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  There is one name that is on everyone’s lips today in Uganda. The man that redeemed Uganda from 40 year old no gold nightmare – Stephen Kiprotich. The 23 year old surged at 23 miles and led the pack of over 100 athletes that were taking part in the […]

Green, a rowing channel that radiated beauty during the 1968 Olympic games hosted by Mexico is today nothing more than a neglected, smelly, green water spot in the middle of Mexico City. Near the finish line, the screen where once people could watch the race from the stands is not […]

On April 30, 2012 Norway lost one of its best swimmers when 26 year old Alexander Dale Oen died of cardiac arrest. During the London Olympics more fellow swimmers remembered him. It was a shock for the Norwegian nation. Oen was one of their favourites, a very successful and much-loved […]

The current lead article – The Olympics: A Tale of Two Worlds is asking if; “Do the Olympic Games provide a unique opportunity for us to come together on a level playing field, or are they just one more circumstance in which the differences between the developed and developing worlds […]

As a fan of Indian athletes, I am torn between supporting them and boycotting an event that is sponsored by a criminal corporation that was responsible for one of the worst industrial disasters in human history.