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“Packed” with Excitement

I’m generally not too fussed about packing. Most of my packing is done haphazardly the morning of my flight, or the night before in the most extreme cases, with clothes tossed semi-folded or wrinkled into…

Global event for global sponsors

A global event for global sponsors and global media barons. All the rhetoric about the Olympic Games delivering a lasting and local legacy for the (socially disadvantaged) of London and the people of England…
illegal rings Tom Magliery.

Would you like priorities with that?

Amid concerns that security around the London Olympics was compromised following the admission by contactor G4S that they were unable to supply the majority of the personnel they promised, there remains…
Olympic countdown Michael Jones.

Excitement rising

As I’m writing this I have just finished a radio interview about Usain Bolt and it is now nine days nine hours and 33 minutes to go before the start of the Olympics. What will the opening ceremony be like…
Turin opening ceremony bryangeek.

Is there a future for the mega-Olympics?

Despite their good intentions, The Modern Olympics tend to polarise the general public. Like many other brands of their magnitude, people have become emotionally attached, or detached, to the Olympic brand…
Lauren Jackson MR FOOJI Flickr.

Gender and news coverage of the Olympics

The Olympics are again upon us, and Australia has some excellent and prominent women athletes. Stephanie Rice, Sally Pearson and Anna Meares, for example, are all at the top of their game and likely to…
rowing Tom Roche.

It’s all about devotion

As we come to the end of our Olympic preparation camp at the AIS European Training Center in Varese, Italy, I find myself thinking about the meaning of what we do here. Sport occupies a unique place in…