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ODE TO SPORT BY PIERRE DE COUBERTIN

PIERRE DE COUBERTAIN – ODE TO SPORT…. This poem by Pierre de Coubertin won the gold medal for literature at the 1912 Paris Olympics…. O Sport, pleasure of the Gods, essence of life, you appeared suddenly in the midst of the grey clearing which writhes with the drudgery of modern existence, like the radiant messenger of a past age, when mankind still smiled. And the glimmer of dawn lit up the mountain tops and flecks of light dotted the ground in the gloomy forests. II O Sport, you are Beauty! You are the architect of that edifice which is the human body and which can become abject or sublime according to whether it is defiled by vile passions or improved through healthy exertion. There can be no beauty without balance and proportion, and you are the peerless master of bot...

LEWIS HAMILTON WINS THE SILVERSTONE GRAND PRIX 2024

WHAT AN AFTERNOON IT WAS ON SUNDAY 7TH JULY 2024 AT THE BRITISH GRAND PRIX, WITH THE EXPERTISE OF THE DRIVERS ESPECIALLY APPARENT WHILST NAVIGATING THE INCLEMENT WEATHER AT SILVERSTONE! LEWIS HAMILTON STORMED TO VICTORY IN 1:22.27.059, WITH MAX VERSTAPPEN SECOND (+1.465), AND LANDO NORRIS THIRD (+7.547) LEWIS WAS EMOTIONAL AFTER THE RACE, REVEALING THAT HE HAD FELT LOW AT TIMES, NOT HAVING REACHED THE TOP OF THE PODIUM FOR A WHILE. (WHO KNEW?) BUT LOOKED EXTREMELY HAPPY TO HAVE WON AT SILVERSTONE, SEEMINGLY SPURRED ON BY THE SUPPORT FROM THE LOYAL HOME CROWD PUTTING SOME ‘WIND BENEATH HIS WINGS.’ “IT’S THE MOST EMOTIONAL WIN I’VE EVER EXPERIENCED” SAID LEWIS HAMILTON EMOTIONAL SCENES AS LEWIS HAMILTON CELEBRATES WITH MERCEDES AFTER THE RACE HIGHLIGHTS OF...

WATCH BRITAIN’S ADAM PEATY QUALIFY FOR THE PARIS OLYMPICS 2024

THERE ARE ONLY A COUPLE OF DAYS TO GO NOW UNTIL THE START OF THE PARIS OLYMPICS 2024! WATCH ADAM PEATY QUALIFY! ADAM PEATY QUALIFIES FOR PARIS OLYMPICS 2024

PREMIER LEAGUE – 04/05/2024 (PHOTO – “THE MONEY SHOT” – ERLING HAALAND’S BICYCLE-KICK)

LET’S HAVE ANOTHER LOOK AT ERLING HAALAND’S MAGICAL MOMENTS IN THE MANCHESTER CITY VS WOLVES MATCH, WHERE HE NOT ONLY SCORED FOUR FANTASTIC GOALS AT 12 MINS., (FROM A PENALTY), 35 MINS., 45 +3 MINS., (FROM A PENALTY), AND 54 MINS., BUT ALSO PERFORMED SOME OF HIS AMAZING ACROBATICS WITH HIS BICYCLE-KICK AND EXTREMELY HIGH JUMPS, (ALMOST AS THOUGH HE WAS ON A TRAMPOLINE), AND WHEN HE WAS SUBSTITUTED LATE INTO THE MATCH (MUCH TO HIS DISMAY), ALVAREZ CAME ON AND SCORED YET ANOTHER GOAL ALMOST STRAIGHT AWAY AT 85 MINS., AND WITH WOLVES’ HWANG HEE-CHAN SCORING AT 54 MINS., THE GAME CULMINATED IN A 5 – 1 WIN TO MAN CITY! OBVIOUSLY, MAN CITY WERE ALWAYS GOING TO BE TOUGH OPPONENTS, BUT CREDIT SHOULD ALSO BE GIVEN TO WOLVES FOR THEIR GREAT DEFENDING, AND MAKING IT HARD FOR M...

REFUGEE OLYMPIC TEAM ARRIVES IN FRANCE AHEAD OF OLYMPIC GAMES 2024

The Refugee Olympic Team, including athletes, coaches and staff have all arrived in France and have gathered in the historic town of Bayeux, Normandy for a pre-Games welcome camp.          

PREMIER LEAGUE : MAN CITY VS ARSENAL – 31/03/2024 – (PHOTO – THERE WAS MORE THAN A LITTLE ARGEY-BARGEY BETWEEN HAALAND AND GABRIEL THROUGHOUT THE MATCH…!)

WELL, IT WAS MUCH-OF-A-MUCHNESS BETWEEN MAN CITY AND ARSENAL ON 31/03/2024, WITH QUITE A FEW ATTEMPTS ON TARGET ON BOTH SIDES, BUT TO NO AVAIL., WITH THE GAME CULMINATING IN A DRAW OF 0 – 0 STILL, THE POINTS WERE SHARED – AND THERE IS MORE THAN ENOUGH ACTION TO SINK YOUR TEETH INTO HERE FROM THESE TWO WORLD CLASS TEAMS.  SO ENJOY!

DAVID BECKHAM MEETS JUDE BELLINGHAM

CHECK THIS OUT!  THE TIME WHEN TWO SUPERSTARS SHARED THE SAME SOFA.  (THE BECKHAM DOCUMENTARY IS REALLY WORTH A WATCH BY THE WAY, NOT MANY MIGHT KNOW JUST HOW INSTRUMENTAL DAVID’S FATHER WAS IN HIS CAREER.) DAVID BECKHAM MEETS JUDE BELLINGHAM!

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DUTCH GRAND PRIX 2023

ANDRE RIEU AND DJ LA FUENTE GOT THE PARTY STARTED IN STYLE AT THE DUTCH GRAND PRIX 2023 WHICH MAX VERSTAPPEN WON IN 2:24:04:411.25, FERNANDO ALONSO CAME SECOND (+3.744s), PIERRE GASLY THIRD (+7.058s), AND SERGIO PEREZ FOURTH (+10.068s) – AFTER RECEIVING A FIVE SECOND TIME PENALTY… HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DUTCH GRAND PRIX 2023 MAX VERSTAPPEN DELIGHTS HIS HOME CROWD AS HE CROSSES THE LINE

EUROS 2024: 26/06/2024 (PHOTO – GEORGIA CELEBRATE WITH THEIR FANS)

WELL, THIS WAS AN UPSET FOR PORTUGAL LAST NIGHT!  GEORGIA’S KHVICHA KVARATSKHELIA SCORED A STUNNER AT ONLY 2 MINS. INTO THE GAME, AND HIS TEAM-MATE GEORGES MIKAUTADZE SCORED ANOTHER FROM A PENALTY AT 57 MINS!  WITH A LOT OF ACTION INBETWEENTIMES WITH A FURTHER 22 SHOTS FROM PORTUGAL, WITH 5 ON TARGET (INCLUDING A COUPLE OF GOOD ATTEMPTS FROM RONALDO, BLOCKED BY THE GEORGIAN DEFENSIVE LEGS, AND THE EXTREMELY LITHE EFFORTS OF THE GEORGIAN GOALY MAMARDASHVILI), BUT NOTHING REACHED THE BACK OF THE NET!  GEORGIA ALSO HAD A FURTHER 7 SHOTS, WITH 3 ON TARGET.  AND ALTHOUGH PORTUGAL HAD 73% POSSESSION, WITH GEORGIA 28%, THE EXTRAORDINARY SPIRIT OF THE GEORGIAN SQUAD SHONE THROUGH, AND THE GAME CULMINATED IN A 2 – 0 WIN TO GEORGIA, WHO MADE HISTORY BY REACHING THEIR FIRST MAJOR TOURNAME...

IOC LAUNCHES “SPORT. AND MORE THAN SPORT”

IOC launches “Sport. And More Than Sport” ahead of Paris 2024. There’s just one month to go to the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024. And to celebrate the milestone, the Olympic Games has a new brand platform: “Sport. And More Than Sport.” This new campaign is to share the multi-faceted essence of the Olympic experience and what the Games are: more than just a global sports competition. The Olympic Games are a celebration of human spirit, resilience, and unity. It is everything that sport and the Olympic Games mean to people: belonging and human connection, personal empowerment and growth, and opportunities and dreams.

EUROS 2024 – 25/06/2024 (PHOTO – AUSTRIA’S MARCEL SABITZER SALUTES HIS FANS IN THE MOST LOVELY WAY!)

AUSTRIA WON THE DAY BETWEEN THEMSELVES AND THE NETHERLANDS LAST NIGHT, AFTER AN UNFORTUNATE OWN GOAL FROM THE NETHERLANDS’ DONYELL MALLEN AT 6 MINS., AND TWO GOALS LATER IN THE MATCH FROM FROM ROMANO SCHMID AT 59 MINS., AND MARCEL SABITZER AT 80 MINS., TOTALLED THREE, AND INBETWEENTIMES, THE NETHERLANDS CODY GAKPO SCORED AT 47 MINS., AND MEMPHIS DEPAY ANOTHER AT 75 MINS., CULMINATING IN A 3 – 2 WIN TO AUSTRIA! EUROS 2024 – NETHERLANDS VS AUSTRIA – 25/06/2024 IT WAS MUCH-OF-A-MUCHNESS IN THE GOALLESS DRAW BETWEEN DENMARK VS SERBIA LAST NIGHT,  (WITH BOTH ENDING ON 3 POINTS, AND SAME GOAL DIFFERENCE OF 0) THAT AFTER A 0 – 0 DRAW, AND IN A BIZARRE TURN OF EVENTS, THE ONLY WAY TO DECIDE THE WINNER WAS BY COUNTING THE AMOUNT OF YELLOW CARDS THEY HAD RECEIVED (WHICH...

EUROS 2024 – 24/06/2024 (PHOTO – ITALY’S ZACCAGNI CELEBRATES SCORING IN EXTRA TIME)

WE HAVE PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THE EXCITING MATCHES BETWEEN CROATIA VS ITALY AND ALBANIA VS SPAIN PLAYED YESTERDAY DURING THE EUROS 2024! ENJOY…! EUROS 2024 – CROATIA VS ITALY – 24/06/2024 EUROS 2024 – ALBANIA VS SPAIN – 24/06/2024 WORDS BY AMANDA WATERS