Archive for the 'Olympic sports' Category

Olympic hockey – Jagr said it: “We can beat anybody and anybody can beat us!”

After Czech Republic’s defeat of Slovakia at their Olympic hockey tournament opener in Vancouver Olympic Games, Jaromir Jagr, one of NHL’s all-time great forwards, said it: “We can beat anybody here, and anybody can beat us.” That prophesy has been correct in both respects. The Czechs beat the Slovaks and Latvia, got edged by the [...]

Luge death at the Olympic Games: athlete’s inexperience or unsafe track design

It’s a shocking news to read of an Olympic athlete dying at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. The news was even more tragic that it happened only few hours before the actual official opening ceremony, the joyous of occasions when athletes march on the Olympic stadium sporting nothing but smiles. While the Georgian delegation [...]

Memorable Track and Field Events at the Olympic Games

Track and Field is the Queen of Sports and the 2008 Olympic Games had witnessed truly memorable results in men’s sprints. Usain Bolt’s two world records, that he had since broken, 9.69 in 100m and 19.30 in 200m, were simply unbelievable and made the Olympic track and field events stand out. But it was not [...]