World Records Are Falling And Gold Medals Awarded...
Since I am all about the swimming - and cycling - and running - and triathlon... I am reporting the news I'm watching from today's Olympic competition in Athens! Great times and GREAT races!
Swimming
Michael Phelps, USA - 400 IM, world record and gold 4:08.26
Ian Thorpe, Australia - 400 Free, gold 3:43.10 /
Australian girls - 400 Free Relay, gold and world record 3:35.94 / USA silver 3:36.39
Yana Klochkova Ukraine won her second in a row, Olympic gold in the 400 IM 4:34.83 / Silver, Kaitlin Sandeno, USA 4:34.95
139.4-mile Road Cycling Race
1st Italy's Paolo Bettini 5:41.44
2nd Portugal's Sergio Paulinho-1 second back
3rd Belgium's Axel Merckx-7seconds back (I like HIM best because he showed me the Tour de France in 1997!)
Great Websites to follow the Olympic News
http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/athens/front.htm
What Olympic races have YOU been watching?!!