Pictures from Beijing

I'll start with the events, and I'll have links to even more pictures. Our first event was the women's 200m butterfly (along with the finals of the men's 200m breaststroke, the men's 100m freestyle, and the women's 4x100m free relay and the semifinals of the 200m IM).

We also were able to see Elaine's butterfly leg in the prelims of the 4x100m medley relay. Given that the Americans qualified third and won a silver medal, I'd say she did pretty well.

Our next event was at the National Stadium, where we saw the 100m dash. In that race, Usain Bolt took gold and broke the world record in the process at 9.69 seconds.

The next race was rowing. That happened to be the only event where we watched the Americans win a gold medal (and hearing our national anthem). Note that we were quite far away from the medal stand, so the pictures weren't as good. Anyway, pictured is the gold medal-winning women's eight.

Next we were able to go see the women's triathlon, which was really good, given that my dad is a triathlete and a fan of the sport. American Laura Bennett came in fourth, but it was still a fun event (especially for an event not conducive to being a spectator sport).

The final event we got to see was a set of preliminary events in the athletics at the Birds Nest Stadium. Most of the events were javelin, long jump, etc., which are a bit hard to capture on photo. I decided to post a photo of a Bahrainian athlete, which, for obvious reasons, stands out.

More pictures later!