The first gold medal for the USSR was won by Nina Romashkova in the women's Discus Throwing event, and the Soviet women's gymnastics team won the first of its eight consecutive gold medals. .... violent disruption from pro-Tibetan protesters, the banning of ethnic Tibetans from working in Beijing for the duration of the games,criticisms of policies mandating the electronic surveillance of internationally owned hotels, displacement of residents, and ticket adversities . ...
The first gold medal for the USSR was won by Nina bRomashkova/b in the women's Discus Throwing event, and the Soviet women's gymnastics team won the first of its eight consecutive gold medals. b..../b violent disruption from pro-Tibetan protesters, the banning of ethnic Tibetans from working in Beijing for the duration of the games,criticisms of policies mandating the electronic surveillance of internationally owned bhotels/b, displacement of residents, and ticket adversities . ...