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Sponsors pull out of London 2012
The dust hasn't even settled on Beijing yet; the official handover hasn't even taken place, and already some of the top four sponsors are pulling out of London 2012."The failure of these global companies –... Team GB Victory Parade: Thousands Turn Out as Olympians Meet HM the Queen
LONDON today set the scene for Olympics 2012 as "Team GB" home-coming sportsmen and women - all 599 of them - paraded through central London to a rally at Trafalagar Square and greeted by...
created by Christina 123 | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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3880 views | 7 recommendations | 17 comments
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...
created by Christina 123 | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Better Late Than Never: IOC Takes Action on Age Scandal
Opinion I am not going to allow myself to wonder why the IOC (International Olympic Committee) waited until three days before the end of the Olympics to fully address the Chinese gymnastic age scandal. I am not... 463 views | 22 recommendations | 5 comments
Bolt wins third gold, will still be happy
Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell, Michael Frater, and Nesta Carter on Friday won the 4x100m relay in a world-record breaking time of 37.10 sec. Bolt et al were almost one second ahead of silver medalist Trinidad and...IOC to investigate Chinese gymnasts' ages
The International Olympic Committee has asked the international gymnastic group F.I.G. to investigate whether athletes on the Chinese women's team were to young to compete in the Olympics. "The I.O.C. instructed... Sergerie, Hall push Canada's medal total to 17
Friday, August 22: Canada has 17 total medals after Karine Sergerie won silver in 67-kilogram taekwondo and canoeist Thomas Hall won bronze in C-1 1,000 metres. " Karine Sergerie fought her way to Canada's... Today in Doping: Blonska stripped of silver medal
Ukrainian Lyudmila Blonska has been stripped of her silver medal in heptathlon after testing positive for the steroid methyltestosterone. "Blonska was temporarily suspended by the IOC on Thursday, and her medal... China Blocks Access to iTunes Store
China has blocked access to the entire iTunes store, apparently, because of one controversial album: Songs for Tibet.This is further evidence (as if any were needed), that any suggestion of 'free speech' in China...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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250 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
Jamaica Captures Coveted Olympic Relay
Usain Bolt earned a triplet of sprint gold medals and world records Friday, an unprecedented Olympic feat that elevated him alongside Michael Phelps as the stars of the Beijing Games.With his giant strides, he ran... Canada: Not Last in Men's Water Polo
Canada won its first game as a qualifying competitor in Beijing. They defeated China by a single goal to claim 11th place, relegating China to the bottom spot in their home tournament. The next step for Canadian... 106 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Coverage of Olympics coverage: NBC's self-censorship
Running updates on the issues surrounding the media coverage of the Beijing Games. Thursday, August 21 | - George Packer makes a good point: China has pulled off some impressive feats of censorship this month, but... GB 14 Year-Old Tom Daley Finishes 7th as Australia's Mitcham Snatches Gold fr...
Tom Daley has finished seventh in his event on the 10m platform today as Australia's Matthew Mitcham made some gasp-inspiring perfect dives to snatch victory from the jaws of crowd favourite, Zhou of...
created by Christina 123 | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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British Relay Team Join the New Olympic Craze: Drop the Baton!
Craig Pickering and his team mates in the 4x100m men's relay bravely took the blame for the incredible bungle on the last leg, when he ran over the line in the baton exchange, thus gaining the team a...
created by Christina 123 | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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1245 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
China firewalls iTunes
Update: Apple is currently investigating the site blockage but no details has been released. In the meanwhile, users in China may still experience problems with logging in to iTunes store."Apple said Friday they...Top Members Today
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