Argh! This is bad news to the fans of Australian hurdler Jana Rawlinson and to those of us who are certified members of the Dara Mama Fans Club.

Jana, according to reports, will not be participating in the Beijing Olympics because of a toe injury. Bad, bad, bad toe. Why did it “decide” to get injured at this time. Jana is currently the world record holder in the 400 meter hurdles so she really has a good chance of bagging the gold medal in Beijing.

Anyways, we here at The Olympics Blog hope that Jana Mama — she’s mom to one year old Cornelis Levi — will emulate Dara Torres and that she will continue to pursue her Olympic dreams despite this recent setback.

By the way, the Dara Mama Fans Club — named after Dara Torres — are composed of those of us cheering for mom Olympians who are proving that neither motherhood nor old age is a hindrance to Olympic success. Go, Dara Mamas.

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British diver Tom Daley just might become the breakout star in the Beijing Olympics so we might as well start blogging about him. [Are you listening, Mr. Google? Har har.]

Anyways, here’s a picture of Tom during the British Academy Television Awards last April 2008. What does this mean? Maybe it means that the kid has cross-over appeal? He’s like a mainstream celebrity already.

Well, Tom, here’s a word of advice from an old coot: Don’t forget about the diving, okay? Be more like Maria Sharapova and less like Anna Kournikova.

Related:
Olympian to Watch: Britain’s Tom Daley

August 12 Update: Here’s the link to our updates on the Olympic Medal results.

Friends, this is where we will put the Olympic results when they come in. I know it’s still a month away but it’s not bad to think in advance, eh?

Photo source: smh.au