It was Moscow, it was 1980, no Americans were there…
Back in the days before he became the right honorable Lord and Baron Sebastian Newbold Coe, this weedy-looking conservative was one hell of [...]
Read moreWARNING: This woman CAN throw
For those uninitiated into US culture, softball is their version of women’s cricket. Unlike cricket, however, it’s considered worthy of Olympic inclusion, and Jennie is the proud owner of a shiny gold medal from the last games in Athens.
Besides being a glorious golden haired pitcher, Jennie has much to [...]
Read moreWoman runs at man-speed…
Before J-Lo and Li-Lo, there was Flo-Jo – otherwise known as Florence Griffith-Joyner, the fastest woman of all time. A strange and bizarre young thing, she wowed the planet at the 1988 Olympics with her phenomenal fingernails, and [...]
Read moreFeast your eyes on some football players in China
Perhaps one day someone will start a sentence with “there’s an Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman” without it being a joke about people in boxes saying “potatoes” – it could even be used to introduce a [...]
Read moreAnd so, a legend was born…
For those too young to remember 1976, the summer was hot as hell. One man cooler than the Fonze, however, was Edwin Moses from the USA, who chose to wear fashionable shades when thundering his [...]
Read moreProof that sturdy women can be sensual too
Some people find it hard to see the point of the long jump – there’s a big sprint, a sandpit, some weird running in the air stuff. Those people have obviously never had to leap over a beached whale on a Cornish holiday. No matter, because above [...]
Read moreBest Olympic sprints ever, except 2004
No doubt about it, the best Olympic event is the 100 metres. It’s got everything – tension, speed, ten seconds of maniacs hurtling in a straight line, [...]
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