Here’s something to look forward to: boxing world champion Kostya Tszyu and martial arts great Jackie Chan have agreed to fight in an exhibition match to promote Beijing’s Olympic boxing tournament. Who do you think will win between this two? Initially, we were leaning towards Kostya because he’s younger (38 years old vs. Jackie’s 54 [...]
Posts from ‘April, 2008’
Country Report: Nigeria in Past Olympics and Predictions for Beijing 2008
How will Nigeria fare in the 2008 Olympics? It will have its “best outing” ever according to a member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Honourable Gbenga Elegbeleye. What’s the basis of his optimism? Apparently, it’s the way the country’s National Sports Commission (NSC) has been preparing its athletes. For the record, Nigeria registered its best [...]
Photos of the Day: Michael Phelps, Merman
Will the IOC strip American Michael Phelps of his six Olympic gold medals now that we have proof that he is, in fact, a merman? Very unlikely. The above photos are actually part of Annie Leibovitz’s “Disney Dream Portrait Series”. For these “The Little Mermaid” portraits, Julian Moore is Ariel to Michael’s merman. So what [...]
Drew Ginn’s Rowing Video
Rowing is an Olympic sport that remains exotic to us so we’re happy to discover this rowing video of Australian rower Drew Ginn. Drew Ginn is a two-time Olympic gold medalist (he bagged one gold during the 1996 Atlanta Games and another in Athens 2004) so those of you who are gunning to deny him [...]
Country Report: Rwanda
So far, two Rwandan athletes qualified for the Beijing Olympics: Dieudonne Disi (10.000m) and Epiphanie Nyirabarame (marathon). According to The New Times, Rwanda is also set to be represented in swimming as well as in the Paralympic Games. Disi, the most widely known Rwandan athlete, plans to compete in several events (the USA Lilac Blooms [...]
