The Number Crunch
When hosting any major sporting event in the modern era it all comes down to the numbers and that is no doubt why FIFA and the IOC opted for Brazil to host the 2014 and 2016 World Cup and Olympics.
Searching for Gold
On the Eve of the Paralympics opening ceremony, Britain’s team have been given a target of 103 medals at the games. The target has been set by the government’s funding body UK Sport and was based on data from all
Rogers Medals – 8 Years on!
Australian Michael Rogers has picked up another Olympic medal for Australia, even though he was not taking part in the recently finished London Games. Back in Athens in 2004 Rogers finished fourth in the road race time trial, and missed
Cutting a Dash
Venezuela won its first Olympic gold medal in 44 years at the London Olympics when Ruben Limardo won gold in the fencing. IF winning the first gold medal for his country since Mexico in 1968 was not enough of an
Break a Leg Son – No Not Literally!
There were many heroes in the recent London Olympic Games but American sprinter Manteo Mitchell has to be one of them. The 25 year old ran the first leg in their 4x400m relay, he was at the 100m mark and
