THE WORLD PORTAL

Mauritius send 12 competitors to participate in 7 sports events in Beijing. They received only one bronze medal in this summer Olympics. Stephan Buckland was the flag bearer of the country in the opening ceremony in Beijing Olympics. In the 2004 Olympics, they can’t achieve any medal. Buckland and Milazar are famous sportsmen in Mauritius. In Athens, Buckland went one better than he managed at the 2000 Olympic Games. He reached the final of the 200m and finished sixth overall. Milazar also improved, reaching the semi finals of the 400m. Both athletes reached finals in their respective events at the 2001 and 2003 World Championships. At the 2000 Olympic Games, Buckland missed the final by two places and Milazar missed the semi-finals by one. This bronze medal was the first medal for the country. Bruno Julie won the medal for boxing. Some details about him is following.

1.Bruno Julie

Bruno Julie, nicknamed the “Mauritan magician” by the commentators won the bronze medal for the bantamweight in this summer Olympics. He won several medals in international tournaments. His first international tournament is 2002 Commonwealth games. He reached the quarter final in this competition. In 2006 he reached the final by defeating Mmoloki Nogeng, losing only to India’s Akhil Kumar. In 2007, Julie won gold medals at the Commonwealth Championships in Liverpool and at the African Championships in Tana. He won a further gold medal at the African Cup of Nations in his native country and clinched his second gold medal at the Indian Ocean Games in Madagascar, four years after his first one in Mauritius. Bruno Julie’s bronze is the first Olympic medal of the country.

Togo, one of the qualified Olympics Nations .The country had 3 athletes at Beijing Olympics and participated in three different sports. Togo won only one medal in the Olympics games of Beijing. The country showed their best sports in a kayak. Boukpeti Benjamin take Togo’s first ever Olympic medal. As was the stated earlier, this is the first Olympic medal of any kind earned by an athlete from Togo. Togo’s best Results came in the K1 canoe slalom event at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Benjamin Boukpeti qualified for the semifinals, finishing 18th overall. In Beijing Olympics, Togo’s rank position is 81. They are some details of Togo’s Medalist.

1. BOUKPETI BENJAMIN

Boukpeti makes great history for Togo in a kayak and he take the bronze medal with his victory time was 173.45 seconds. He is the first athlete ever to win a medal for Togo in any Summer Games. Alexander Grimm of Germany won the gold medal and Fabien Lefevre of France won the silver medal in this competition. The Bronze to be a great surprise for Togo. He has a great performer and their Olympic competed only had three athletes, so far one of them to come away with a medal is an extremely a great victory. He was born in France and only visited Togo, in West Africa, then he developed through a program in France, but shoulder injuries, he ended his career there. Then the 27-year-old represented Togo when he competed in the 2004 Athens Games. He participates in the Athens was his first Olympics appearance, and then he also finished first place in the African Championships. Definitely, Togo’s Boukpeti is a great hero in Beijing Olympics and great hero on his country.