Beijing’s hot javelin thrower is back

Pollution, terrible food and Spanish racists may have stolen the headlines at the Olympic Games, but one lady certainly stole our hearts: Javelin star and Miss Paraguay contestant Leryn Franco.

Aside from the rumour that she was at it with Novak Djokovic, the sexiest thing to ever throw a spear has been notably absent from the radar since the summer. Machochip, however, have uncovered a video that conveys her ability to wear a bikini while having ice cold water poured all over her. Good work, amigos.

More newly discovered pics of Leryn after the jump…

Manchester City striker helps South America recover some pride

With little help from tubby star Ronaldinho, Brazil have managed to overcome the unstoppable force of Belgium to earn a bronze medal in Beijing. Manchester City will feel slightly better about paying Jo’s wages, as he managed to slot away two goals in the 3-0 victory.

[Video courtesy of Machochip]

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Tubby star criticised by Brazilian media for Olympic performance

We may place the importance of Olympic football somewhere between fencing and ultimate frisbee over here in Blighty, but that’s not quite the case in South America. Tuesday’s semi-final between Brazil and Argentina was treated like a World Cup game by the inhabitants of the football-mad continent, and accordingly, commercial pressures from sponsors such as Nike dictated that the team in yellow brought some superstars to Beijing.

Despite doing everything right on the pitch and saying his nightly prayers, Kaka was denied the Olympic dream by AC Milan, while the Italians let Ronaldinho trot off to the far east. This may have been a condition of his sale to the Serie A club, or perhaps the CBF felt his flamboyant style was more suited to garnering publicity for the national team.

Of course, Brazil were denied the gold medal that has so far eluded them by a convincing Argentinean side, and they face the prospect of a bronze medal match with the mighty Belgium tomorrow. In an article titled ‘The Fall of Ronaldinho’, Spanish

Alright boys, break it up

If the move in yesterday’s Olympic wrestling Sporno has been dubbed the ‘bowling ball’, then the technique above should probably be known as the ‘uphill wheelbarrow’.

Thanks to Sporno fan Kurt for the spot.

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Cyclist celebrates achievements by endangering life

Bradley Wiggins was in high spirits after securing two gold medals at the Beijing velodrome (the french term for ‘bike shed’) and decided to have a little tipple at London House (a hastily-named venue set up by the Chinese to celebrate the 2012 Games). One thing lead to another, and his night ended with some victory rolls over the bonnet of a taxi:

[Wiggins] won two golds - in team and individual pursuits - and was perhaps also trying to cheer himself up after losing out on a third yesterday.Wiggins’ stunt, rolling over the taxi’s bonnet

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