Ready Steady Tokyo! (Part 1)
The Games of the 32nd Olympiad are going ahead. Some are in favour of this some are not.For those invited to work at the Games it was not as straightforward as it may have been in the past. Once they
The Olympic Games Oldest Champion’s Remarkable Journey
For many aspiring athletes their focus is to make it to the Olympic Games. For the few for whom that dream becomes a reality, the goal then becomes to win a medal. For the oldest surviving Olympic medallist her dream
A History Of Hard Decisions Not Made
“The show must go on” is a phrase that is believed to have originated in the circus. So it is an appropriate phrase to use when referring to the five ring circus that is the modern Olympic Games. The phrase
Living An Olympic Nightmare
How many of us have at some time been accused of something that we haven’t done? Depending on what we have been accused off the wound of that accusation can cut deeply. Imagine if you had to live with that
Voting Rights or Wrongs?
On the 18th of May 1860 the United States Republicans voted after a third ballot for Abraham Lincoln to be their Presidential candidate; he would go on to become the United States 16thPresident. The favourite in the Republican election for
