Author: AJW
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 daw...
THE SPICE GIRLS SING AT THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS
REMEMBER WHEN THE SPICE GIRLS RE-UNITED FOR THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS – THAT WAS A GREAT EVENING – STAY TUNED FOR MORE!
THE IOC CHOOSES THE FRENCH ALPS AND SALT LAKE CITY TO HOST OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES (CONSECUTIVELY)
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has chosen the French Alps to host the XXVI Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games 2030 and Salt Lake City-Utah as host of the XXVII Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games four years later in 2034.
DIRK BIKKEMBERGS – SS 15
WE ALWAYS LOVE THIS DIRK BIKKEMBERGS SHOW WITH SUPER-FIT MODELS PRESENTING SPORTSWEAR OF DIFFERENT TYPES TO INSPIRE US TO BE AT OUR BEST DURING ANY SPORTING EVENTS! (OR JUST TO GET US IN THE MOOD TO GO TO THE GYM!)
TORVILL AND DEAN ‘BOLERO’ – 1984 OLYMPICS
ANOTHER CHANCE TO VIEW JAYNE TORVILL AND CHRISTOHER DEAN’S BEAUTIFUL ‘BOLERO’ ICE-DANCE FROM THE 1984 OLYMPICS
Sui Wenjing & Han Cong Win Pairs Gold At The Winter Olympics, Beijing 2022
ANOTHER CHANCE TO WATCH THE TRULY BEAUTIFUL ICE DANCE BY SUI WENJING & HAN CONG WHO PERFORMED AT THE WINTER OLYMPICS, BEIJING 2022, WINNING A GOLD MEDAL!
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...
IOC PRESIDENT THOMAS BACH RECALLS SOME OF HIS FAVOURITE OLYMPIC MOMENTS
WE HAVE PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THIS WONDERFUL FOOTAGE (FROM OUR ARCHIVES) OF IOC PRESIDENT THOMAS BACH RECALLING SOME OF HIS FAVOURITE OLYMPIC MOMENTS
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...
OSCAR PIASTRI WINS THE HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX 2024
IN AN ACTION-PACKED RACE IN HUNGARY, OSCAR PIASTRI STORMED TO VICTORY, WINNING HIS FIRST EVER GRAND PRIX! STAY TUNED FOR MORE….! TED BUMPS INTO OSCAR PIASTRI
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.
