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Written by Stephanie
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Tuesday, 12 August 2008 |
Will be updated daily, Nick Rogers Bloody Well Came Through!!!
WAY TO GO CHRIS HOY, 3 GOLDS!!!!!@#!
We have:
GOLD - Rebecca Adlington, Womens Swimming 400m Freestyle
GOLD - Rebecca Adlington, Womens 800m Swimming Freestyle
GOLD - Nicole Cooke, Womens Road Cycling
GOLD - Rebecca Romero, Womens Cycling Individual Pursuit
GOLD - Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny, Jamie Staff, Mens Track Cycling Team Sprint
GOLD - Bradley Wiggins, Mens Cycling Individual Pursuit
GOLD - Chris Hoy, Mens Track Cyling Keirin
GOLD - Chris Hoy, Mens Track Cycling Sprint
GOLD - Bradley Wiggins, Mens Track Cycling Individual Pursuit
GOLD - Victorian Pendelton Womens Track Cycling Sprint
GOLD - Tom James, Peter Reed,Andy Triggs-Hodge, Steve Williams, Mens Rowing Fours
GOLD - Mark Hunter, Zack Purchase, Men's Rowing Double Scull (Lightweight)
GOLD - Ben Ainslie, Mens Sailing Single Handed Dinghy (Finn)
GOLD - Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb, Pippa Wilson, Womens Sailing Keelboat (Yngling)
GOLD - Paul Goodison, Mens Sailing Laser
GOLD - Iain Percy, Andrew Simpson, Mens Sailing Star
GOLD - Christine Ohuruogu, Womens Athletics 400m Sprint
SILVER - Emma Pooley, Womens Road Cycling Individual Time Trails
SILVER - Wendy Houvenaghel, Womens Track Cycling Individual Pursuit
SILVER - Edgar Ross, Mens Track Cycling Keirin
SILVER - Jason Kenny, Mens Track Cycling Sprint
SILVER - David Florence, Mens Rowing C-1 Slalom (Single Canoe)
SILVER - Alex Partridge, Tom Stallard, Tom Lucy, Richard Eginton, Josh West, Alastair Heathcote, Matt Langridge, Colin Smith, Acer Nethercott Mens Rowing Eight
SILVER - Deborah Flood, Katherine Grainger, Frances Houghton, Annie Vernon, Womens Rowing Quadruple Scull
SILVER - Nick Rogers, Joe Glanfield, Mens Sailing 470
SILVER - Keri-Anne Payne, Womens Swimming 10km Marathon
SILVER - David Davies, Mens Swimming 10km Marathon
SILVER - Germaine Mason, Mens Athletics High Jump
BRONZE - Joanne Jackson, Womens Swimming 400m Freestyle
BRONZE - Cassandra Patten, Womens Swimming 10km Marathon
BRONZE - Tasher Danvers, Womens Athletics 400m Hurdles
BRONZE - Anna Bebington, Elise Laverick, Womens Rowing Double Scull
BRONZE - Steven Rowbotham, Matthew Wells, Mens Rowing Double Scull
BRONZE - Bryony Shaw, Womens Sailing RS:X
BRONZE - Tina Cooke, Womens Individual Equestrian Eventing
BRONZE - Tina Cooke, Daisy Dick, William Fox-Pitt, Sharon Hunt, Mary King, Mixed Team Equestrian Eventing
BRONZE - Steven Burke, Mens Track Cycling Individual Pursuit
BRONZE - Chris Newton, Mens Track Cycling Points Race
BRONZE - Louis Smith, Mens Artistic Gymnastics Pommel Horse
We should not underestimate how well Nicole Cooke did. Experienced Tour de France Mens riders couldn't even FINISH the race in the Chinese weather.
YAY for Rebecca Adlington, TWO GOLDS in swimming!!!!
And proof the British still have might in the water, there are 31 Team GB members from rowing and sailing specialties walking around with medals, well done peoples.
Rest of the results here
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 21 August 2008 )
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North Korea and South Korea refuse to enter the Opening Ceremony Together |
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Written by chris
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Thursday, 07 August 2008 |
Korean peninsula seems to be heating up again after several South Korean workers expelled from the north-south friendly city of Kumgang prompting north and south korean officials refusing to let there teams march together at the 2008 Beijing Games.
It was the straw that broke the camel's back after numerous "accidents" and suspicious murders of South Korean visitors in Kumgang this year.
A bit of background on Korea though. Officially Pyongyang is the capital of Korea however the country divided in 1953 and splitting into two independent states. Seoul is the capital in the south. The cold war between the two states continues even today.
South Korea however continues to aid and help the communist north despite its dummy spits and because of the latest tantrum they cannot seem to agree to walk into the Summer Games together as an attempt to reconcile like we saw in 2004.
However there are over 320 Korean athletes entering the games. The majority from the south.
BBC are running a couple of great articles found here and here
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 07 August 2008 )
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How to Fix Beijing's Pollution |
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Written by Stephanie
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Sunday, 27 July 2008 |
Ok, so just about everyone on the planet knows how bad the pollution in China is, and the fact that if they cant get the air quality improved in time for the Games more than half the athletes will not compete.
For anyone who is not up to date on how bad the situation really is, here are some articles to catch up:
- The Australian
- The New York Times
- National Geographic
- The Christian Science Monitor
- The Independent on Sunday
So how are they going to fix it?
And the answer is.....
By bloody shutting down all the factories in and around Beijing. Oh and by "around" Beijing, we're talking about all factories covering a landmass of Spain, France and Germany COMBINED!@!!
Oh, and as a side note, cars are only allowed on the road on the dates ending the same day as their licence plates. In theory this will mean there are only half as many cars on the road during the games, pity that will mean that there will still be a good 300% more cars than the environment can handle.
The Times
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and the PerthNow current update
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Last Updated ( Monday, 28 July 2008 )
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Written by Stephanie
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Tuesday, 01 July 2008 |
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Since its been a while since I last posted a news item I thought I'd give everyone an overview of the myriad of stories posted to date.
First, the most important news is all about me. I've learnt how to make teddy bears and that's what's been taking up all my time readers. So my apologies for that, but they are really addictive.
London News
So far we have brought you stories on:
- Boris Johnson's ability to do the job,
- the plans to make the Thames Pretty before the games,
- a granny being threatened with gaol by a London Council for not paying Olympic tax,
- MP's pretending to be not happy with escalating costs but also saying they had already planned for them,
- Chris working out the Tube is already at capacity and finding out how they plan to get more people on the tube
- and how to tell if your tour guide is qualified.
Team GB
Starting with my personal favourite, sailing, here's the Team GB stories so far:
- HELLO NICK ROGERS
- the rest of the sailing team here
- more reasons to support the sailing team here
- the Team GB
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 01 July 2008 )
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Written by Stephanie
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Monday, 02 June 2008 |
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For any ex-pats out there, or just some people who prefer to perve on a wider range of athletes, here is the Australian Olympic Team site.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 02 June 2008 )
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