This is incredible! I was just on the USA Today site where I read that Natalie Du Toit of South Africa, is the first amputee to qualify for the Olympics! In 2001, she was hit by a car while riding on her scooter and lost her left leg as a result but that hasn’t […]
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Deena Kastor, has won yesterday’s U.S. Olympic marathon trials and earned a berth in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. It will be the second Olympic marathon and third Olympics for Kastor, who ran the 10,000 meters in Sydney.
“I accomplished two major goals: first, to make the team […]
My favorite Canadian male gymnast, Kyle Shewfelt, suffered two broken legs and ligament damage last year before the world championships and he’s been working hard, often training in pain, to try to be ready for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He’s got less than four months but that doesn’t seem to be bothering […]
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Australian walker, Jared Tallent, won the very first Olympic test event held in China’s National Stadium (also known as "the Bird’s Nest"). Tallent solidified his position as a medal contender by winning the men’s 20km walk in Beijing, beating Chinese favourite, Wang Hao, with a […]
Jon Stewart of The Daily Show talked about the protests surrounding the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It was a comical and satirical way to look at the issue and added a little levity to this increasingly serious situation.
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I’ve managed to find an awesome footage of the lighting ceremony signaling the start of the Olympic Torch Relay. This took place in Olympia, Greece last 24 March 2008.
The footage includes portions on the High Priestess played by actress Maria Nafpliotou lighting the torch flame; releasing the dove; and handing the torch to the first […]
Jodie Henry, the Aussie winner of the 100m freestyle and two relay events during the Athens 2004 swimming competition, has announced that she will not participate in the upcoming Olympics.
The struggle with motivational and physical problems has been cited as a cause. Over the last four years, Henry has switched coaches at least thrice, and […]
Last Monday, the organizers of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games unveiled their new National Aquatics Center, more pithily known as the “Watercube.” The news report on the venue reveals impressive specs:
The venue has 6,000 permanent and 11,000 temporary seats. Like the 91,000-seat National Stadium — the “Bird’s Nest,” which will be completed in March — […]
Nine cities have submitted Candidature Files for the 1st Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010 by the deadline of 26 October:
1. Athens, Greece
2. Bangkok, Thailand
3. Debrecen, Hungary
4. Guatemala City, Guatemala
5. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
6. Moscow, Russian Federation
7. Poznan, Poland
8. Singapore, Singapore
9. Turin, Italy
A shortlist will be announced by 19 November 2007.
The Games will be for […]
12 October 2007 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced an agreement with Nine Network (Nine) and Foxtel for the broadcast rights within Australia for the Vancouver 2010 and London 2012 Olympic Games.
The IOC assessed the bids it received and selected Nine Network and Foxtel on their capacity to reach the broadest possible audience […]
The Olympic Torch is just part of what Light the Torch covers. We discuss the coming Beijing Olympics as well as future and past Olympic Games, Olympic athletes, and Olympics issues and news.
Written by Jeanne Dupuis [email], and Sandy Mitchell [email] for b5media.
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