Category: Organization
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British swimming to take funding cut after underachieving at the London 2012 Olympics
UK Sport set a target of five to seven medals for London and with only three secured and only the men’s 10km to come, the sport now faces a serious cut to its funding going into the next cycle. That will mean many swimmers losing their support ahead of Rio 2016. And there is pressure…
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Is IOC violating the fundamental rights of athletes, humans ?
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake has fallen foul of the Olympic branding police after he wore his own (Richard Mille) wristwatch during his silver medal run. 800-meter track hopeful Nick Symmonds is forced to cover up a temporary tattoo on his left arm bearing the Twitter handle of one of his…
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Ian Thorpe on Australia’s Games struggle
Swimming legend Ian Thorpe says Australia’s lackluster London Games performance is due to decreased spending on sport.
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No no no, London 2012 drops the US flag during medal ceremony
First the total and utter blunder of mixing up North and South Korean flags, and now this Here is the other thing Via Mashable
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Fox News says US Olympic athletes don’t love their country like they used to
What really puzzles me, is why a guy in black suit and a lady in commie red bash athletes for not wearing the flag. See Buzzfeed
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Seebohm blames social media fixation for failing to win gold in the 100 back
A world’s first, when Aussie swimmer Emily Seebohm failed to take gold in the Olympic 100 backstroke, Monday, she gave an excuse few had expected. Read The Sydney Morning Herald via Digital Trends “I guess when you swim that fast in the heat, then people put pressure and more pressure on you, saying, ‘Oh, you’re…
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Behold, London Mayor Boris Johnson stuck on a zip line today
Without doubt the most entertaining politician ever. I love him Via Mashable, Buzzfeed and the internet in general.
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Lord Sebastian Coe says Phelps ‘up there’ but not the greatest Olympian of all
Ahh, I remember the days when Seb Coe and Steve Cram fought for glory, Coe the born runner while Cram was more a hard working kind of guy (and therefore, naturally, my kind of guy). My childhood memories say Coe always won, but today he’s just totally WTF. Read The Washington Post
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Jon Stewart slams NBC for replacing tribute to bombing victims with Phelps interview
NBC is apparently really making a mess out of the Olympics, opting for tape delay instead of live coverage while still tweeting spoilers live. And then they pissed of Jon Stewart / The Daily Show, deciding ‘to edit a moving tribute to the victims of the 7/7 London bombings out of the opening ceremony, only to…