The 30th Olympiad being worked off in London at the moment has promised to be one of the most entertaining competitions in sporting History.
With many individual battles and milestones being reached this year the opening ceremony showed us the great history of one the richest histories in the world.
Opening Ceremony
The opening ceremony was one the closest guarded secrets in all of London. With scenes from Shakespeare’s tempest to Daniel Craig making his appearance as James Bond escorting her Majesty the queen, to Rowan Atkinson appearing as Mr. Bean. Commemorations of sporting legends like Mohamed Ali and human rights activists from all over the world. Performances by child choirs, the world renowned London symphony orchestra conducted by Sir Simon Rattle and recreations of British children’s stories like harry potter, peter pan and Nanny McPhee, along with a closing performance by Sir Paul McCartney singing his hit single “Hey Jude” brought the crowds to life. In addition to this the attendance of Lords, Ladies, Prince’s and Princess, heads of state and international dignitaries and even her Majesty Queen Elizabeth along with the best sportsmen and women past and present from all over the world made the occasion that much more entertaining.
Bridging the gap between Olympian and paralympian
South African runner Oscar Pistorius better known as the Blade Runner has bridged the gap between the Paralympics and Olympics becoming the first double amputee to compete in the Olympics. “the fastest man on no legs”, Pistorius, is the world record holder for sport class T44 in the 100, 200 and 400 metres events and runs with the aid of Cheetah Flex-Foot carbon fibre transtibial artificial limbs.
Although eligible to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, Pistorius did not qualify for the South African team. But with his 400 m time of 45.07 on 19 July 2011, he achieved the “A” qualifying standard for the 2011 World Championships and 2012 Olympics and will represent South Africa in the mens 400m and 4x400m relay.
The Fastest men on two legs
Four years ago Jamaican Ussain Bolt took the world by storm when he broke the world records for both the 200m and 100 sprints taking home the Gold in both events. Now the Bolt is back and he’s looking to become the first man to retain his title. The Jamaicans biggest competition comes from none other than his own team mate Yohan Blake who has trained for four years and is gunning for the Gold in London. Probably the two fastest men in the world will go head to head in a battle to show the world who is number one. T hey will also join forces as both members are part of the 4x100m meters team for Jamaica.
Quest to become the greatest Olympian of all time
The American born Micheal Phelps is on a quest to become the greatest Olympian of all time. Phelps already has the most number of Gold medals with a tally of 14. When his two Bronze medals are added to that the 27 year old has 16 medals which is just two short of the Russian gymnast Larisa Latynina. Latynina has a total of 18 medals with 9 Gold, 5 Silver and 4 Bronze Medals which he accumulated over a span on 8 years and three Olympiads in 1956, 1960 &1964. Phelps is looking to break this record that has been standing for over half a century and his biggest rival in his bid is team mate Ryan Lochte. Lochte was overshadowed by Phelps brilliance four years ago in Beijing and is all out to take home as many medals as possible.
All in all these games promise to create history and will provide the ultimate entertainment to all sports fans around the world.
