Wednesday 1 August 2012

Glover & Stanning Won Gold Medal!!

Stanning and Glover who had paired up just three years ago and they successfully enjoyed and beat their opponent to grab Gold Medal.

She said: "My body wants to go into shutdown but it can't. I'm so excited but I'm absolutely shattered and excited at the same time. I want to collapse but I'm so overjoyed.
"From all the races this season we have got out ahead and that's exactly what we wanted to do today. Not let anyone get back and keep that same margin we've had at all the World Cups this year."

Stanning unleashed: "We didn't want to give anything back. Helen was saying, 'give us more'."

"I don't remember smiling because I never let myself think 'we've got this'." 

"Thanks for all the support, I know you have been watching and supporting me all along and I am proud to be associated with you and hope to see you all when you get home.

“The Army has been amazing giving me the time I need to train. I am really proud of being part of the Forces, and the Army has been fantastic in supporting me to get me to where I am,” she added.

Sunday 9 October 2011

International Olympic Committee to the British Olympic Association's lifetime ban policy

International Olympic Committee to the British Olympic Association's lifetime ban policy on offer to help to athletes convicted of serious doping offences.

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Intense British Olympic Association for convicted drug cheat your life is under pressure to end the ban after the World Anti-Doping Agency urged it to reconsider the rule.

WADA BOA, last night wrote to ask him to rule "an appropriate tribunal" to seek clarification of the review as to whether its bylaw is compliant with the WADA code.

CAS ruled earlier this week that the IOC in the next Olympic athletes use banned drugs by the rule of law BOA Casting doubt on the lattice.

IOC has ruled that CAS law is not an issue of eligibility was approved and WADA believes the same may apply to the BOA rule.

Mark Cavendish asked David Millar Manxman his ban for his World Championship title in 2012 to help increase the gold challenge.

Cavendish told Telegraph Sport, “Absolutely he should [challenge the ban], he showed how great he is at the World Championship and for me he is one of the best on-road captains in the world”.

Millar title in Copenhagen a pivotal role in helping Cavendish, but EPO use bars them from London to surrender two-year ban imposed his.

London 2012 on Friday ahead of the game at the end of the three-day inspection, senior IOC member Denis Oswald said that the boa will decide which team has the right to support.

He received support from Lord Coe, London 2012 Organising Committee chairman says the lifetime ban he supported.

“On the BOA I have always believed that it is appropriate for autonomous sporting organisations to lay down whatever by-laws it thinks it needs”.

Wednesday 14 September 2011

Rebecca Adlington: new face of Speedo


With the 2012 London Olympics fast approaching, everyone seems to be talking about everything and anything in relation to the Olympic stars.
A recent article in the telegraph, wrote how "Double Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington will be unveiled as the new face of Speedo, the world's largest swimwear brand, on Thursday in a sponsorship deal that should keep her in Jimmy Choo and Christian Louboutin shoes all the way to London 2012."

Speedo have built a brand which not only caters for swimwear lovers, but for swimming lovers, who strive for maximum performance in the water. If its good enough for Rebecca Adlignton, its good enough for us!

Check out all the latest Speedo swimsuits at www.tucanobeach.com!

Monday 5 September 2011

Cheap International Calls during Olympics


Calling family and friends abroad direct from a UK mobile phone is now even cheaper with SIM only deals from Pay As You Go mobile companies in the UK that specialise in cheap international calls.


Call family and friends overseas for longer from your mobile and tell them about the Olympics and your experiences. SIM only deals offer great savings. See VectoneMobile.co.uk, our favourite.

Thursday 18 August 2011

London 2012 Olympics, British diver Tom Daley is the primary reason

London 2012 Olympics, British diver Tom Daley is the primary reason for the party after receiving his exam results.

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Olympic Games medal hope with this training is a combination of education, and came away with an 'A*' grade and two 'B' grades from his end-of-year exams.

Daley, 17, finished the year with a level of photography and he will during his education in mathematics and Spanish at the Olympic run through the module will be completed.

Daley tweeted, "Ok got the results!!!! Maths B, Spanish A and Photography A* :) gonna retake one of my maths modules but kinda happy :)"

Daley combines study with training on what his headmaster at Plymouth College describes as a ""a flexible academic programme to fit in with his various commitments".

Young and his team mate Pete Waterfield at the World Aquatics Championships last month I was out disappointing, finishing sixth in the 10m synchro platform competition.

Daley himself in equal fifth place just can not manage alone.

Daley said, "I'm pretty pleased to have finished fifth. There were a number of world class divers out there tonight who were all diving amazingly.

"I think my consistency has improved here and my new armstand dive was pretty good today and I'm pleased with this.

"The London Olympics really excites me and I can't wait to have the opportunity to compete in front of that home crowd. The World Series in Sheffield was amazing because of the crowd and there were only 600 people there and it'll be incredible when we have thousands in London."

Tuesday 9 August 2011

London Olympic Games organizers to change the Olympic test event

Horse Guards Parade in London Olympic Games organizers to change the Olympic test event before dark beach volleyball match on Tuesday night to end.

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Organisers said: "We feel this is a sensible and pragmatic approach given recent events in London".

Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson said the beach volleyball in the security review was supported by Downing Street.

Robertson said, "We looked at the policing numbers and the fact that this part of London is quite well policed anyway and the active policing of the venue was being provided by private security firms".

10pm last night on organizers of the competition scheduled to end at 7.15pm rather than brought in three matches.

Saturday 23 July 2011

London 2012 Olympics a year with facts and figures


London 2012 Olympics a year with facts and figures to:

_ Olympics run from July 27 to Aug. 12, 2012.

_ 10,500 athletes from more than 200 countries.

_ 5,000 officials and coaches.

_ 20,000 broadcast and print media.

_ 26 sports in 32 venues.

_ Local organizing committee: LOCOG.

_ LOCOG chairman: Sebastian Coe.

_ Public sector budget: 9.298 billion pounds ($15 billion).

_ LOCOG's private operating budget: 2 billion pounds ($3.2 billion).

_ Mascots: Wenlock (Olympics) and Mandeville (Paralympics).

_ Olympic Park: 2.5-square-kilometer (1-square-mile) site in Stratford, East London.

_ 5 new permanent Olympic Park venues: Olympic Stadium, aquatics center, velodrome, handball arena, international broadcast/main press center.

_ 2 temporary Olympic Park venues: basketball arena, hockey center.

_ Olympic Village: residential blocks on edge of Olympic Park, providing new homes and school and medical facilities after the games.

_ Other venues include:

Wembley Stadium (soccer)

Wembley Arena (badminton, rhythmic gymnastics)

Wimbledon (tennis), Lord's (archery)

Horse Guards Parade (beach volleyball)

Hyde Park (triathlon, open water swimming)

Earls Court (volleyball) Greenwich Park (equestrian)

ExCel (boxing, fencing, table tennis, judo, taekwondo, weightlifting)

North Greenwich Arena (gymnastics, basketball)

Weymouth (sailing)

Eton Dorney (rowing).