Move over the Olympics. First, Brazil’s hosting games for the world’s indigenous tribes, featuring traditional arrow shooting and a little-known cousin of football. As Rio de Janeiro gears up for next year’s Summer Olympics, the…
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Olympic rings from Sydney Harbour Bridge sell on ebay
The giant Olympic rings that were a centrepiece of the 2000 Games, adorning the Sydney Harbour Bridge, have been sold on ebay after being discovered gathering dust in a factory. The five massive rings, measuring…
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Village to be hydrogen-powered
The athletes village for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo will be a futuristic “hydrogen town” where electricity and hot water are generated from the abundant element, a local newspaper reported Monday. Planners at the Tokyo…
Japanese prime minister wants Robot Olympics in 2020
The prime minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, wants his country to hold the first ‘robot olympics’ in 2020. The Japanese prime minister wants Tokyo to hold the first “robot olympics”. Shinzo Abe is hoping the…
Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich’s 3 tips to living an active lifestyle
To call Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich a “runner” is to oversimplify. Not because he isn’t – what could be more runner-like than a tall and lean Kenyan, after all? – but because it ignores the storied…
What are the “Gay Olympics?”
As the upcoming 2014 edition of the Gay Games will be hosted by Cleveland and Akron in the United States, the sporting and cultural event that started out in 1982 as the “Gay Olympics”, has…
North Korea building ‘world-class’ ski resort
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has inspected work on a “world class” ski resort being built as rival South Korea prepares to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, state media reported. Kim visited the construction…
Inaugural Maasai Olympics set for December 22
Maasai warriors turned athletes will compete at the first-ever Maasai Olympics on 22nd December, 2012 at Kimana Wildlife Sanctuary, Amboseli National Park – Kenya. According to Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust, Maasai warriors killed lions traditionally…
Remote cameras replace photographers at Olympics
Have you been following the 2012 London Olympics? Have you wondered how the photographers are able to capture sweeping panoramics, underwater photos, and rooftop images; and all without dangerously hanging from the ceiling or wearing…
Celebrate Olympic fever with classic Cornish pasties
With London being the epicenter of the universe at the moment and all things Britannia given the international spotlight, check out this classic British recipe perfect for your very own Olympic party. Savoury: Cornish…