The Olympic games have caught the attention of the gambling world in recent years and the Beijing renewal of 2008 is sure to be the biggest ever. Focus usually revolves around the mens 100 metres market, where Tyson Gay and Astafa Powell currently dispute favouritism.
Commencing on August 8th, 2008, the Beijing Olympics will see the British public gamble millions of pounds over the historic three week period.
With 302 Olympics events across 28 sports and around 10,500 athletes competing, UK bookmakers will be offering more markets for this year's games than ever before.
Historically, the most popular betting market has always been the Men's 100 metres and this year's book is dominated by World Champion
Tyson Gay (best priced 7/5) and World Record holder
Asafa Powell (2/1), with the only other's in the running (excuse the pun) being Jamiaca's
Usain Bolt and
Derrick Atkins from The Bahamas.
The host nation China are sure to be making a strong run at the medals table, and currently dispute favouritism with the USA. The hosts are evens with America installed at 4/6.