Showing posts with label Beijing 2008. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beijing 2008. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Nice cover from Belarus. Thank you Natasha!!!!








Historical reference: The Games of the XXIX Olympiad were held in Beijing, the capital of China, on August 8-24, 2008.181 athletes represented Belarus. They took part in 26 events.


On June 2010 the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne resolved to repudiate the charges of doping against Vadim Devyatovskiy and Ivan Tsikhan and to return them the silver and bronze medals won at the Olympiad in Beijing.


After the Court resolution the Belarus team took the 15th place among 204 countries that participated in the Games.


30 Belarus athletes won 19 medals: 4 gold, 5 silver and 10 bronze

On this cover: No. 837 Prize winners of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing. Weightlifting 1000 BYR
No. 838 Prize winners of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing. Rowing and canoeing 1000 BYR

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Nice cover from Georgia. Thanks Khatuna !!!

Nice cover from Georgia with Beijing 2008 complete set and Centenary of FIFA complete set.

The Centenary of FIFA set mentions four famous football players from Gerogia:

Boris Paichadze ( February 3, 1915 – October 9, 1990) was a renowned Gerogian footballer, who played for FC Dinamo Tbilisi.The largest stadium in Georgia, the Boris Paichadze Stadium in Tbilisi, is name after him.
Avtandil Nikolayevich Gogoberidze ( August 3, 1922 - November 20,1980) was a Soviet football player. He was a Grigory Fedotov Club member.
Mikheil Shalvovich Meskhi (12 January 1937 - 22 Aril 1991) was a Georgian footballer. Nicknamed the "Georgian Garrincha" for his dazzling wing play, Meskhi was a creative force on the left flank for the Soviet Union.
David Kipiani (November 18, 1951 - September 17, 2001) Was a famous Georgian football midfielder and manager. He played for FC Dinamo Tbilisi and Soviet Union National Team and also for a year for Lokomotiv Tbilsi.

National Aquatics Center. Thank you Pu !

Wednesday, November 11, 2009