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Tag Archives: London 2012
The legacy starts here – and its down to us
When the last firework exploded in the sky over London and the Houses Of Parliament were lit up with the Union Flag we began the hard part of the London 2012 Games – guaranteeing the legacy. Those tidying up this … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion
Tagged ashbourne, elite athletes, legacy, London 2012, medals, Olympics, Paralympics
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Some lies, damn lies and then some awesome Olympic statistics
Unavoidable Olympic conclusions – if you are an amateur: Dorney Lake has faster water than Stratford or the Serpentine. Overall London is roughly 20% slower than Beijing. If you want to get medals the easy way… learn to swim Don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Articles
Tagged emoto, Guardian Datablog, infographics, London 2012, Marc Gasol, Opening Ceremony, Paul McCartney, Statistics, thecreatorsproject
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So what is British culture?
Question: What do foreign television channels, English, immigration, social networking and abortion have in common? Answer: In various places around the world they have been cited as destroying national culture The recent thinly-veiled racism in Leicester protesting about the local … Continue reading
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Tagged arts, Culture, Literature, London 2012, Team GB, Thurnby Lodge
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My Olympic viewing – Day 15: #GoMo
Medals: Gold – Mo Farah – Men’s 5000m, Ed McKeever – Men’s 200m Kayak K1, Luke Campbell – Bantamweight Boxing. Bronze – Tom Daley – Men’s 10m diving, Men’s 200m Kayak K2. Yesterday in Leicester a group of residents of … Continue reading
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Tagged London 2012, Mo Farah, My Olympic viewing, Nick Griffin, Team GB, Thurnby Lodge
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My Olympic viewing – Day 12: Where’s Wenlock?
Medals: None The Arcelor Mittal Orbit Tower looms over the Olympic Park… and it’s growing on me. The sheer size of it is disconcerting. I’m a big fan of the Angel Of the North, I’ve seen the Statue of Liberty … Continue reading
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Tagged Anish Kapoor, Arcellor Mittal Orbit, Gary Lineker, London 2012, Mandeville, My Olympic viewing, Wenlock
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My Olympic viewing – Day 11: Beijing beaten, BBC blunders, Hoy Hooray
Medals: Gold – Chris Hoy – Men’s Cycling Keirin, Laura Trott – Women’s Cycling Omnium, Dressage Team, Alistair Brownlee – Men’s Triathlon. Silver -Victoria Pendleton – Women’s Cycling Sprint, Nick Dempsey – Men’s Windsurfing. Bronze – Jonny Brownlee – Men’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Alistair Brownlee, BBC journalism, Beijing Games, Chris Hoy, Cycling, London 2012, medal table, My Olympic viewing, Team GB, Team USA
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My Olympic viewing – Day 9: Usain Bolt…that is all
Medals: Gold – Andy Murray – Mens Singles, Ben Ainslie – Sailing Finn. Silver – Christine Ohurugu – Women’s 400m, Louis Smith – Men’s Pommel, Tennis Mixed Doubles, Sailing Star Class. Bronze – Ed Clancy – Men’s Cycling Omnium, … Continue reading
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Tagged Gymnastics, London 2012, Louis Smith, My Olympic viewing, Perri Shakes-Drayton, Usain Bolt
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My Olympic viewing – Day 8: Goldrush and the bases are loaded
Medals: Gold – Men’s Rowing Four, Women’s Double Sculls. Jessica Ennis – Heptathlon, Mo Farah – 10,000m, Greg Rutherford, Women’s Cycling Team Pursuit. Silver – Men’s Double Sculls. Fever pitch excitement everywhere yesterday as the Rowing machine crunched out another 2 … Continue reading
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Tagged Clare Balding, John Inverdale, London 2012, Macca, My Olympic viewing, Paul McCartney, Wiggo
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My Olympic viewing – Day 3: what Olympics?
Medals for Team GB: Bronze – Men’s Gymnastics team In the 1950s stories abounded of young urchins standing on fruit boxes to catch a glimpse of a sporting event. They couldn’t see the whole thing, just a third of the … Continue reading
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Tagged beach volleyball, handball, London 2012, My Olympic viewing, synchronised diving, Tom Daley
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My Olympic viewing – Day 2: a medal!… and lots of filling
Medals for Team GB: Silver: Lizzie Armitstead – Women’s Road Race. Bronze: Rebecca Adlington – 400m freestyle Busy at work for the afternoon and into the evening and so my Olympic viewing today was sketch at best. The sailing from … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC Red Button, Ben Ainslie, Colin Oates, dressage, judo, London 2012, My Olympic viewing, Sailing, TeamGB, Weymouth
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