Bruno Julie won Mauritius's first ever Olympic medal in the Boxing BantamWeight (54kg) category at Beijing. That was a heart-wrenching semifinal with the "Mauritian Magician" narrowly losing 7-5 to his Cuban counterpart Yankiel Leon Alarcon.

The match was tough with the Cuban favourite playing defensive. So it was up to Bruno Julie to take the initiative to attack.

The turning point of the game came when Yankiel Leon Alarcon punched Julie below the belt & was penalised but also earned a controversial point. The Cuban held on till the end at 7-5 but it was clear that the judges failed in awarding some crucial points. Nevertheless even if Bruno Julie lost the match, he won our hearts & has accomplished the feat of achieving an Olympic medal!

Bruno Julie was the highest scoring boxer in his category in Beijing & he more than deserved this Olympic medal justifying his African Champion status.

This is an incredible moment for Mauritius, marking the pages of Olympic history. The way to Gold goes through the Bronze medal. Go on Mauritius! Long Live Bruno Julie! *Yay*

More photos here!

Special mention for Stephan Buckland who managed to reach 200m semifinal despite his recent injury. Great Kudos!

Go on Mauritius!

I just couldn't miss not to talk on the extraordinary performance by Michael Phelps.

8 Gold medals & 7 World Records... Incredible! The greatest olympic athlete ever!

Same for Usain Bolt... That was an unbelievable 100m final with Bolt dominating it with such an ease that he could slow down & still break the world record.

& to think he's a 200m specialist & had run his first 100m only a year ago. He even broke the 200m WR that was still standing since 1996!

& yesterday he won his 3rd gold medal with the 4x100m relay in world record time.