»Turning 2 first round badminton tickets into 4 final round swimming tickets is called ‘flipping the birdie’« :-) See Funny or Die
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CC photo 223: Eva Risztov being congratulated at Debrecen 2012
Hungary’s Eva Risztov silver medalist in the women’s 1500 freestyle at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships. Now also Olympic champion in the women’s 10K Marathon :-)
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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 sponsors (Hanson Dodge Creative).
When some members of Team GB gave Dr. Dre and his Beats brand a shout-out for giving them free pairs of headphones that they wore on TV ahead of competition, IOC sanctioned them, telling them to stick to headphones from the official games sponsor Panasonic. Australian swimmer Libby Trickett was sanctioned for retweeting a good luck message from her sponsor Inner Nutrition and IOC forced 1500 meter track silver medal winner Leo Manzano to take down pictures of running shoes and comments about their performance from his Facebook page.
But, Olympic athletes have rebelled against the branding police, lashing out at IOC’s Rule 40, writing under the Twitter hashtags #wedemandchange and #rule40 to criticize the IOC restrictions, which they say hurt amateur athletes. Apparently even while blatantly waving those rules when it comes to the big names in for instance tennis.
And here is a gem off Google+, Mike Elgan bashing IOC with:
The IOC justifies this crackdown by citing Rule 40 of the IOC charter.
You like rules and charters? I’ve got one for you, IOC. It’s called Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which specifies that “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.”
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Social media connects London 2012 athletes, attendees
Read and watch Mashable
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OMEGA – A Journey With Time
One of the challenges facing OMEGA at each edition of the Olympic Games is the transport of some 400 tons of equipment from Switzerland to the host city. This video, with narration by OMEGA Timing Board Member Peter Hürzeler, follows the timekeeping devices and dedicated scoreboards as they are moved by road, rail and sea to London for installation at the historic and purpose-built venues where the London 2012 Olympic Games are being contested. Via the17thman
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GoPro HERO 2 with Boompole and BlurFix Flat Lens Housing demo
Olivia is by far my favorite photo tech geek, here blogging about how you can get pretty shots by using the GoPro Hero 2 with a simple Boompole to achive jib style shots with steady camera movements on a tight budget. Demo video is off that blog post, sorry, didn’t have time to find another.
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Brain-eating amoeba eyed in death of Minnesota child
Minnesota State Department of Health officials have been eyeing a rare parasitic amoeba in the death of child. Read and watch ABC News
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What it’s like to be attacked by a Great White
Massachusetts General Hospital has posted this two-minute, hospital-bed video of Chris Myers, the swimmer who was bitten by a Great White Shark off Truro on July 30. This is apparently the first such attack in the state’s waters in more than 70 years, so it’s a rare chance to ask the inevitable question: What does it feel like? Read CommonHealth
Marine officials confirm it was a Great White, btw.
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Olympic swimmers have plenty of superstitions
The Olympics is the biggest stage in the world and every athlete has their superstitions — the things they do before every race or event. Featuring Cullen Jones, David Marsh, Michael Phelps, Davis Tarwater, Nick Thoman, Micah Lawrence, Brendan Hansen. Read wcnc.com
