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London Olympics
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Radvertising: The Cinnamon Challenge [VIDEO]
12 Dec 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
“I’m not crying…these are…just…tears… of joy”, exclaims Marco Mogable, as the explosion of cinnamaldehyde rockets through his sinuses.
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Radvertising: World Champion Hundred Metre Hurdler Wears Swim Fins [VIDEO]
05 Dec 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Look, In this crazy cluttered world, where anyone can be famous, it’s simply not enough to have your fifteen minutes; you need to showcase your skills at the same time. Even if you decide to become the World Champion 100 Metre Swim Fin Hurdler.
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“Boosting” – Paralympic Athletes Electrocute Themselves To Improve Performance
23 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
“There have been times where I would specifically give my leg or my toe a couple of really good electric shocks. That would make my blood pressure jump up and I could do more weights and cycle harder – it is effective.”
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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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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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Awesome Collection Of Multi-Exposure Olympic Photographs [PICS]
13 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Olympics are officially and you’ve undoubtedly been left with a gaping void in desperate need of filling. Seeing as the next epic installment is four long years away, it’s best to start weening yourself off slowly as soon as possible and what better way to begin that process than with an awesome gallery of multi-exposure photographs from this year’s games.
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US Ladies Gymnastics Team Teaches Reporter “Dougie” Dance [VIDEO]
10 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Five female Olympic Gymnasts on an open-top double-decker bus in London teaching George Bush’s daughter how to Dougie. Kind of sounds like some bizarre fantasy, doesn’t it? Except it’s not, it’s exactly what happened earlier this week.
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Winner’s POV, Usain Bolt Nabs Photographer’s Camera After 200m Final [PICS]
10 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This must be any photographer’s dream – Usain Bolt, the undisputed fastest man alive, grabbed an Olympic photographer’s camera and started snapping pics straight from the track.
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The Olympics, Shot Exclusively With An iPhone 4S [PICS]
03 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Dan Chung is a photojournalist for the Guardian on assignment at the Olympics. Instead of lugging around a bag full of heavy, expensive equipment like everyone else, he’s using just his iPhone 4S and a few aftermarket attachments. The results have been amazing.
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30 Of The Hottest Female Olympians In London [PICS]
02 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 6 Comments
Life is not fair, we know this, but sometimes it’s just plain wrong. Take for example the Olympians featured in this post, not only were they granted with the genetic ability to advance to the highest level in their respective disciplines, but they’re also ridiculously good looking! But I digress, without further ado, enjoy this gallery of 30 of the hottest female Olympians attending the games this year.
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Paul McCartney Only Earned £1 Playing At The Opening Ceremony
01 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Paul McCartney, one of the last remaining Beatles, is pretty much as big as it gets when it comes to famous musicians. And accordingly, he can demand pretty much whatever he wants for stadium gigs. Surprising then, that he only earned a single pound for his stellar performance at the extravagant Olympic Opening Ceremony.
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Chad Le Clos’ Father Is The People’s Champ – UNBELIEVABLE! [VIDEO]
01 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday, local boy Chad le Clos did what countless other swimmers have only dreamt of, he beat Michael Phelps in the 200m Men’s Butterfly final. As glorious as the moment was, for him and the whole of South Africa, it was his father, Bert, who stole the show in a post-race interview.
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Are These The Most Sponsorable Olympic Athletes?
26 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Social media has become an important part of many people’s daily lives, and it has also changed the way most marketing campaigns run. On top of this, it’s become an essential marketing tool for modern athletes.
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Athlete Banned From Olympics After Racist Twitter Joke
26 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 8 Comments
“With so many Africans in Greece, at least the West Nile mosquitoes will eat home made food!” It was this racist tweet that got Greek triple jumper, Voula Papachristou, expelled from the Olympics. She was referring to reports of mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus in her home country.
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Boris Johnson’s “Olympic Welcome” Is Hilarious [VIDEO]
25 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Despite a considerably busy schedule, what with the Olympic Games coming up and all, London Mayor Boris Johnson has managed to find the time to record special message to welcome travelers and athletes to his city. It’s quite something.
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“Oscar Pistorius Has An Unfair Advantage” – Olympic Record Holder
18 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 19 Comments
The 400-metre world record holder, Michael Johnson, says he believes disabled athletes who use prosthetic limbs should NOT be allowed to compete in able-bodied races. This after news broke of Oscar Pistorius’ qualification for this year’s Olympics. Johnson argues that as it has not been disproved whether or not it provides such athletes with an unfair advantage.
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NBC And Google Stage Cyber “War Games” For Olympics
06 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
NBC and Google are planning for the Olympic games to be the largest-ever online offering of a sporting event. The aim is for the games to have 3 500 hours of live streaming footage. Google and NBC are staging “war games” in at least three countries to prepare for the possibility of hacker attacks or hardware malfunction.
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Olympic Torch: Kids Try Steal It, Man With Jetpack Flies With It [VIDEO]
03 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
To be honest, I’ve never really followed any of the other olympic torch relays, but this year’s one has been pretty awesome. Kids are trying to steal it, a man with a jetpack is flying with it, and stormtroopers are getting to carry it.
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David Cameron Heckled During Olympic Speech [VIDEO]
28 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Less than a minute into a speech to mark the month-to-go countdown to the start of the Olympics yesterday, Britain’s prime minister got heckled by a protester. The guy shouted: “Shame on you, David Cameron – you are crippling the poor in London. Shame on you!” Cameron’s response? “Don’t spoil it, sir!”
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Muse’s New Track, “Survival” Is Official Olympic 2012 Song [LISTEN]
28 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
The London Olympics may be crazily over budget, have an insane opening ceremony planned – with live animals – but they have what has to be the raddest official song in Olympic history, “Survival”, Muse’s new track from their upcoming album The 2nd Law. Click through to listen.
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Olympics 2012: Saudis Will Allow Women To Compete For The First Time
25 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Saudi Arabian officials have taken a huge, progressive step and will, for the first time ever, allow Saudi women to compete in the Olympic Games at this year’s event in London.
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Would You Pay £100 000 For An Authentic Olympic Torch?
21 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This past Saturday the official Olympic torch relay began, with 8 000 lucky torchbearers chosen to be a part of history. However, a number of them have chosen short-lived wealth over Olympic legacy as they headed for e-Bay to sell off their unique pieces of history, for exorbitant amounts of cash.
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Residential Buildings To House Surface-to-Air Missiles During London Olympics
30 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Oh awesome, this makes total sense. The UK’s Ministry of Defense is planning to install surface-to-air missiles on top of residential flats in east London for the duration of the Olympic Games. The bulk of the missile array is intended for the Lexington Building Water Tower, which has about 700 people living in and around it.
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Take The “Controversial” London Olympics Sensitivity Quiz
07 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As the Olympic Games draw nearer, organisers have made the almost 70 000 volunteers assisting at the Olympiad take a sensitivity quiz to assess their readiness to meet a variety of different people that will be visiting London. Given that this is England, you can bet some of their responses were not… er, productive.
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Oscar Pistorius Wins 2012 Laureus World Award [PICS]
07 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Oscar Pistorius has won the 2012 Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award. This after he became the first amputee to win a non-disabled World Championship track medal, as a member of the South African silver medal winning 4 x 400 metres relay team in South Korea. See a list of all the other winners inside.
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Enormous Olympic Anti-Doping Lab Most High-Tech Ever
23 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last week a massive anti-doping lab was unveiled by the Olympic organisers, and has been hailed as the most high-tech in the history of the games.
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Ti Amiamo, Armani
12 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
“Ti amiamo, Armani” means (roughly): “We love you Armani, and your timeless style – and we need you to design our tracksuits for London 2012”. That’s what Italy’s Olympic Committee has arranged for the Azzurri for the Summer Olympics next year.
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“INTRIGUING” IS ANOTHER WORD FOR “WEIRD”
21 May 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Sorry about that, it’s kind of bright, I know. As you can see, London have gone for a bit of an intriguing vibe for their 2012 Olympic logo. And by intriguing, I might actually mean, “epilepsy-inducing”. So, in a intriguing strange kind of way, it’s kudos to London’s Olympic organising committee (queerly named Locog) for […]
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