Rio hopes to learn from London’s ‘brilliant job’
The official debriefing of the 2012 Olympics has started with Rio organizers saying they hope to follow in the footsteps of the London team in organizing successful games.
The official debriefing of the 2012 Olympics has started with Rio organizers saying they hope to follow in the footsteps of the London team in organizing successful games.
They came, they saw, they conquered. (Apologies to Julius Caesar.) This exuberant, free-spirited “barkada” of six stood out at the crowded entrance to Olympic Park in Stratford a few days ago. Perhaps it’s the paper flag they were waving or their tricolor-topped Olympic six-ring false glasses. Or their pompoms. Or their glowing headbands.
BMX rider Daniel Caluag’s incredibly hollow pledge of a fight could well mirror the Philippines’ ignominious campaign at the 30th London Olympics here.
BREATHLESS publicity, whether on television, radio or in the written press, will continue to play an essential role in sports. The sports community as a whole depends on it as does the survival of the Olympic Movement.
Daniel Caluag produced five unremarkable runs in his quarterfinal heat and crashed out of the BMX competition Thursday, blowing a final chance to salvage a measure of pride for the Philippines at the 30th London Olympics here.
Tiny Mark Barriga on Tuesday was every pesky inch a brainy blizzard that blasted and slammed his way to a first win for the beleaguered Philippine contingent in the London Olympics.
Leandro Barbosa scored 16 points and Brazil held on to beat Australia 75-71 Sunday in the Olympic men’s basketball opener for both teams.
The London Olympics 2012 opening ceremony will be a spine-tingling extravaganza that exceeds expectations, thrilled audience members said after witnessing the final rehearsal for Friday’s showpiece spectacular.
Britain’s Amir Khan Tuesday said he would have waited before turning professional if he’d known London would host the Olympic Games this year.
Britain’s Prince William, his wife Catherine and his brother Prince Harry are set to cheer on the nation’s medal hopefuls at a series of Olympic events, it was announced Monday.
US Olympic swimming medal hopefuls Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, and Missy Franklin trained in France on Saturday with London 2012 due to start in a week’s time.
The London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics are on track to be delivered under their £9.3 billion budget, with £476 million left in contingency funds, the British sport minister says.
With the cost of hosting the Olympic Games soaring, the economic benefits of the sporting extravaganza have been called into question as the global economy faces a slowdown in growth.
