Tag: Olympic
Athletes Applaud Organisers
As this year’s Olympic trials end today in Calabar, Nigeria’s home-based and home-based athletes, who featured at the athletics meet…
GRAND PRIX: Athletes From 20 Nations To Burn Warri Tracks
The 1st Warri Relays fashioned after such great forebears like the American Penns and Texas relays will be the focus…
Countdown To London 2012 Olympic Games: Ohuruogu Warns Rivals
Defending Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu warned her 400-metre rivals that she is ready to peak again at London 2012. Ohuruogu…
London 2012 Olympic Games: Opening Ceremony Details Revealed
The Olympic Stadium will be transformed “into the British countryside” for the opening ceremony of the Games on 27 July,…
Judo: Harrison Vows To Win Gold In London
United States’ first Olympic gold medalist in judo, Kayla Harrison, says that it will take her five matches to reach…
Bolt Dusts Powell In Oslo Thriller
Usain Bolt will travel back to Jamaica for Olympic trials on the back of a nail-biting victory over compatriot, Asafa…
Bolt Warns Gemili
Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt believes British sprint prodigy Adam Gemili should go to the London Olympics — if he…
Table Tennis: Paddlers Nervous On Debut
Olympic-bound Indian paddlers, Soumyajit Ghosh and Ankita Das have said they feel nervous ahead their first participation at the 2012…
Torch Designers Denied Souvenirs
While Olympic torches go on sale for thousands of pounds on the auction website eBay, the designers don’t even have…
Swimming: Gianniotis Targets Gold For Greece
Spyros Gianniotis, who started the Olympic torch relay at the ancient site of Olympia earlier this month has revealed that…
Flame Fever Crips English People
The Olympic flame is not sacred, but there is alchemy at work on its journey around England this week. Cynicism…
Korean Taekwondoists Fear Losing National Pride
South Korean taekwondo competitors going for gold at the London Olympics know the price of failure will be extreme. Such…
Bolt Warning For Chambers
Usain Bolt welcomed Dwain Chambers back into the Olympic sprinting fold before warning that Britain’s fastest man should, like everyone…
Team USA Win Rowing Ticket
The Oakland-based United State of America’s rowing team qualified for the London Games in the prestigious eights boat by winning…
Pistorius Holds Olympic Hope
South African double amputee runner, Oscar Pistorius geared up for his latest attempt to seal an historic Olympic place by…