7. On August 18, Irving Saladino became the national hero for Panama by winning the country its first Olympic gold medal. He won with 8.34m in the long jump at the Olympic Games. This is the first gold medal Panama has won in the history of its participation at the Olympic Games. Previously it has won two bronze medals by runner Lloyd La Bech during the London Games in 1948.As the sports powers bag medals in the Olympic Games as easy as shelling peas, a lot of countries and regions wait intently for their first gold medal or even their first medal.
Meanwhile, the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is an event during which many have achieved beyond their drreams. Sports delegations from Mongolia, Togo, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Panama and etc. have all achieved historic breakthroughs by winning their first gold medal or first medal ever.
The Olympic spirit "Faster, Higher and Stronger" and "the most important thing is to participate" crowns an honor on all the athletes, so as to push forward the progress of mankind. Let us remember them, and their ecstatic faces! In their faces, we can see the Olympic spirit blazing.
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