Japan's Kosuke Kitajima won the gold medal in the Men's 100m breaststroke. Great. Good for him, right? Well, when you consider that he used Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games as part of his training repertoire, you begin to respect his gamer creds. You know, in addition to the fact that he's a tremendous athlete.
Yes, Kitajima actually said that it's the prefect mental training for envisioning the Olympic hall.
So next time someone rags on you for playing too much Wii , tell them that... Read Full Story
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EROS RAMAZZOTTI Eros Luciano Walter Ramazzotti (born on October 28, 1963), known simply as Eros Ramazzotti, is an Italian singer and songwriter. Ramazzotti, who is one of the most popular artists in Italy is well known not only in most non English-speaking European countries but also in most of the Spanish-speaking world as he has released most of his albums in both Italian and Spanish. Since 1984, he has released 11 studio albums, one EP, two compilation albums, two live albums as well as... Read Full Story
Beijing: China is still on the top in points table in Beijing Olympics as Japan’s Kosuke Kitajima won the men’s 200- meter breaststroke on Thursday morning for his second gold medal of the Beijing Olympics.
Also a winner in the 100 breaststroke on Monday, Kitajima lowered his own Olympic record by nearly a second to 2 minutes, 7.64 seconds. He won both breaststroke events at the 2004 Athens Olympics as well.
“I am so relieved,” said Kitajima, also the world record holder. “I was going to... Read Full Story
Kosuke Kitajima Bio Sketch:
Name
Kosuke Kitajima
Date Of Birth
September 22, 1982
Place Of Birth
Tokyo
Height
5′10"
Weight
73 kg
Nationality
Japanese
Celebrity Status
Japanese world record holder and multiple Olympic gold medalist breaststroke swimmer
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Kosuke Kitajima of Japan added another gold to his Breaststroke fame in Men’s 100m Breaststroke on 11th August 2008. Alexander Dale Oen of Norway finished second. Hugues Dubosvq of France took bronze.
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{mosgoogle right} TOKYO (AP) -- Double Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima was among five swimmers to break Japan national records in Speedo's LZR Racer swimsuit Friday, raising doubts about the contractual obligation for Japan swimmers to use domestically produced suits at the Olympics.
Kitajima, who won the men's 100 and 200-meter breaststroke at the 2004 Olympics, set a new national record in the 100 breaststroke at the Japan Open with a time of 59.44 seconds.
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{mosgoogle right} The government will consider presenting swimmer Kosuke Kitajima with the People's Honor Award for his tremendous achievement of winning two gold medals in two consecutive Olympic Games, the top government spokesman said on Friday.
"Kitajima's performances were outstanding. As other (Japanese) athletes are also striving hard right now, we should look at giving out the award after all the events are over (at the Beijing Olympics)," Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura... Read Full Story
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Asia's greatest swimmer Kosuke Kitajima stole the spotlight from Michael Phelps on Thursday with an unprecedented double-double in the Olympics breaststroke. France's Alain Bernard won swimming's blue riband event, the men's 100 freestyle, by a whisker from Australia's Eamon Sullivan in a thrilling race, after trailing at the half-way stage. Read Full Story
