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Shocking Images Of 2004 Athens Olympics Venues Abandoned Today [GALLERY]
22 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
The London 2012 Paralympics is about to get underway, and we’re still on a comedown from the 2012 London Olympics. But eight years ago, Greece spent €13 billion to stage the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. This is what some of the venues look like now.
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Limbless Frenchman Completes Grueling Swim From America To Asia
20 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Crossing the perilous Bering Strait under your own power is no mean feat – icy waters, massive swells and powerful ocean currents – yet Frenchman Philippe Croizon managed to do it in under two hours. Without arms or legs.
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Lions Booted Out Of Super Rugby For Southern Kings
16 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 6 Comments
The Lions Rugby franchise has been booted into Super15 touch by the SARU bigwigs. The highly controversial and much-maligned Southern Kings will replace the Gauteng union, in a move that has been pegged more for its strategic developmental and politically expedient benefits than pure merit. IOL has more: The top four teams in the South […]
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Awesome Red Bull Wind Tunnel Acrobatics Are Awesome [VIDEO]
16 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Red Bull loves to give unique opportunities to extraordinary athletes from snowboarding, skydiving, surfing, and pretty much every other “extreme sporting” background ever created. This year the Soul Flyers got to perform an amazingly choreographed flying routine in the Czech Indoor Skydive Arena.
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Chad Le Clos Asked To Matric Dance, Accepts
16 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As we all know, matric dance season is here. For hormonal teenage girls, and high schoolers in general, this is a very stressful time of the year. Even if you’ve got your dress, car, before- and after-parties, and everything in-between sorted, you’re still have to find the perfect date. So why not ask Chad le Clos?
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SuperSport Commentator Reveals Life Behind The Microphone
16 Aug 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
Springbok test and SuperSport broadcaster Matt Pearce takes on questions including why they never go too hard at the players and if the unwritten rule that only Sproingbok players should ommentate, is fair. Check it out.
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Straight From The Olympics – Exclusive Inside Tour Of The Oakley Safehouse [GALLERY]
15 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
2oceansvibe’s man on the ground at the 2012 London Olympics, Ryan Scott, managed to get into one of the most exclusive recreational areas for athletes: the Oakley Safehouse.
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Kevin Pietersen’s Text Messages: Would You Want To Know What He Said?
15 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 8 Comments
2oceansvibe’s bi-weekly sports columnist, Sean Wilson, has this week found himself wondering what kind of a team player KP really is, and if “textgate” was just a convenient way for the England and Wales Cricket Board to end their relationship with him.
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Priceless Olympic Medal Win Reactions From Different Countries [VIDEO]
14 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Watching athletes win gold at the Olympic games this year was certainly fun. Click through for some priceless happiness.
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Humans Are Amazing – How Olympians Manage To Keep Smashing Records
14 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Of all the things that attract people to the Olympics, record-breaking performances are surely near the top of the list. People sit in anticipation at the venues, or huddled around TVs at home and in pubs, waiting for records which once seemed inconceivable to be smashed by the latest crop of top athletes. And then four years on, they do it again, ad infinitum, or will they?
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Our Olympic Team Arrives Back In South Africa [GALLERY]
14 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Team SA arrived back in South Africa this morning. They landed at OR Tambo International Airport after taking part in the Olympic Games in London. They were welcomed back by a large crowd, including schoolchildren who were there to cheer for their hero’s. Our athletes brought back six medals. Check out all the action below.
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What’s Faster? Usain Bolt Or Gravity? [VIDEO]
13 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Undisputed fasted man alive, Usain Bolt, is fast. Really fast. The New York Times has already compared him to every other 100m athlete that’s ever run in the 100m event, but how would he compare against something that isn’t human? Like the force of gravity?
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Ryan Sandes Eclipses Fish River Canyon Trail Run Record: The Beauty Of The Irrational [VIDEO]
13 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We were this morning experiencing a rather large sport comedown at the 2oceansVibe Media Compound, but then this unbelievably inspirational Ryan Sandes video found its way into the office.
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The IOC Doesn’t Use Any Ranking System Or Medal Table For The Olympics, The Media Do
13 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The Olympics are over, but which country really ranks where on the medal table? There is no official way of ranking the medal count because the media decides.
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Will New Rugby Concussion Laws Be Abused?
13 Aug 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
SARU have released new laws regarding concussions and side-of-the-field assessments. How exactly will this work and does it not open up the chance of abuse? Sides could claim a player is concussed, so that they can make a substitution. Right? Or not? Bob Skinstad and Tank Lanning discussed the ins and outs of the new laws. Click to listen.
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All The Highlights From The Olympics Closing Ceremony [GALLERY]
13 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last night the 2012 Olympics came to a grand end with the official closing ceremony. A scale model of London took centre stage and was wrapped entirely in newspaper. Damien Hirst interpreted the Union Flag by using members of the crowd, and black London cabs performed a taxi ballet.
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10 Best Photographs Of The Olympic Games [GALLERY]
10 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Telegraph has put together what they believe to be the 10 best photographs of the Olympics so far. There are some pretty spectacular images in the selection, but I found them to be a little biased toward team Britain.
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Competition: Castle Lager Is Giving You, The SuperFan, The Opportunity Of A Lifetime! [CLOSED]
08 Aug 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 14 Comments
On 18 August, the Springboks will play Argentina in their opening match of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship (formerly Tri-Nations) at Newlands in Cape Town.
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Epic Fail – German Diver Scores Zero From All Seven Judges [VIDEO]
08 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
It takes a lot to get to the Olympics. Strict training, years of dedication and many, many sacrifices. Especially when you come from a country like Germany, where the competition to make the cut is tough. When you finally make it onto the springboard at the London Games, it must really suck to Feck it up.
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2012 London Olympics: The First Nine Days In Pictures [GALLERY]
08 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It is incredible to think that we are just over halfway through the Olympics already! More than 10 000 athletes from 200 national Olympic committees around the globe are taking part, and so far dozens of Olympic and World Records have already been broken – resulting in more than 500 medals already awarded!
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Dutch Judo Champion Punches Bottle Thrower At 100m Final
06 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
If you are going to be a big douche at the Olympics, don’t do it with Edith Bosch, Netherland’s world judo champion, standing next to you. Bosch put her skills to use at the 100m final on Sunday night, by hitting a moronic spectator who threw a bottle onto the track just before the race.
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How Does Usain Bolt Compare With All The Previous Olympic Medalists?
06 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We know that Usain Bolt is one man that does his surname justice. Officially the fastest man on the planet, and with four Olympic gold medals behind his name, he may arguably be the best sprinter that the world has ever seen. But how does he stack up against former medalists?
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Cameron Van Der Burgh Admits Using Illegal Dolphin Kick To Win Olympic Gold
06 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Cameron van der Burgh, one of South Africa’s Olympic stars, has admitted to using illegal dolphin kicks to gain an advantage and ultimately win the 100m breaststroke final at the Olympics in London several days ago. Despite the transgression, the International Swimming Federation (FINA) are unable to sanction him as the admission came five days after the event.
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Olympic Lunch – A Bargain At R500 000
06 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
It’s no secret that the Olympics cost a metric shit ton of money. The London Organising Committee has way overblown its budget, and many people on the streets are complaining about the real benefit against the cost of such an event. Good to know then that the officials are at least eating well.
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The Reasons Why The Sharks (Should Think They) Will Win
03 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
2oceansvibe’s bi-weekly sports columnist, Sean Wilson, took some time out ahead of tomorrow’s titanic Super 15 final taking place between The Sharks and The Chiefs to share his reasons why The Sharks (should think they) will win.
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A Handy Guide To Beach Volleyball Signals [GALLERY]
03 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
With the quarterfinals in the beach volleyball kicking off this weekend, you may have been wondering what all those signals mean that the athletes keep making behind their butts. Well, fear no more, we’ve done the hard work for you. Impress your friends this weekend with your new knowledge!
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The Unforgettable Moment Our Olympic Rowing Team Won Gold [GALLERY]
03 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday we received our third gold medal at the London Olympics, when our men’s lightweight rowing team managed to edge out Denmark and Great Britain in the rowing final at the Eton Downey rowing centre. These pictures of Sizwe Ndlovu, Matthew Brittain, John Smith and James Thompson celebrating – a mixture of elation and exhaustion after the grueling race – makes me so proud to be from the same country as these guys!
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NBC Olympic Livestream Catches Nip-Slip In Women’s Waterpolo, Twitter Erupts [VIDEO]
03 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
US broadcast network NBC has received a lot of criticism for its broadcast of the Olympics so far. This has included its choice of camera work and editing, as well as delaying the coverage of events and only broadcasting them during primetime. Coverage of the women’s waterpolo between Spain and USA, which was streamed live on NBC’s website, provides a good argument for a delayed broadcast.
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Rowers Bring Home Another Gold For South Africa
02 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
South Africa received its third gold medal earlier today, when our men’s lightweight coxless four managed to edge out Denmark and Great Britain in a thrilling rowing final at the Eton Downey rowing centre.
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Do The Proteas Suffer From Second Test Syndrome?
02 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
2oceansvibe’s bi-weekly sports columnist, Sean Wilson, considers the odds of whether or not the Proteas will be able to end another jinx that has been plaguing the team in recent times: whether we can win the second test of a series.
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