British football star David Beckham is bound for Beijing during the Olympics but he’s not going there to play football. Rather, he’s there to “star in the closing ceremony” where he will reportedly “play a key role role in the the official handover to Britain for the London 2012 Games”. It is fitting that Beckham [...]
Posts from ‘June, 2008’
The Money Report: Argentina’s Olympic Incentives
Argentina is giving sports diplomas and scholarships to its athletes who qualified for the Olympics. Argentinas Travel: 130 of the amateur athletes headed to this year’s Olympics were honored by the Argentine government on Tuesday in Buenos Aires. According to the China View, the athletes received sportsmen diplomas and scholarships of 4,000 pesos. Sports Minister [...]
Zara Phillips Bows Out of the Olympics, Googlers Go Crazy
Ack. I included British royalty Zara Phillips in our Olympians to Watch but she’s not going to Beijing after all. The problem? Her horse, Toytown, got injured forcing the two to withdraw from the Olympics. Too bad, no? Zara is pretty popular in this blog because of you guys who are googling for “sexy pics [...]
Hurdles: Dayron Robles vs. Liu Xiang II
Liu Xiang and Dayron Robles may be rivals in the track but they’re great pals outside of it. The top photo shows Liu consoling Dayron when the latter was eliminated during the World Indoor Championships last March 2008. PHOTO SOURCE: IAAF
Hurdles: Dayron Robles vs. Liu Xiang
Oh boy. Seems like an Olympic gold for Liu Xiang in the Beijing Games isn’t a sure thing after all. Who could grab the gold from him? Cuban Dayron Robles who just set a new world record in the 110 meter hurdles. From the AP: Dayron Robles of Cuba has set a world record in [...]
