London Key roads shut for rush hour during Games

The full extent of disruption due to Olympic events being staged on central London roads is revealed today. Transport chiefs said the marathon, cycling, triathlon and race-walking competitions would take place on...

Vancouver 2010 Men's Figure Skating Free Skate: Twitter Coverage

At the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver tonight figure skating fans will be on the edge of their seats as the men's Figure Skating Free Skate takes place and this is a medal event. At the end of the short program on Tuesday February 16th, the standing for the men's figure...

Vancouver 2010 Olympic Protester Arrested

After a morning of violent Olympic Protest here in Vancouver , here is video of an Oympic Protester being arrested and just look at all these Cops ! more on my YouTube Channel

Simon Ammann from Switzerland Wins Gold in Ski Jump at Whistler

Simon Ammann from Switzerland has won the first Gold Medal at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games in the Ski Jumping competition at Whistler. After the first-round of the normal hill competition, Ammann had a 2.5 pin cushion but with his second jump he extended it to 7. ...

Olympic Torch Relay: Who Will Be The Last Torchbearer?

As the 2010 Vancouver Olympics are drawing near, the Olympic Torch Relay that kicked off on October 30 is entering its final days. The relay will end at the BC Place Stadium on February 12 when the last...

Chicago In 2020?

Although I have lived in the state of Florida for most of my life, I consider myself an "honorary" Chicagoan by virtue of my birth and first ten years on this earth in the Windy City.  That being said, I was...

Violence in Rio De Janeiro: Violent Clashes with 12 Dead

Violence has errupted in Rio de Janeiro today, just two weeks after they won the 2016 Olympic bid, with suspected drug traffickers shooting down a police helicopter and setting fire to five buses and a school, two...

Chicago and Tokyo Out of Running for 2016

CNN is reporting the Chicago and Tokyo are out of the running for the 2016 games, leaving Madrid and Rio as the 

How London 2012 was credit crunched

The financial magic of the Five Ring Circus is that the International Olympic Committee takes no risk, pays no taxes and can look forward to guaranteed benefits for its members and the extended 'Olympic family'....

Beijing's 2009 New Year resolution: scrap polluting cars

Beijing has made a 2009 New Years Resolution; get rid of more than 350,000 high-polluting vehicles off the inner city streets to ease traffic and air polllution in the city. As a trial during the Olympic Games, the...

Good bye Team GB ?

The dust is settling on the sporting glories of the rather irritatingly entitled British Olympic sports team - 'Team GB' and politicians and celebrities have jumped on board the few moments of fleeting fame to be had on the return of the successful sports men and women to...

Venezuelan olympic performance cursed by Tibetan issue? (updated)

Caracas, Venezuela, 24 August 2008. As Beijing bids farewell to Olympics , Venezuela continues to hotly debate over the performance of its athletes.  Despite having boasted a major breakthrough in...

Norway's Thorkildsen Gave up the Day Job to Concentrate on Getting 90m.

  Olympic Beijing 2008 Champion and Olympic record holder, Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway gave up the "day job" in financial services two years ago to practice on his 90 metre shots.  Well, it has...

Halftime score: Australia holding Argentina to 0 - 0 draw

In front of a packed Hongkou Stadium in Shanghai, the Australian Olyroos are holding Argentina to a scoreless draw at half time.In a closely fought half where Agentina carried most of the play, Australia managed to keep the superstar laden squad off the scoreboard, and even...

Opening Ceremonies through the years

"Opening Ceremonies through the years"

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