Entries tagged with “olympics”
There’s a condom shortage at the Vancouver Olympics, so the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research is shipping in an emergency supply.
“When we heard about the condom shortage in Vancouver, we felt it important to respond immediately,” said Kerry Whiteside, CANFAR’s Executive Director.
Their response is quite swift. Maybe the USA should get CANFAR to manage FEMA?
Bolt breaks 200-meter world record
His average speed for the race was about 23 MPH. At one point, his top speed was near 32 MPH. To put that in perspective, NYC’s residential street speed limit is 30 MPH, as is most state’s school zones.
Natalie du Toit, Olympic swimmer, comes in 16th
She lost half of one leg in a motorbike accident. That means that in the field of 25 for the women’s 10km marathon, 9 finished after her. Official results.
Underwater photo of Phelps’ 0.01 second win
Great photo, but it only captures the winning moment and can’t convey just how amazing the win was. He was seventh out of eight at the halfway point.
IOC may cancel international torch relay
They might cancel the rest of the international torch relay because of all the protests. Instead of canceling the relay, maybe they should award the Olympics to countries that have a good human rights record?

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