Let the games begin!

August 7, 2008 on 3:03 pm |

Tomorrow marks the beginning of the 2008 Olympic Games. It’s time to get engrossed in the drama and watch top athletes break world records. In preparation for the games, we’ve created the new Yahoo! Sports 2008 Olympics module. With this module, not only will you be able to view the latest news stories, but you can see the most recent videos and photographs - all in one place. It even includes a real time medal count so you can see the rankings of each country.


Now, you can follow the winners, the losers, and the glory of the 2008 Beijing Olympics! Personally, I will be eagerly watching to see if Michael Phelps wins the 8 gold medals he needs to break the record, or if Liu Xiang can win gold for China. Let the games begin!

Vandana
- My Yahoo! Marketing

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  1. Are we going to be able to choose which countries to look at under the medal count, or are they going to go from highest to lowest #s in the list? I added the module (and I know, it’s before the games and all), but mine lists Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra… good countries all, I’m sure, but they don’t hold the interest to me the same as the US or a select other few… Highest to lowest would be alright, but it would be nice to be able to select the countries we want to see in the list…

    Comment by Lori — August 8, 2008 #

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  3. [...] aren’t willing to spend $70+ on a data plan, you can still get in on the fun through My Yahoo! — the module they put together is really impressive. Not as impressive as a mass of Chinese volunteers operating an undulating [...]

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  4. Hi Lori,

    You are correct. The countries in the medal count will be listed in order of most medals to least.

    -Vandana
    My Yahoo!

    Comment by Vandana — August 11, 2008 #

  5. The usa is ahead with metal count as far as I know. We are doing really well in swimming.. Especially in mens swimming when Michael Phelps captured his 8th concective gold metal in the free style.

    Comment by lisa — August 18, 2008 #

  6. What happened. Did Yahoo stop updating the module. Mine is stuck on Day 8 for last 4 days.

    Comment by Andrew — August 19, 2008 #

  7. Hi Andrew,

    The Olympic module should be updating properly now. Check it out.

    Vandana, My Yahoo! Marketing

    Comment by vandana — August 19, 2008 #

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