Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps just revealed a “shameful secret”. Phelps, who retired at the London Olympics after becoming the most decorated athlete in the history, confessed to the Wall Street Journal that it happened frequently to him to pee in the pool. He said that is normal for professional swimmers not to leave the [READ MORE...]
The Japanese women football players progressed to the final of the London Olympics. The reigning world champions [Japan] were too strong as they claimed a 2-1 victory over France. Half an hour into the game, Japan was helped by the French keeper Sarah Bouhaddi, who blundered during a free kick and Yuki Ogimi took full [READ MORE...]
Algerian athlete Taoufik Makhloufi who had been removed from the participation list of the 1500m finals because of not doing his best in the 800 meter heat, may line-up at the start. Makhloufi, who claimed the 1500m semi-final in 3min 42.24sec, had been constrained to take part the two-lap race after his team failed to [READ MORE...]
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt proved to everyone that he is the fastest human on Earth after claiming the gold medal in men’s 100 meters final at London Olympics (scroll down for link to video). Bolt, who is nicknamed the lightning or thunderbolt, prolonged his dominance after finishing the 100m race in 9.63 seconds, thus setting a [READ MORE...]
The United States men’s olympic team just claimed another swimming medal: the 4×100 meter medley relay (scroll down for video). The U.S. swimmers grabbed the gold in 3.29.35. It was the last race for Michael Phelps who won his record/breaking 22th Olympic medal (18 gold). People in the stands cheered Phelps and yelled: 4 more [READ MORE...]
A quarter of the Britons are expected to watch tomorrow night the evolution of the fastest man in history at the 2012 London Olympics. Almost 15 million British people are thought to follow Jamaica’s Usain Bolt in the 100 meter final race. Apparently Bolt would have serious competition, in the person of Jamaican country fellow [READ MORE...]
Michael Phelps earned his 20th Olympic gold medal as he topped the podium in men’s 200-meter individual medley swimming race in London. The silver medal was taken by fellow American rival Ryan Lochte while the bronze was claimed by Hungaria swimmer Laszlo Cseh. It was a stunning dominance from Phelps who took the lead in [READ MORE...]
Romanian Alin Moldoveanu won the 10 m air rifle men’s shooting at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Moldoveanu progressed to the final after equalizing the Olympic record in the qualifying stage with 599 points. In the final which took place at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London on Monday, the Romanian athlete achieved 103.1 [READ MORE...]