Tag: London 2012
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Dionne Bromfield & Tinchy Stryder – Spinnin for 2012
Official song of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay, released 25th September 2011. It’s getting closer! Here is another video from the organizers, “1 year to go to London 2012 – the story so far”
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London 2012: Phelps is No. 1 to USA, Bolt No. 1 to World
Quite a provocative read, but unfortunately quite right, here in the Chicago Tribune: The difference in global renown between Phelps, the greatest swimmer in history, and Bolt, the fastest sprinter in history, is as simple as the difference in the inclusiveness of their sports. Swimming remains a white bread sport. Not a single black athlete…
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British swimmers to miss the London 2012 opening ceremony
According to the London Evening Standard, the host nation’s cycling and swimming teams are set to miss the extravaganza at the 80,000-capacity Olympic stadium on July 27, meaning that at least 150 of the 550-strong team will not be there. Coaches are worried that the hours-long ceremony, which will finish at 11pm to accomodate US…
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Kitajima: It will take a world record to win gold in London
Yeehaa, two-time Olympic breaststroke champion Kosuke Kitajima believes he will need to set a world record to win a gold medal at the London Olympics next year, because of the rise of his rivals. Very reasonable thinking, as Alexander Dale Oen was only 0.13 off the world record of 58.58 seconds in the 100 breaststroke.…
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Swimming New Zealand has ‘no hope’ of medals
New Zealand’s Olympic swimming hopes appear dim after SPARC’s damning review of the sport an insistence on change – with insiders saying there is little or no hope of medalling at London next year. Read more here on nzherald.co.nz, via the17thman.
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Gaddafi gets 1000 tickets to the London Olympics
Troll alert, while swimmers get to buy tickets for only one family member at the London 2012 Aquatics Centre, and others like Rebecca Adlington’s parents have been cheated out of theirs, the Libyan regime has successfully requested close to 1,000 tickets, co-ordinated by the Gaddafi family. The Mayor of London describes is as “successful” that…
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Janet Evans is making a comeback (!)
Janet Evans walked away from swimming after the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, with her gold medals and world records that stood for many many years, morphed into a spokeswoman, got married and had two kids. Now in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, 39-year-old Evans revealed that she’s been training hard for the past six…