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 […]
11 December 2007 - Thirty-one athletes are candidates for the IOC Athletes’ Commission elections, which will be held during the Games in Beijing in 2008. Four places will be available, replacing Sergey Bubka, Robert Ctvrtlik, Barbara Kendall and Alexander Popov.
These candidates should have been nominated by their respective NOCs and should have participated in the […]
Pétanque is a form of the game Boules, which is quite popular in France. According to Wikipedia, it’s a form of boules where the goal is to throw metal balls as close as possible to a small wooden ball called a cochonnet (jack). The game is normally played on hard dirt or gravel, but can […]
You guys may be wondering what exactly is Sepak Takraw, well, it’s a local version of an organised hackey sack game only it uses a different sort of “sack”. According to Wikipedia, it is a sport native to Southeast Asia, resembling volleyball, except that it uses a rattan ball and only allows players to use […]
Enough said.
Tags: FIFA World Cup, Football/Soccer, Light the Torch, Obiter Dictum, Trivia
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Meet Shawn Johnson of the USA Gymnastics Team, who also happens to be an Olympic hopeful.
Tags: Beijing 2008, Gymnastics, Olympians, Olympic News, Olympics, Pan American Games, Trivia, World Championship
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As you all know, every Games, they have their own touch in terms of designs, plans, etc. And since one of the things that I fancy much about the Olympic Games is the Olympic Torch Relay part, it’s quite natural that I’m interested in anything and everything about it. For starteers, Here are a couple […]
The Flame is then transmitted to the Torch of the first runner, and the journey of the Torch Relay begins –its magic still touching people today.
Tags: Berlin 1936, Olympians, Olympic Torch, Olympics, Trivia
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I stumbled upon a post in one of them Hockey forums and I read up on who Scott Niedermayer is. Niedermayer happens to be a grand slam winner of the Stanley Cup, World Cup, Olympics, and World Championships. He’s known for “his outstanding skating stride, and knack for leading or joining the offensive rush” (Wikipedia). […]
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 […]
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 Sandy Mitchell [email] for b5media.
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