By Guest Blogger Bo Durkop
Lopez Lomong of Sudan has come a long way to make it to the Olympics, and in more ways than one. His inspiring journey is one that has inspired all who have heard it. As a six year old boy, Lomong was separated from his parents, kidnapped by a government-backed militia, […]
By Guest Blogger Bo Durkop
There have been many memorable moments for the Americans in the Beijing Olympics so far. Michael Phelps has secured his place in history as an Olympic legend alongside great athletes Mark Spitz and Carl Lewis today when he won his ninth olympic gold medal. Phelps is slated to swim in two […]
Today’s action showcased numerous activities and events. However, the men’s basketball competition caught the eyes of many spectators as host nation China and the United States faced off. In an amazing debut, the United States basketball team demonstrated utter dominance not seen since the previous decade, defeating China 101-70. However, defending Olympic champion Argentina wasn’t […]
By Guest Blogger Bo Durkop
Texas’ three NBA teams are well represented in the 2008 Olympics. The Dallas Mavericks Dirk Nowitzki, Houston Rockets Yao Ming, and the San Antonio Spurs Manu Ginobili, who each just a few months earlier competed in the NBA playoffs are now set to perform for an even larger world wide […]
By Guest Blogger Bo Durkop
In Sunday morning’s events swimming dominated the news. Michael Phelps earned his first Olympic Gold of the 2008 Beijing games, shattering his previous record in the Men’s 400-meter individual medley. With one event down, Phelps still has seven more gold medals to win in order to surpass Mark Spitz record for […]
By Guest Blogger Daniel Mochen
I knew that this year’s Summer Olympics in Beijing would be awesome in every aspect. I just didn’t expect them to awe me like they did, that fast and that completely. Beijing has been waiting a long time to take the world’s center stage, and they didn’t hold back on any […]
24 January 2008 - The Presidents of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Jacques Rogge, and of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the Hon. John Fahey, met today at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, to discuss cooperation between the two organisations and enhanced strategies in the fight against doping in sport. This was the first official […]
22 January 2008 - The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Jacques Rogge, welcomed United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to the IOC headquarters today, where the two leaders agreed on an expanded framework for IOC and UN cooperation. President Rogge told Mr Ban that the IOC is committed to using sport to […]
21 January 2008 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today unveiled the names of the cities from which a final winner to host the 1st Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010 will be voted on by the IOC membership. Moscow and Singapore were chosen through a postal vote by the Executive Board last week, and […]
21 January 2008 - On his first official visit to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of the Republic of Korea will meet tomorrow with IOC President Jacques Rogge to discuss IOC and UN cooperation. The two leaders last met in October in New York City, when the UN […]
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