Olympic Park inheritance business (Oplc) for the 2012 London Olympic Games Fiasco

As you well know the Olympic Park heritage enterprise is putting things together for the 2012 Olympic Games in historic London England in what could very well be one of the most Olympic Games of the last 75-years. And that is surely critical inspecting that some of the world's most cities have hosted the games while those times.

So, I asked the paramount Josh Aggars of London, a blogger with a prestige for some serious no-holds-bar sound and fury, what it all meant, and what was surely happening there, figuring he definitely ought to know. He said in an exclusive interview with me;

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"The 28th of January 2011 was supposed to be the date on which the Olympic Park heritage enterprise (Oplc) for the 2012 London Olympic Games would name the winning tenant to take over the still to be ended Olympic Stadium once the games were over. Instead the decision has been postponed indefinitely as the Oplc seek added solution from the main bidders on the minutiae of their tender documents. At stake the prestige and economic viability of a true heritage for the London Olympics."

Interesting indeed, and yes, I plan Aggars would be the man to address the concerns. After all, I don't get a sense from the Financial Times just what is surely going on behind the scenes. Still, I guess I am not too surprised as often government/private partnerships fail as too many bureaucrats force unreasonable restrictions and non-economically viable mandates on businesses, contractors, and the private sector.

He also noted that when London won the proprietary to host the 2012 Olympic games they promised the International Olympic Committee (Ioc) that they would make the Committee and the World for that matter proud, which Josh now equates to nothing more than "lofty rhetoric" and that such promises appear to have been too presumptuous.

Yes, I am not surprised and would even call it typical. Unfortunately, Josh explains now the estimated costs have approximately tripled from .9 Billion to .5 Billion and who knows where it will stop. All at a time when the nation is calling for austerity measures from pensioners and government spending, even cutting back on their military. In fact, the there was an declaration to share an aircraft carrier with France!

From a realist standpoint, all I can say from consideration and hindsight in my own enterprise dealings is that All enterprise plans must double or triple their costs, and at least double their time frame to be even remotely legitimate. Anything with any taste knows this. Now then, do I share Aggars ire? Well, I share the hard choices that Londoners are development and all of England for that matter.

But I am glad to say that Josh Aggars is on the scene holding everyone's feet to the fire. Yes, the infamous, controversial blogger that he is, and I wouldn't expect Anything else, so please reconsider all this.

Olympic Park inheritance business (Oplc) for the 2012 London Olympic Games Fiasco

London Gears Up For The 2012 Olympics

Out of the customary nine cities who submitted bids to host the 2012 Olympics the list was whittled down to five in 2004, with London joining Madrid, Moscow, New York and Paris in the final stage of selection. After preliminary evaluations of the five cities, Paris emerged as the strong favourite in many people's eyes (mostly due to this bid being the city's third in modern history), with London following close behind. Over the next few months, London complete the gap on Paris significantly; so much so in fact that many population staggering a tie between London and Paris for the Games.

In July 2005 the final choice was announced at the Raffles City custom Centre in Singapore. After the elimination of Madrid, New York and Moscow, it was revealed that London would be hosting the 2012 Olympics, beating Paris by just four votes. The London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games was created shortly after the proclamation and put in fee of implementing and staging the Games with various aspects of the Games being developed since the bid.

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The 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will use a compound of new venues, existing venues and historic facilities as well as temporary facilities. In the wake of the problems that plagued the Millennium Dome, the intention of the London Olympic Committee is too ensure there are no "white elephants" (where the cost of keeping a installation amounts to more than its usefulness) after the Games. Some of the new facilities will be reused in their Olympic form while others, including the 80,000 capacity main stadium will be reduced in size; while several other facilities will be relocated elsewhere in the Uk.

London's communal converyance systems also face numerous improvements, due to it being an aspect of the bid which scored poorly while the International Olympic Committee's preliminary evaluation of the city. Improvements are set to include the expansion of the London Underground's East and North London lines as well as the introduction of the new "Javelin" high speed rail aid using Hitachi bullet trains.

The London Olympic Committee also plans to have 80% of athletes contentious in the games trip less than 20 minutes to their event. The Olympic Park, to be situated in Stratford in East London, is to be served by ten isolate railway lines with a combined capacity of 240,000 passengers per hour. Park and ride schemes are also in the works to reduce traffic levels while the games while many hotels in London are already establishment for a huge influx of guests.

With a total allocation for the regeneration of several areas in London, as well as the cost of staging the Games themselves reaching £9.345 billion, athletes and sports fans alike can expect quite a spectacle when the 2012 Olympic Games arrive in London.

London Gears Up For The 2012 Olympics

Middle East - Sports & Athletes

Road to London 2012!

Afghanistan

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Did you know- Toward the end of the 1940s, the men's football team of Afghanistan came in 18th place in the Summer Olympic Games in London, United Kingdom. At the Xiv Summer Games, Afghanistan --a country with serious domestic problems-- lost 6-0 to Luxembourg. For the first time, soccer players from Afghanistan took part in an Olympic Tournament.

Iraq

Did you know- At the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi (India), the men's football final was won by Iraq, followed by Kuwait (runner-up). Meanwhile, the bronze medal was shared by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Saudi Arabia.

Jordan

Did you know- At the 3rd West Asian Games in December 2005, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan took eighth place, ahead of Bahrain, Iraq, and Yemen, in team standings, with 25 medals (3 gold, 11 silver, and 11 bronze).

Kuwait

Did you know- Kuwait's shooter Fehaid Al Deehani placed third in duplicate trap in the Summer Olympics in Sydney in 2000, behind Richard Faulds (United Kingdom) and Russell Mark (Australia).

Lebanon

Did you know- An eight-member team from Lebanon participated in the Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, in 1948. The Arab nation competed in three sports: boxing (1), shooting (2), and wrestling (5). At that time, Lebanon's Olympic Committee also sent a team of two athletes -skiers- to the Winter Olympics in Saint Moritz, Switzerland.

Qatar

Did you know- Weightlifter Said S. Asaad,a former Bulgarian national, won the bronze medal -the second Olympic medal in the history of Qatari sport-- in the men's 105-kilogram category at the 2000 Olympic Games in the Australian city of Sydney; the country's first (and only) Olympic medal of the 2000 Games. Before Asaad became a Qatari citizen, he had competed for Bulgaria in many international events.

Syria

Did you know- Despite its anti-American policy, Syria sent a team of seven athletes to Los Angeles (California, Us), home to the Xxiii Olympic Games. This Arab nation competed in aquatics ( 1), boxing (1), shooting (1), weightlifting (1), and wrestling (3). At the 1984 Los Angeles Games, Syria won its first Olympic medal (a silver in heavyweight freestyle wrestling).

Uae

Did you know- The United Arab Emirates had a new idol to cheer in August 2004 when Sheikh Ahmed Bin Hasher Al Maktoum won the gold medal in the men's duplicate trap shooting event in the Olympic Games in Greece, equalling the Olympic report of 189 points, which was established by Australia's shooter Russell Mark at the 26th Olympiad in the United States in the mid-1990s.

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Going for Gold

With the 2012 London Olympic Games just nearby the corner, many athletes, including trampolinist Laura Gallagher, are stepping up their game to compete for those all-important gold medals. However, for those of us who are not blessed with muscles the size of mountains, how can we make buying gold bullion work for us?

Gallagher has recently said that she likes "the adrenaline rush of studying new moves and the rush of a competition." Reports are even suggesting that she may have given up her job as an supervision assistant to fully concentrate on her trampoline training for the Olympic Games.

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Wonder Drug of Dreams Set to Sweep Gold in 2012 Olympics of Sleep

Those in the know are forecasting a sweep of the gold for the Swiss pharmaceutical company Actelion in the advent 2012 Olympics of Sleep. Their candidate, Almorexant, has been in serious training since his discovery in 1998. He is startling to take gold medals in all of the following events:
Prescription for Insomnia Enhancer for Dreams Catalyst for Memory Stimulant for Creativity Accelerant for Performance Depressant for Obesity No single country, nor any sleep medication currently ready has come close to winning in all categories. Most have left participants sluggish, depressed, agitated, confused, and complaining of muscle aches during the day.

Almorexant, already in Phase Iii testing and development, will probably take home the gold in the competition for sleep in 2012. The testing now is to settle low dosage levels, effects of increasingly higher dosage levels, and side effects compared to currently used sleep medications. Amorexant, was discovered and developed by the Swiss pharmaceutical company, Actelion. Fantasize the worldwide store for a drug that will help insomnia victims, that will improve Rem sleep and therefore improve your dream state, that will act as a catalyst to improve memory consolidation, that will stimulate your creativity straight through reorganization of memory parcels, that will accelerate performance, and will also depress the brain's feeding regulation and therefore depress obesity. The drug has already shown that it can improve all of the above. Orexin, a neuropeptide produced by the hypothalamus affects the body's sleep-wake cycle as well as feeding regulation or appetite. Almorexant's main ingredient acts as an antagonist to the orexin receptors in the brain.

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The active ingredient, orexin-Ra-1, when given to rats, was found to stimulate sound sleep and peak performance in maze tests the following morning. They outperformed all of the rats given accepted sleep medications, suggesting improved memory capacity. "Measurements of muscle tone and brain performance revealed an growth in the dream phase of sleep. The dream phase of sleep is when memory is hardwired in the brain," says Actelion Ceo Jean Paul Clozel.

Shahrad Taheri, at the University of Bristol, believes that blocking the orexin theory would result in a decrease in appetite and therefore a decrease in obesity.

Studies have shown that the orexin neurons of the brain are active during waking hours and that they are silent during sleep. The orexin antagonist, orexin-Ra-1, has been proven to be much more productive than melatonin, benzodiazepines, opiates, and histamines in brain penetration, increasing total sleep time, Rem stage sleep time, acceleration time to fall asleep, and it does not cause motor impairment like the other sleep medications.

Isaac Kobrin, M.D. And old Head of Clinical development at Actelion and now Chief healing Officer at Actelion, ended in Medicalnewstoday.com attests to almorexant's distinct affects on both Rem and non-Rem sleep. He believes it results in best next day performances than benzodiazeprine medications.

So far there have been no reports of adverse effects or protection issues in the tests that have been completed. With over 80 million Americans suffering from sleeplessness and 25 million or more of those with continuing insomnia, almorexant is poised to take the gold medals startling in 2012 and to become one of the top ten drugs of the future. Agreeing to drugs.com, in 2008 the most favorite sleep aid, Ambien Cr, was #43, recording 5,719 in retail sales and a decrease of 1.2% from 2007. The second most favorite sleep aid, Lunesta, was #47, recording 1,019 in retail sales and an growth of 8.2% from 2007. Just to collate #'s, the #1 prescribed drug in 2008 was Lipitor, the cholesterol depressor, which recorded ,880,128 in retail sales, and that was a decrease of 4.6% from 2007. Ambien Cr and Lunesta can both have serious side effects such as sluggishness, depression, memory problems, agitation, rapid heartbeat, confusion, decreased coordination and muscle aches, and more.

Almorexant, after testing and approval, will become the 2012 Olympic Champion of Sleep, the Wonder Drug of Dreams, and its name will become as well-known on television as Michael Phelps. The millions of sleep deprived population in the world will ultimately derive the "good night's rest" they deserve as well as the sweet dreams to improve memory, creativity, and performance.

Wonder Drug of Dreams Set to Sweep Gold in 2012 Olympics of Sleep

The Liberian National Soccer Team And The Under-23 Lost Vital Games

Unless the critical programs are put into place, and politics and personal interests are put aside from the game of football, those who operate football and the national football teams will continue to bring disgrace to Liberia.

The Liberia Football connection keeps creating the avenues for more whipping of our various national teams. Over the weekend, the senior and Under-23 national teams suffered heavy defeats in two international football competitions.

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In the qualifiers of the African Cup of Nations, the senior Lone Star went down 2-4 to Cape Verde on Saturday, March 26. Someone else disgrace for Liberian football was on Sunday, March 27 when the Under-23 sustained a humiliating defeat at the legs of the Under-23 of the Ivory Coast in Accra in the London 2012 Olympic qualifiers.

Liberia was walloped 0-4 by the Ivoirians. The country conceded a total of eight goals in two days in two international matches. Such horrific football image for Liberia could only be attributed to the inability of the current management of the Liberia Football connection or Lfa headed by Musa Bility.

Our football authority failed to plan and prepare because they had nothing to prepare, so they had nothing to implements as a nation on Saturday March 26 and Sunday, March 27, 2011 in Cape Verde and Ghana.

The road to London 2012 for Liberia has received numerous setbacks before the final one against Ivory Coast after full time.

Lone Star Under-23 first setback was experienced while a knock-out between Jubilee Fc and Nimba Fc, when Sam Johnson for Nimba Fc got injured from a tackle with Jubilee Fc defender.

The operation put the Under-23 striker out of Lone Star junior team game played in Ghana against Ivory Coast on Sunday (March 27). Lone Star Under-23 second setback arrived when Israel base winger Patrick Doeplah died on Tuesday morning in Monrovia, after arriving in Liberia for a day training session with the team, before heading for Ghana. Lone Star Under-23 was contented for the coming of America Under-20 Liberian send Alex Nimo to replace the late Patrick Doeplah.

The team landed in Ghana on Thursday, they were informed that Nimo will not play for Liberia, until the right document are put into place. The team was left in the hands of Sekou Jabateh, he did his best, but they still lost.

The Liberia Football connection has confirmed the death scene of Patrick Doeplah, the Israeli based Liberian striker who met his untimely death on Tuesday morning.

The Lfa in a statement issued Wednesday, March 23, 2011, said the player died at the home of his girlfriend on the old road, a suburb of Monrovia and not in a hotel room as was earlier stated.

Medical description quoting Dr. Brisbane said Patrick died Tuesday morning March 22, 2011 upon coming at the Jfk curative center in Monrovia, where he was taken by friends.

According to the Lfa: "He had spent the night of March 21 at the home of his fiancée on the Old Road a few hours upon coming into the country from Israel to form part of the national U-23 delegation to Ghana to engage against Ivory Coast on Sunday".

The Football House says the Government has launched an investigation into the circumstances foremost to Patrick Doeplah's death. The Lfa says it is also sponsoring full autopsy on the mortal remains of the player to ascertain the foundation of his demise.

According to a statement signed by Lfa spokesman Henry Flomo, the Lfa wishes the family of the player to take solace in God Almighty while the period of bereavement. The Football House says the loss of Doeplah is immense to the nation's plan of enhancing the possible of adolescent players.

Meanwhile, the Lfa will open a book of sympathy by 12:noon Thursday March 24, 2011 at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium in Monrovia; it will be preceded by a major news conference.

All football lovers, officials, the media and members of the Lfa are imaginable to turnout. The Liberian leader and Chief Patron of sports Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf have presented the Lfa Us,000 as support to the national football teams of Liberia.

The President also wishes the national team victory in their endeavour away to Ivory Coast and Cape Verde. Disclosing this on Wednesday, Lfa president Musa Bility said the Football House is grateful to the president for the gesture. He said the amount will help boost the morale of the players.

The Liberian National Soccer Team And The Under-23 Lost Vital Games

Tempting and moving London Olympic Games 2012

If you love to watch great and spirited sports? Then news of London's Olympic Games for 2012 would have already tempted you. London becomes the only city in the world to host three great Olympic Games by 2012, it is one of the most spirited news for habitancy of United Kingdom. Would you like to be a part of this excitement?

London would host 26 types of sports for a total of 17 days. Other spirited feature of London 2012 is that it would be played at 34 remarkable venues. Women's Boxing, Handball, Wrestling, Tennis, Cycling, Swimming, Canoe Spirit, modern Pentathlon etc. Are just a few attractions of 2012 Games. One of the most spirited attractions of London Olympic Games is that many new events have also been included to heighten the taste of sport lovers. Some special events have also been organized to increase participation of more and more women from all over the world. The booking for tickets would start from year 2011 but London Olympic Games fans have already started retention track for more data on the game and ticketing schedule.

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To ensure security and security of habitancy who book their tickets online, Olympic Games have opened booking only for cards with Visa logo along with other cost options as checks and cash. However, it is recommend that you book your tickets using Visa debit, reputation or prepaid card for much faster processing.

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Suffolk Uk Olympics 2012 - Your Guide to Visiting Suffolk while the Summer Olympics

London was awarded the honour of hosting the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games back in 6th July, 2005. Since then the country has been in great anticipation. If you haven't yet registered for a mark please Register Now!

The 2012 Summer Olympic Games will take place from 27th July to 12th August 2012, followed by the 2012 Paralympic Games from 29th August to 9th September in Stratford, East London. This will be the third time London has hosted the Games, having previously done so in 1908 and 1948. Most of the Olympic events will take place in Stratford, Newham, which is only an hour's journey from Suffolk by train or car.

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Suffolk Uk Olympics 2012 - Day Trips and Short Breaks in Suffolk

Suffolk is a fun and lively place to visit if you're arrival to the Uk Olympics 2012, either as a participant taking a break from training, a journalist face the event, or a spectator visiting with family or friends. You will find plentifulness of great days out and things to do, attractions, events such as music concerts, festivals, art exhibitions and plays, as well as gorgeous rolling countryside, sunny beaches and English Heritage. But better book your room quickly as we're expecting a rush!

August is a glorious month to visit Suffolk as it is one of the sunniest places in the whole of the Uk! In 2009 despite a wet Summer elsewhere in the Uk, Suffolk was the driest part of the country, as coastal areas such as Aldeburgh and Southwold experienced a micro-climate - there are not many places in the rainy Uk that can say that!

If you do arrive on one of the rare wet weather days, there are still more than sufficient Rainy Day Activities in Suffolk to keep everybody entertained!

Suffolk Uk Olympics 2012 - Travelling from London to Ipswich, Suffolk

Travelling from London to Suffolk is very easy - drivers can hire a car and naturally jump on the A12 and expect to arrive in Suffolk in no time. Catching the train from Stratford to Ipswich also couldn't be easier, and takes about an hour. Train and coach voyage are quick and cost productive options. Loads of great deals and bargains can be had when booking train or coach tickets in strengthen and especially while the School Summer Holidays, and there are often Group Saver discounts on offer too.

Ipswich is a great place to arrive in. It's Suffolk's county town and proudly boasts many historic and lively buildings, whilst also being contemporary and dynamic.

For families, a day out to Jimmy's Farm, Ipswich is fun for all. You will get to meet the farm animals, kids can have fun on the Nature Trail and Jimmy's Adventure Playground, and there are regular Farmers' Markets and event throughout the year.

For adventurous families there is Anglia Indoor Karting, Ipswich, a premier Indoor Karting track that is sure to get everyone's pulse racing! There is 'Kubz Karting' for under 8's.

Equally lively and sporty is Suffolk relaxation Park, Ipswich. Here you will find a range of facilities together with 3 dry ski slopes, tobogganing slope, climbing wall and high ropes course, plus the Lodge cafeteria & Bar. And also sailing Days, Ipswich - the perfect Yacht Chartering caress on the East Coast! Boats are available for day sails out of Ipswich and longer trips to places such as Southwold, plus evening sails with onboard meals included.

If you are a foodie, just a mile south of Ipswich and within minutes of the A14/A12, the Suffolk Food Hall, Ipswich brings together the best offerings of local food & drink. Here you will find a butcher, fishmonger, greengrocer, baker, wine merchant, and a beer cellar, so are sure to go home with something tasty!

For refreshment, Quayside, Ipswich is a fresh and contemporary all-day cafe, cafeteria and bar on the Ipswich Waterfront.

For a unique meal out, enjoy some fine French cuisine at Mariners Restaurant, Ipswich, a popular French Brassierie on a 110 year old Dutch boat at Ipswich Marina.

There is so much to see and do in Ipswich (not to mention other nearby towns & villages such as Woodbridge, Aldeburgh, Lavenham, Stoke-by-Nayland, Felixstowe and Sudbury, not to mention the rest of Suffolk!) that you may well decree to stay overnight or for even longer!

Staying at the Hintlesham Hall Hotel, Ipswich is the ultimate way to indulge as this grand hotel with spectacular grounds provides luxurious rooms, attentive staff and fine dining. There are also health & beauty treatments available, and a fully equipped gym complete with swimming pool - this is sure to please the athletes among you who want to take a break whilst still staying in shape.

Also of interest to those with combining sport and relaxation is the adjacent Hintlesham Golf Club, Ipswich.

Suffolk Uk Olympics 2012 - Visiting Suffolk

Once you have reached Ipswich, should you want to study what the rest of Suffolk has to offer (and there is a lot!), voyage connections by road and rail are easily accessible across the county.

'Variety' is a key word when describing the towns and villages of Suffolk. Some are medieval, others are contemporary, many are peaceful and plentifulness are victorious - all are charming and accommodating, and promise a warm and amiable welcome to all.

Some delights of Suffolk you can study includes the preserved medieval settlement of Bury St Edmunds; Britain's 7th most desirable village, Long Melford; areas on the Suffolk coast such as Lowestoft, and Southwold; home of horse racing, Newmarket; and the haven of peace and relaxation, Orford.

Continue reading to find out more about what Suffolk has to offer those of you on a Day Trip from London to Suffolk and also those on a Short Break in Suffolk.

You will be spoilt for selection when trying to decree how to spend your Days Out in Suffolk. There is a full selection of Things to Do in Suffolk, and also Great Value Days Out in Suffolk, so you will be able to find something to suit all interests, ages and budgets.

To keep the children happy and entertained there are splendid Kids' Days Out in Suffolk, and the chances are you will be lucky sufficient to catch one of the many Suffolk Festivals that occur yearly.

Suffolk is home to a whole of perfect Art Galleries where you can snatch up a unique piece of art and view one of the many Art Exhibitions that take place throughout the year.

In the evenings you can treat yourselves to evening meal at one of the great many Suffolk Restaurants that serve every inherent type of cuisine, from local, home-cooked fare to first-class fine dining - and all things in between! A lovely way to spend a night is to Eat Out in Suffolk and then take in a Music Concert.

Suffolk Uk Olympics 2012 - Staying in Suffolk

As you have seen, Suffolk makes for a great day out - so much so, in fact, that a whole of people who visit Suffolk for the day often return for longer stays.

When staying overnight or longer, there is every type of hotel and room that you can think of, together with Suffolk Hotels - where a whole of bargains, deals and extra Offers from Suffolk Hotels are waiting to be snatched up - plus Suffolk Bed & Breakfasts and Suffolk Inns & Pubs.

We hope you have a great time when entering or watching the Uk Olympics 2012, and look forward to looking you in Suffolk soon!

Suffolk Uk Olympics 2012 - Your Guide to Visiting Suffolk while the Summer Olympics

Athens 1896-London 2012 - Olympic Surprises

Australia & Oceania

Did you know... From 1960 to 1971, Ron Clarke (Australia) set 19 world records in the 5000m, 10,000m and other long-distance races. Unfortunately, Ron has never won an Olympic gold medal. In the mid-1960s, he said, "The endeavor is not continuous as it has to be in a race. By running fast lap times and then allowing himself time to recover, an athlete is deceiving himself as to his fitness". He is author of two books: "The Unforgiving Minute" (1966) and "The Lonely Breed" (1967).

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The United States of America

Did you know... The state of Hawaii has won ten gold medals at the Summer Olympics(1896-2008). It has more Olympic gold medals than Thailand, Venezuela, and Lithuania. The Olympic champions are: Tommy Kono ( weightlifting/ two golds,1952 & 1956), Warren Kealoha (swimming/two golds,1920 & 1924 ), Duke Paoa Kahanamouku (aquatics/ three golds, 1912 & 1920), Bryan Ezra Tsumoru Clay (track & field/ one gold medal, 2008), Buster Crabbe (swimming/ one gold medal, 1932), Herman Ronald Frazier (athletics/ one gold medal, 1976).

At the Winter Olympic Games in New York in 1980, the United States men's ice hockey team won the gold medal. During the final match, the U.S. Team scored a major upset over the Soviet Union (or Ussr), which had won the gold medal in Austria '64, France '68, Japan '72 and Austria'76.

American boxer Muhammad Ali -formerly known as Cassius Clay- failed in the Pan American Games trials in 1959, but he won the gold medal in the light heavyweight (81kg/178 lbs) category at the Games of the Xvii Olympiad in Italy in 1960.

South America

Did you know... The Uruguayan men's basketball team fine to describe the Western Hemisphere in the Games of the Xxiiird Olympiad in Los Angeles in 1984. A year ago, Uruguay did not compete at the Pan American Games in Venezuela.

At the 1976 Montreal Games, Brazil won only two bronze medals. Joao Carlos de Oliveira, a world-class sportsman, could not win the gold medal in the triple jump. The South American men's soccer team closed 4th place-Brazil won the Fifa World Cup in 1958, 1962 and 1970.

Venezuela's Rafael Vidal -who spent several years as a student in the United States and was graduated from Florida University- earned the bronze medal in the men's 200m butterfly at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles, California.

Europe

Did you know... Kosovo -it is the youngest country on earth- will compete in London 2008. For political reasons, Kosovo could not partake in the 2008 Olympic Games in China. This new nation could partake in at least ten sports: athletics, boxing, Kayak/canoeing, gymnastics, shooting, swimming, table tennis, tennis, weightlifting, wrestling...

The British basketball teams have fine for the London 2012. Since 1952, the United Kingdom has never played in the Olympic Games, European tournaments, world championships.The British men's basketball team closed 20th place at the London Summer Olympic Games in 1948.

In Athens 1896, Paul Neumann became the first swimmer from Austria to win a gold medal.

Three Swiss sportswomen participated in the Olympic Games in 1924. It was the first time Switzerland sent sportswomen to the Summer Olympics...

At the 1896 Olympic Games, Greece -host country- won 10 gold medals and took second place in the unofficial team championships.

Central America

Did you know... Guatemala -an anti-Communist state in the 20th century- did not decline to send an Olympic team to the Olympic Games in the Ussr (currently Russia) in 1980. Honduras, Belize and El Salvador -the other anti-Communist nations in Central America- boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics...

North America

Did you know... During the 1904 Olympic Games, the Canadian men's soccer team won the global title. The Olympic winners were: Ernest Linton, John Gourley, Albert Johnston, Thomas Taylor, Alexander Hall, William Twaits, Georges Ducker, Robert Lane, John Fraser, Frederick Steep, Gordon McDonald, Albert Henderson.

Caribbean

Did you know... At the Summer Olympic Games in 1904 in Missouri(Usa), Cuba closed third in the unofficial team standings, behind the United States and Germany. Ramón Fonst earned three gold medals in fencing events.

In 1975, Hasely Crawford -a sprinter from Trinidad & Tobago- earned silver in the 100m at the Pan American Games in Mexico City. Nine months, at the Games of the Xxi Olympiad in Montreal (Canada), Hasely won the 100m event.

Africa

Did you know... Cameroon -a tropical country on the African continent- sent one competitor to the Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. Isaac Menyoli said, "Everything is wonderful. It's like being in a fantasy. I'm happy to describe my country".

In Athens 2004, Kirsty Coventry, a practically unknown swimmer from Zimbabwe, won the gold medal in the women's 200m backstroke. Curiously, she is an American-educated athlete.
Women's 200m backstroke final:
1.Coventry, Kirsty ( Zimbabwe ) gold medal
2.Hoelzer, Margaret ( Usa ) silver medal
3.Nakamura, Rieko ( Japan ) bronze medal
4.Zueva, Anastasia ( Russia )
5.Beisel, Elisabeth ( Usa )
6.Simmonds, Elizabeth ( United Kingdom )
7.Nay, Meagen ( Australia )
8.Hocking, Belinda ( Australia )

Athens 1896-London 2012 - Olympic Surprises