2008
3
Sep
The gateway to Britain should, in theory, provide those entering the country with a positive first impression of the country and its people.Unfortunately many people use Heathrow as the gateway, and its performance has been far from “stellar”.The T5 de…
2008
1
Sep
Bernie Ecclestone, the head of Formula 1, has put the boot firmly into the testicles of the London 2012 Olympics by claiming in a BBC interview that in comparison to Beijing it will be a massive let down and would be better off scrapped.Then, to add fu…
2008
29
Aug
Royal Mail and China Post have jointly issued a special set of stamps to mark the handover of the Olympic Flag from Beijing to London. See them on The Telegraph’s site.Olympic Medals WonDon’t forget to visit www.theolympicswarehouse.comwww.olympicsdiar…
2008
28
Aug
The Daily Telegraph reports that some Brits are a little unhappy with the quality of the British handover ceremony during the Beijing closing ceremony.Quote:”Britons proud of their athletes’ achievements have vented their frustrations at being left ‘th…
2008
25
Aug
The closing ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympics and handover to London for the 2012 games went without a hitch, and Boris Johnson’s speech was a hoot.Olympic Medals WonDon’t forget to visit www.theolympicswarehouse.comwww.olympicsdiary.com brought to…
2008
22
Aug
The Jamaican men’s 4×100m relay team that consists of Asafa Powell (former 100m world record holder), Usain Bolt(current 100m world record holder), Nesta Carter and long time sprint sensation Michael Frater finished first in the finals of the 4×100m relays to claim the golden position with a world record breaking time of 37.10. There [...]
2008
22
Aug
Gordon Brown, Britain’s Prime Minister, finally made it to Beijing to watch the tail end of the games and to attend the closing ceremony.Needless to say, given Brown’s penchant for attracting bad luck, some wags have pointed out that his arrival will h…
2008
22
Aug
Melanie Walker took gold in the women’s 400m hurdler to beat out rival Sheena Tosta of the United States. Up to 300m Sheena Tosta looked good but Melanie Walkie who was the favorite coming into the race put out a great fight to surge pass Tosta in great Jamaican sprinting style. Tosta who ran out [...]
2008
22
Aug
Veronica Campbell who currently has the top 200m times in world continues “Jamaica’s dominance in the sprints” at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Veronica who did not make it for the 100m came back with vengeance to defend her 200m title that she won in the 2004 Olympics. Even though Veronica did not make [...]
2008
21
Aug
Jamaican Usain Bolt, who competed in the 200-metre Olympic final yesterday, has been drug-tested at least 11 times in 2008, according to Nick Davies, a spokesman for the world track & field federation (IAAF).
Bolt was tested four times out-of-competition by the IAAF and three times in-competition, Davies said. He also has been tested four times [...]