Of course Olympic athletes know how to have fun. Just ask Goldie Sayers who’s posing here as a Playboy bunny. Goldie is Britain’s top javelin thrower and will compete in her second Olympics when the Beijing Games open. Related:Olympic Hottie of the Day: Juliana Felisberta SilvaOlympic Hottie: Yelena IsinbayevaOlympic Hottie: Maria Sharapova
Posts from ‘July, 2008’
American Crybabies
Expect Americans to cry foul if their competitors, in this case Chinese gymnasts, turn out to be under-aged. Why are there age limits anyway? If British diver Tom Daley can compete at age 14 [with Western media cheering him on], why can’t the Chinese gymnasts — who may or may not be of the same [...]
Olympic Hottie of the Day: Juliana Felisberta Silva
Brazil’s beach volleyball star Juliana Felisberta Silva. Related:Olympic Hottie: Yelena IsinbayevaOlympic Hottie: Maria Sharapova
The Money Report: Kenya’s Olympic Incentives
From china.org: The Kenyan government said on Monday that it would give cash rewards for the gold medalists in the forthcoming Beijing Olympic Games next month. President Mwai Kibaki said gold medalists will earn 750,000 shillings (about 11,000 U.S. dollars) while silver and bronze medalists will get 500,000 shillings (7,500 dollars) and 250,000 shillings (3,700 [...]
The Money Report: The Philippines’ Olympic Incentives
The US$220,000 that the Philippines is offering to an Olympic gold medalist is the second highest incentive I’ve come across so far. Thailand is offering the richest incentive at US$ 314,000 for an Olympic gold. More at How Much Money Do Olympians Make. Philippines offer US$220,000 for gold medalThe Philippine government and the private sector [...]
