Rafael Nadal wins gold at the 2008 Beijing China Olympic Games

The recent victory of Rafael Nadal in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games brings him closer to the record of the Greatest Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps. Although Rafael Nadal does not have 12 medals to his credit, his performance in various Tennis competition in the world is bringing him honor and glory.

By beating Chile’s Fernando Gonzalez, Nadal sealed his name as the best male tennis player. Earlier this year, he went on a winning rampage from different tennis competition. He won the clay Court Masters Series event in Hamburg. He won the French Open and Wimbledon. Whew!

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If you are looking for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Country medal ranking, you’re not alone. Millions of people all over the world are anxious who will be the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games over all country winner. This is one way for a nation to show off its power in sports. Most of the time, it is an indication of the economic and political power of the country.

Naturally, the race is between the United States and China. With the latter having the home court advantage. If you check out the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games country medal ranking, you’d notice that China has more Olympic Gold medals than the United States. But United States has a bigger number of total Olympic medals won.

As the 2008 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony draws nearer, we might see China become the overall winner.