The Opening Ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics will be held tomorrow night at the Olympic Stadium, and although many components are being kept secret (such as the final torch bearer), much is known about the festivities.
The date and the time are symbolic. Eight is a lucky number in China. Hence, August 8, 2008 at 8:08:08 […]
I actually tried pronouncing his name out loud. Yes, I hard a difficult time doing it. I can’t even do it fast enough or even in a casual way. Heh. But enough about that. I reckon it’s more important that we take a look at who he is and what his connection is to the […]
There’s an opportunity for you to become a torch bearer in the upcoming 2008 Olympic Torch Relay in China. This is just a short clip of the advert. Watch and be inspired.
Take the leap like how Marco did. Be a part of Olympic hostory.
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This is just a quick look on who Rechelle Hawkes is and what her Olympic achievements are.
Hawkes is the captain of the Australian Women’s Hockey Team aka Hockeyroos for eight years. She is a midfield player.
Hawkes was able to compete in three Olympic Games: 1988 Seoul Games, 1996 Atlanta Games and 2000 Sydney Games, […]
Imagine you’re a twenty-year-old sprinter from Mexico. And that your country has won the honor to host the Olympics in 1968. Guess what? You’ve been chosen to light the Olympic Torch!
Such was the fortune of Norma Enriqueta Basilio de Sotelo, who became the first woman ever to light the Olympic torch. And this development was […]
Yay! At an impressive ceremony held at the China Millennium Monument in Beijing, they finally announced the Olympic Torch Relay Route that I was looking forward to hearing about.
The relay is expected to last 130 days and cover a distance of 137,000 kilometres, passing through five continents and visiting some of the principal points of […]
Nawal El Moutawakel, one of the most famous Moroccan athletes, is an Olympian who won the women’s 400m hurdles at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Moutawakel’s the first Muslim and African female Olympic champion. Her winning the gold medal in her sport signals a breakthrough for other female athletes in Morocco, her home country […]
In most events, not only in sports, there’s a certain way of celebrating it’s opening. There are different formats to the programme. However, what I found somewhat common is that part wherein organisers, participants and spectators are subjected to the event’s music theme or anthem. So, have you ever wondered, for a prestigious sporting event […]
Thanks to Rico, who gave me the idea for this post, I am able to share with the rest of you what I’ve discovered about this jetpack thingie that was showcased during opening ceremonies of the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Okay. That looked like a promotional clip for that company but hey, it sure […]
Steven Spielberg will join filmmaker Zhang Yimou in designing the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Zhang, who directed films like “Hero” and “House of Flying Daggers,” is to lead a team that reportedly includes Spielberg.
It said that Zhang didn’t make any commitments to direct new films for the next couple of years […]
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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