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Mixed views over Kirsty Coventry’s US$100 000 handshake from Mugabe
The US$100 000 awarded to Kirsty Coventry by the Zimbabwe government has generated a lot of debate in forums and in the blog sphere. Kirsty Coventry was given the US$100 000 golden handshake by Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe for her efforts at the just ended Beijing Olympics where she won 4 medals (1 Gold and [...]
Continue reading...Zimbabwe awards Kirsty Coventry US$100 000
29. August 2008
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe gave champion swimmer, Kirsty Coventry US$100 000 as reward for her performance at the just ended Beijing Olympics games. Kirsty won 4 medals (1 Gold and 3 Silver medals). Kirsty was handed the cash reward at a ceremony in Harare where the President welcomed the country’s Olympic team. “You have done [...]
Continue reading...Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry parades her medals through Harare City Centre
28. August 2008
Zimbabwe’s ‘Golden Girl’ Kirsty waves during a parade through Harare City Centre on Wednesday. Kirsty Coventry won 1 Gold and 3 Silver medals at the just ended Beijing Olympics Games in China.
Continue reading...Grace Mugabe gave US$1 500 each to members of the Zimbabwe Team to the 2008 Beijing Oylmpics
26. August 2008
Members and officials of the Zimbabwe team to the Beijing Olympics where each given US$1 500 by Zimbabwe’s First Lady, Grace Mugabe. The reward is for doing the country proud by winning four medals at the just ended Beijing Olympics Games, according to a report in the Chronicle.The thirteen Zimbabwean athletes and their managers and [...]
Continue reading...Zimbabwe’s Brian Dzingai could not stop lightining Bolt from striking Gold
20. August 2008
But did he have any chance against the ‘Superman’ from Jamaica?
In fact nobody could stop the impressive Jamaican, Usain Bolt who smashed the 200m world record at the Beijing Olympics to become the fastest man of all time. Bolt finished at 19.30 to break the previous record of 19.32 to claim his second gold [...]
Zimbabwe’s Best Olympian Ever: Kirsty finally get’s Gold in Record Time at Beijing 2008
16. August 2008
She is the ‘Real Deal’, the best athlete Zimbabwe has ever had, and every Zimbabwean should be proud of Kirsty Coventry’s. Congratulations Kirsty!
She smashed another world record! Isn’t that phenomenal?
Finally it’s Gold for Kirsty! After winning three Silver Medals at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry finally got the Gold Medal she deserved. She [...]
Another Olympics Medal for Kirsty
13. August 2008
Amazing! Congratulations to Kirsty Coventry, 3 Medals at the Beijing Olympics 2008 and 3 medals for Zimbabwe.
Kirsty Coventry won her third Silver medal at the Beijing Olympics 2008 in the Women’s 200m Individual Medley. She was second behind the Gold medal winner Stephanie Rice, in today’s finals at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing. Natalie [...]
Another medal for Zimbabwe’s Kirsty at the Beijing Olympics
12. August 2008
Kirsty Coventry got Silver in the Women’s 100m Backstroke at the Beijing Olympics today.
It’s another Silver medal for Kirsty Coventry in the swimming pool and her second at Beijing Olympics 2008. But this time surely not we all expected….the ‘Golden Girl’ deserved Gold after that smashing performance in the semi-finals yesterday when she set a [...]
Zimbabwe’s ‘Golden Girl’ Kirsty smashes games record
11. August 2008
Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry smashed the World record for the Women’s 100m Backstroke with a time of 58.77 in her semi-final Heat at the Beijing Olympics.Crowds cheered as Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry touched the wall a full shoulder length ahead of competition to set a new world record in the Women’s 100m Backstroke.
Kirsty’s new record replaces the [...]
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