Wednesday, 8 August 2012

Grenada declares half-holiday for runner James Olympic gold

With its gold medal Monday, Grenada vaulted past Slovenia on the list of countries that have won the most medals per capita.

LONDON – Go get 'em, Grenada. On Monday, we highlighted which teams have won the most medals per capita. Based on this formula, Slovenia, with four medals and just over two million people, led the leader board. China and the United States, which

Here in America, Olympic medals are not only frequent, but expected. And while the majority of attention is understandably paid to the nations at the top of.

People danced, cheered and waved flags in the streets of Grenada after Kirani James won the gold medal in the 400-meter run with a time of 43.94 seconds — giving the small Caribbean nation its first-ever Olympic medal. Russian gymnast Aliya Mustafina,

The small Caribbean nation of Grenada, liberated from a Communist coup by President Ronald Reagan in 1983, won their first Olympic medal in history today!


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