A video to promote squash, featuring world #1 Ramy Ashour of Egypt and Nicol David of Malaysia. The World Squash Federation (WSF) has been working for a decade for the racquet sport to be included in the Olympic Games (next for 2020)... For various reasons there are limited … [Read more...] about Squash Olympic Bid
London welcome the world
A video for 100 days countdown to the London Olympic Games (opening on July 27) - with welcome messages from London's communities of different ages, cultures and ethnicities in variety of languages. Simple and beautiful... … [Read more...] about London welcome the world
South Korea’s Pyeongchang to host 2018 Winter Olympics
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 … [Read more...] about South Korea’s Pyeongchang to host 2018 Winter Olympics
Iran claims London Olympics logo spells Zion
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 (when the … [Read more...] about Iran claims London Olympics logo spells Zion
Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics mascots
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. … [Read more...] about Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics mascots
Wenlock & Mandeville – London 2012 Olympic Mascots
Meet Wenlock and Mandeville, the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic mascots. Wenlock is named after Much Wenlock, a small town which inspired the modern Olympic Games; while Mandeville is after Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the precursor of the Paralympic Games. The characters … [Read more...] about Wenlock & Mandeville – London 2012 Olympic Mascots
Winter Olympic Gold for Kim Yuna
Korean figure skater Kim Yuna has won the gold medal of women's figure skating at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Official results here. Kim scored 150.06 points in the free program on Thursday night (local time) and a new world record total of 228.56 points to earn South Korea … [Read more...] about Winter Olympic Gold for Kim Yuna
It’s Rio de Janeiro for Olympic 2016
Rio de Janeiro was picked as the host city for Olympic 2016, beating Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago at the IOC voting in Copenhagen on Friday. The Brazilian metropolis will be the first city from South America to host the world's largest sporting event. The 2016 Olympic Games are … [Read more...] about It’s Rio de Janeiro for Olympic 2016
The end of Beijing Paralympic Games
The Beijing Paralympic Games has started and ended rather quietly compared to the Beijing Olympic Games. Didn't manage to catch anything live... as said earlier, the media coverage was really poor for this event, which was a pity because I am sure there were lots of wonderful … [Read more...] about The end of Beijing Paralympic Games
Beijing Paralympic Games is ON
The Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games opened last Saturady (Sept 6) and will run till September 17. Didn't manage to catch the opening ceremony live; I don't think it's shown on my local channels... had to catch the clips from Youtube instead. I am not sure about international … [Read more...] about Beijing Paralympic Games is ON