punishing 107 degrees, and the referee twice stopped play because of the sizzle, Argentina proved itself a champion again. Argentina beats Nigeria 1-0 for Olympic gold.

China got 51 golds.

US got 36 golds.

While the world's best athletes were showcasing their talents in first-rate facilities, Chinese security forces kept terrorism at bay. There was no attack on any Olympic venues. Good job !

Here is the ranking of medal counts (gold, silver, bronze, total number of medals)

United States 36 38 36 110
China 51 21 28 100
Russia 23 21 28 72

US got the gold medal, and Brazil got silver: http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beij...

It is the first time that China suppressed all countries in the gold medal count. By that point China's lead in the gold medal count was unassailable, and its barely hidden agenda of topping the United States for the first time handily achieved. The final tally: China 51; U.S. 36.

In the overall medal count, though, the order was reversed: U.S. 110; China 100. Both nations could claim to be No. 1 in a contest in which there was more at stake than just bragging rights over which country's athletic prowess is faster, stronger, higher.

An interesting article talks about "Gold Medal Economics" - few economists would have been surprised that China is gaining ground on the gold medal tally. While it is difficult to predict the outcome of individual events, the overall number of medals a country will win can be closely forecast: http://www.forbes.com/opinions/2008/0...

Russians got all the medals in Women Single. Elena Dementieva got gold, Dinara Safina silver, and Vera Zvonareva bronze.

That's the end of 2008 Olympics. Thanks for everyone predicting the events on ZiiTrend.com. Hope to meet with you again in 2012 London Olympics.

Now he decides to write a book telling the story behind his historic eight gold medal swims just in time for the holiday season.

Germany won 2:0. Germany will meet US in the final.

USA won 1:0. Nothing could keep the U.S. women's soccer team from reaching its final goal: an Olympic gold medal.

US already took 31 medals (12 gold, 9 silver, and 10 bronze). Australia followed with 20 medals.