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Lightning Usain Bolt has Three Gold Medals

Posted on August 22, 2008 by

There’s no stopping the new sprint force from Jamaica (apart from one slip up in the womens 4 by 100m relay final). Usain Bolt is the poster boy for global athletics with his effortless 100 meter final run which had … Continue reading →

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Ohuruogu goes for Gold

Posted on August 20, 2008 by

An amazing 400m race makes Britain’s Christine Ohuruogu only a handful of British women athletes to win Olympic Gold on the track. It was so exciting to watch as with 200m to go Ohuruogu looked out of contention but she … Continue reading →

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Phelps Olympic Powerhouse

Posted on August 14, 2008 by

(click for more olympic stories) If like me you have been blown away by the phenomenonon that is Michael Phelps you might be interested in this story from the Guardian online. What does the man eat to give him all … Continue reading →

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Rebecca Adlington Powers to Gold

Posted on August 12, 2008 by

What a race! Everyone was expecting Katie Hoff the american swimmer to win and despite swimming a tactically flawed race Hoff had it in the bag until the last 5 centimetres! We were always taught to dive for the tape … Continue reading →

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