Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics Mexico competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The country sent 85 competitors (43 men and 42 women) and participated in 23 sports. Mexico's flag-bearer at the opening ceremony was diver Paola Espinosa. Mexican athletes won two gold medals at the games for the first time since the 1984 Olympics. Mexico sent archers, two men and two women, to the Olympics for the eighth time, and had yet to win an Olympic medal in the sport. Two men received qualifying places in archery, after Luis Velez earned a qualifying spot during the 2007
Adlington railway station (Lancashire) station is situated, will be electrified which should reduce journey times to Manchester by up to ten minutes . There have been many delays but completion is expected before December 2018. Adlington railway station (Lancashire) Adlington railway station serves the town of Adlington, near Chorley in Lancashire, England. It is a two-platform station on the Chorley-Bolton line. This is part of the Northern service link between Preston and Manchester. Until 1960 Adlington was also served by a station named White Bear (on the Lancashire Union Railway). On 15 June 1837 by act of Parliament, the Bolton and Preston Railway Company