1. Zimbabwe By Patrick Ottman

2. Kirsty Coventry Olympic swimmer for Zimbabwe Lives in Austin, Texas Born November 16, 1983 Won Zimbabwe's first swimming Olympic medals The nation thought of her as a “national treasure” When she won her first medals the people of Zimbabwe put aside fighting The pools in Zimbabwe are not heated and training was hard year round She would still swim in the freezing cold pool until she turned blue

3. Robert Gabriel Mugabe President of Zimbabwe President since 1987 Born February 21, 1924 His goal was to stop white majority ruling He lost this first round election but the other candidate did not get the 50% needed They say that the election results were altered and they say the other candidate had received 50.3% of the votes

4. Imitation goods being sold Some shops in Africa are selling fake goods for a cheap price These items include mobile phones, designer gear, and gadgets This business is sky rocketing in one of the poorest nations in the world 140,000 have been lost because of counterfeiting

5. Bibliography Beijing 2008. 20 Aug. 2008 <http://www.nbcolympics.com /athletes/athlete=638/bio/index.html>. Mcgregor, Sarah. AllAfrica. 20 Aug. 2008. Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. 20 Aug. 2008.