MICHAEL PHELPS - THE BALTIMORE BULLET SET FOR BEIJING 2008
  • Michael Phelps has set his eyes on eight gold medals this Beijing Olympics to over shadow Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals in swimming.
TYSON GAY
  • Tyson Gay has put the American hopes high for Beijing Olympic with his world record performance at the US track & field Olympic trails. He produced a world record time of 9.68 in 100 meters though it was a wind aided performance, but was termed as the best sprint- fastest time ever recorded in any conditions.
THE CHINESE HOPE AT BEIJING 2008 - LIU XIANG
  • Take a walk through the streets of Beijing and you will come to see the pictures of one man - Liu Xiang, the Chinese 110 meter hurdler, plastered all over the city billboards. The man currently holds ‘triple crown’ of world athletics- World Record, World Champion and Olympic Champion, but Chinese expectations hit a jolt in June when Dayron Robles of Cuba stripped off his 110 meters hurdle record.
SUPER DAN: SEEKING GOLD MEDAL
  • With the overwhelming performances and the ever increasing fan clubs the Dan had put bad in badminton in the Olympics by not bagging any of the gold medals till now.
USAIN BOLT - TOO FAST TOO FURIOUS
  • Usain Bolt nicknamed as "Lightning Bolt" makes sprinting appear so undemanding. Every race of his looks a shoe commercial. He has emerged as one of contenders to be the tracks greatest triple-threat sprinter. With a world record in 100 meters, second in 200 in 2007 world championships, and has been close to 45 seconds in 400, an event many consider potentially his best race.
ASAFA POWELL - RUN JAMAICA RUN!
  • Athletics is to Jamaica what cricket is to the Indian subcontinent or baseball is to America - Inseparable! Perhaps it is the race against adversities or the in-built desire to get ahead of limited opportunities that make so many Jamaicans, sprinters of phenomenal repute.
LAWSHAW MERRITT
  • LawShaw Merritt an Olympic newcomer will like to make it big this August in Beijing.
    Merritt came to limelight as forceful contender for Olympic Games in the 400m after his series of dazzling performances internationally in 2007.
MAHBOBA AHDYAR
  • A big dream overshadowed by a menace is becoming a reality and symbolization of what Afghan women can achieve under the never silencing guns in war torn country. Mahboba Ahdyar will compete in 1, 500m event in Beijing Summer Olympics.