Diver Tom Daley will be Great Britain’s second youngest male Olympian when he goes to Beijing this August. Tom is currently the British and European 10-meter platform champion. How will he fare against the Chinese divers who’ve consistently come up on top in this event? Let’s wait and see what August will bring.
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Farewell, Ms. Colledge
AP report: BOSTON – Cecilia Colledge, an innovative figure skater who was the youngest athlete to compete in the Winter Olympics, has died. Colledge died at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts, said Ben Wright, vice president of The Skating Club of Boston where Colledge was a teacher for nearly four decades. She was 87. [...]
Missing in Beijing: UK’s Mark Lewis-Francis
From the BBC:Mark Lewis-Francis is almost certain to miss out on the 2008 Beijing Olympics after suffering an Achilles injury. The 25-year-old sprinter partially tore his tendon training in Cyprus and now needs an operation to limit the damage. Read the rest here.
One Billion Dollars?
According to Australia’s ABC News, the United Kingdom may be spending around one billion dollars (we assume we’re talking Australian currency here) to land in fourth place during this upcoming Beijing Olympic Games. They’re gonna spend that much money? We’re all for Olympic pride and glory but isn’t there such a thing as too much [...]
