A special video to celebrate 100 days to go to the London 2012 Olympic Games (July 27 to August 12) – with welcome messages from London’s communities of different ages, cultures and ethnicities in variety of languages. Simple and beautiful stuff…
Yuna Kim @ Pyeongchang Special Olympics countdown
February 4, 2012 2 Comments
Korean figure skater Yuna Kim at a countdown event on January 29 for the 2013 Pyeongchang Special Olympics, a world class competition for people with intellectual disabilities. The Special Olympics is held every two years, alternating between summer and winter games. Pyeongchang is also the host city for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
South Korea’s Pyeongchang to host 2018 Winter Olympics
July 7, 2011 1 Comment
South Korea’s Pyeongchang has been chosen as the host city for the 2018 Winter Olympics by the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday after winning the majority (63/95) of the first round votes ahead of Germany’s Munich and France’s Annecy. Samsung Group is quick to respond with a congratulatory ad…
Pyeongchang – a popular winter vacation and skiing destination – will become the first non-Japanese Asian city to host the Winter Olympics. This is Pyeongchang’s third consecutive bidding attempt for the event after losing to Vancouver and Sochi for the 2010 and 2014 games… third time lucky?
Iran claims London Olympics logo spells Zion
March 1, 2011 Leave a Comment
Iran has threatened to boycott the London Olympics unless the organisers replace the official logo, which Tehran claims spells out Zion – a word often used as a synonym for Jerusalem and the Biblical land of Israel.
The logo, a jagged representation of the year 2012, has been criticised to resemble many things, from a swastika to a sexual act, but the Iranian government argues it represents a veiled pro-Israeli conspiracy.
I wonder what took the Iranian government that long to file a complain, as the Zion rumour had surfaced not long after the logo was unveiled in 2007. The resemblance becomes more apparent when the logo is spread out…
Not that I agree with Iran or anything, it looks more like a coincident instead of conspiracy. I can understand though, that some Arabic nations could be a bit sensitive with this considering their strained relationship with Israel.
Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics mascots
February 28, 2011 4 Comments
The Hare, Polar Bear and Leopard have been chosen as the official Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games mascots following the results of a public vote, while The Ray of Light and the Snowflake will be the Paralympic Winter Games mascots.
Kim Yuna supports Pyeongchang Olympics
August 11, 2010 Leave a Comment
Korean figure skating star and Olympic gold medallist Kim Yuna shows a message of support for Pyeongchang’s 2018 Winter Olympics bid…
Pyeongchang will compete with Annecy (France) and Munich (Germany) for the hosting rights. The winning bid will be announced in July 2011.
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