Who says Olympic athletes can’t be successful singers? Certainly not Hong Kong swimmer now turned singer/actor Alex Fong Lik-Sun. Here’s a music video of Alex and another Hong Kong star, Natalie Tong. Alex also known as “Little Flying Fish” for his swimming achievements represented Hong Kong during the Sydney 2000 Olympics. He will be a [...]
Posts on ‘May 1st, 2008’
Olympian to Watch: Vietnam’s Hoang Anh Tuan
Vietnamese weightlifter Hoang Anh Tuan won a bronze during the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships. He also emerged as the Asian champion during the Asian championships held last month. Will he bag a medal for Vietnam in Beijing? He’s rightfully hoping: I’m not 100 percent sure that I will be successful at the 2008Olympic Games. But, [...]
Olympic Hottie of the Day: Leryn Franco
Friends, I bring you Paraguayan Leryn Franco. Don’t you dare mess with her cause she can throw her javelin at you. Someone should make her an underwear model already. Related:Olympic Hotties: Amanda Beard NakedOlympic Hottie of the Day: Goldie SayersOlympic Hottie of the Day: Juliana Felisberta SilvaOlympic Hottie: Yelena IsinbayevaOlympic Hottie: Maria Sharapova
Quote of the Day: Mexico’s Dulce Rodriguez
Argh! Politicking in sports. Infighting among Mexico’s sports officials has made Mexican athletes unprepared for the Olympics. Quote by distance runner Dulce Rodriquez: “Evidently, the federation is in total disorder. We don’t know exactly where the trials are going to be, we don’t have the details and it’s ridiculous that three months before the Olympic [...]
VOA Report on the LZR Speedo Controversy
What we find most interesting is the statement of world record holder Natalie Coughlin, who uses the suit, that swimmers not wearing the Speedo will be at a disadvantage: “I don’t know how to quantify how much faster it’s going to make me, but I do know it will reduce drag, and for the other [...]
