Beijing’s Olympic is Asian Games

OLYMPIC Games which held in Beijing started from 8th August is similar with Asian Games. Case for final part of Badminton. No European at all. The semifinal all for Asian player. Danish shuttlers Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen is beaten by Indonesian man double. Kamilla Rytter Juhl and Thomas Laybourn of Denmark is stopped by Indonesian mixed double. Number 4 (four) seeded Tine Rasmussen from Denmark loss from Indonesian women single. British Mixed Doubles duo Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson was outplayed by players from Republic of Korea. And the legend, Peter Gade is cruised past by number one player of China, Lin Dan. What about the women’s double? In the quarter final, all is Asian. No European at all.
Indonesians Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan are only a step away from the 2008 Beijing Olympics badminton men’s doubles gold medal after ousting Danish shuttlers Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen 21-19, 21-17 in 31 minutes in Beijing on Friday. the final, Kido and Hendra will meet the winner between second seeds Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng of China and South Koreans Lee Jaejin and Hwang Jiman. Indonesian mixed doubles third seeds Flandy Limpele and Vita Marissa advanced to the 2008 Beijing Olympics semifinals after sweating out to oust Kamilla Rytter Juhl and Thomas Laybourn of Denmark 21-17, 15-21, 21-17. Determined to move past his unexpected first-round exit in Athens, Lin, a heavy favorite, is geared up for the coveted Men's Singles gold medal. Lin cruised past Gade 21-13, 21-16 on August 14 to enter the semifinal, continuing his undefeated run for gold in the tournament. The anticipated heart-pounding clash turned out to be a disastrous outing for Gade, who was no match for Lin's super high tempo and unassailable smashes. Yulianti, on the other hand, was an overachiever in this competition. Ranking 21st in the world, she overcame World No. 4 Tine Rasmussen of Denmark and World No. 15 Saina Nehwal of India to come this far. However, her luck ran out in this semifinal.British Mixed Doubles duo Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson was outplayed by Lee Hyo-jung and Lee Yong-dae of the Republic of Korea 21-19, 21-12 in the quarterfinals of the Olympic Badminton tournament on Thursday, August 14.Source: http://results.beijing2008.cn, and thejakartapost. BAHASA Indonesia version at http://perbulutangkisan.blogspot.com/2008/08/olimpiade-beijing-adalah-asian-games.html