Video- 2012 London Olympics Stadium Officially Opened

Watch the 2012 London Olympics Stadium Officially Opened. London's Olympic Stadium is formally open for business. About 40,000 people attended an inauguration ceremony on Saturday- May 5, 2012, opening the stadium 2,012 hours before the official start of the games in July.

On hand were sports fans, Olympic planners and, of course, athletes, who got a trial run of the track.

Stadium opens 2,012 hours ahead of Olympics.

Meanwhile, according to the report from Reuters, London's Olympic Stadium witnessed its first world record on Tuesday (Wednesday, PHL time) when British wheelchair racer Hannah Cockroft set a new mark in the T34 category for 100 metres.

Competing at a Paralympic test event just days after the official opening of the 80,000-seat venue, the 19-year-old world champion stopped the clock at 18.56 seconds.
Video credit: AlJazeera

A young local girl called Niamh and Sebastian Coe open the stadium in the run-up to the 2012 Olympic.Games. 

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Olympic Rings- What does it represents

Wonder what the 5 Rings in the Olympic logo represents?

The five rings in the Olympic flag are colored, from left to right, blue, yellow black, green and red. They represent the five continents and are interlaced together to represent the meeting of athletes from around the world. (source: the Olympic Charter at Olympic.org

The London 2012 Olympics run from 27 July to 12 August and the Olympic torch will visit Edinburgh on 13 June, when there will be an evening celebration.

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Olympic officials and the media admire a large set of Olympic Rings, created with at least 20,000 flowers and plants in Kew Gardens on April 18, in London, England. The event at Kew gardens was been held to mark 100 days to go until the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on July 27 and to announce the official motto of the London Olympics as "Inspire a generation."

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100 Days before the London Olympics 2012

Olympic countdown has just begun and it's only a 100 Days before the London Olympics 2012.

And just like the rest of the sporting world, the Philippines and the British embassy in Philippines will do their share in marking the 100-day countdown to the opening of the London Olympic Games.

Filipino sports officials headed by Philippine Olympic Committee president Peping Cojuangco and Phl team chief of Mission Manny Lopez, embassy officials led by ambassador Stephen Lillie and other dignitaries gather for a simple, short program at the Manila Polo Club inside Forbes Park in Makati City on April 17, 2012.

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The main highlight of the affair, scheduled to begin at 7 a.m., is the celebratory 100-meter sprint where guests can participate or just be a spectator according to the report from PhilStar.

Win a trip to the London 2012 Olympic Games with Cisco BYOD Challenge

Win a trip to the London 2012 Olympic Games with the Cisco#BYODChallenge. Can you make it?  Go Beyond BYOD with Cisco Enterprise Mobility.

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The grand prize for the BYOD Challenge is a trip for two to the London 2012 Olympic Games. Attend Olympic events and visit Cisco House at the Games. Explore London and the surrounding countryside during your week long stay in London. 6 semi-finalists will receive a New iPad.

Cisco House is an exclusive executive experience created to celebrate Cisco´s role as the official network infrastructure supporter of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Located at the heart of the Games, Cisco House has been constructed in a unique roof-top location above Westfield Stratford City, with stunning views over the Olympic Park.

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Countdown to London 2012 Olympics Live on AKTV on March 25!

Tune in to AKTV for Countdown to London 2012 Olympics Live on AKTV on March 25!

The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiador "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. London will become the first city to officially host the modern Olympic Games three times, having previously done so in 1908 and in1948.

Philippines Team- 2012 London Olympics 5 Team members only

London Olympics 2012: Philippines is set for one of tiniest teams.

The Philippines would field one of their smallest Olympic delegations ever at the London Games with just five athletes set to represent the world’s 12th most populous nation. Boxer Mark Anthony Barriga has qualified on merit, while each country must field a male and female competitor each to athletics and swimming regardless of performances, Philippine Olympic Committee spokesman Joey Romasanta told AFP. The Philippines have failed to qualify athletes in other Olympic sports they have previously had representation in, notably taekwondo, Romasanta said. The Philippines will attempt to get more boxers in at the last Asian qualifying tournament in Kazakhstan in April, but Romasanta was not optimistic.

“It’s going to be very slim,” he said, assessing the Filipino boxers’ chances there. The country of 94 million people fielded 15 athletes in Beijing in 2008 and 14 in Athens four years earlier to try to break their Olympic gold medal duck. However none of them made an impression. After making their Olympic debut in Paris in 1924, the Philippines have won just two silver medals, both in boxing, and seven bronze. The last Filipino Olympic medallist was Mansueto Velasco, the losing finalist in men’s light-flyweight boxing at the Atlanta Games in 1996. Romasanta said he did not have the figures for the sizes of Filipino delegations to earlier Games. But press reports said the smallest Philippine Olympic team ever comprised four athletes who went to the 1928 Amsterdam Games.

source:AFP

Ian Thorpe failed to qualify for 2012 London Olympics

 Australia's Ian Thorpe failed to qualify for 2012 London Olympics.

Five-time Olympic swimming champion Ian Thorpe failed to qualify for the London Games but said he had no regrets about returning to the pool and vowed to continue his comeback.

According to AFP report, Ian Thorpe  lost his last chance to make it to this summer's Games after failing to make the semi-finals of the 100-metres freestyle after missing out on the 200m freestyle earlier in the Australian selection trials.
The 29-year-old won his heat but posted 50.35 seconds which was the 21st fastest time behind world champion James Magnussen (48.26) and his Olympic odyssey was over.

US Men's Basketball Dream Team on 2012 London Olympics

The 2012 London Olympics is set on July 27, 2012, and as usual, basketball fans all over the world, including our page, are waiting for the Final 12 Man Line-Up of the USA Men's Basketball Team.

These players are only the 20 Finalists. They will still fight for a spot in the Final 12 man roster. Here are the Finalist for the USA Men's Basketball 2012 Team:

Named as a finalist for the 2012 USA team were:

• LaMarcus Aldridge (Portland Trail Blazers); 
• Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks); 
• Chauncey Billups (Los Angeles Clippers); 
• Chris Bosh (Miami Heat); 
• Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers); 
• Tyson Chandler (New York Knicks); 
• Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder); 
• Rudy Gay (Memphis Grizzlies); 
• Eric Gordon (New Orleans Hornets); 
• Blake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers); 
• Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic); 
• Andre Iguodala (Philadelphia 76ers);
• LeBron James (Miami Heat); 
• Kevin Love (Minnesota Timberwolves); 
• Lamar Odom (Dallas Mavericks); 
• Chris Paul (Los Angeles Clippers); 
• Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls); 
• Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat); 
• Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder); 
• Deron Williams (New Jersey Nets). Griffin was also officially added to the USA Basketball National Team roster.

The Coaching Staff which is headed by Duke University Blue Devils Head Coach Mr. Mike Krzyzewski. His Assistant Coaches will be Syracuse University's Jim Boeheim, Portland Trail Blazers' Nate McMillan and New York Knicks' head coach Mike D’Antoni. Together, they will decide on who will be included in the Final 12 Man Line-Up of Team USA.

Meanwhile, here's the 1992 Barcelona Olympics- US Basketball Dream Team.

US Dream Team- 1992 barcelona Olympics

The 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team, nicknamed the "Dream Team", was the first American Olympic team to feature active NBA players. Often considered one of the strongest teams assembled in any sport, it defeated its opponents by an average of almost 44 points en route to the gold medal against Croatia at the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona.

The first ten players for the Dream Team were officially selected on September 21, 1991: 

• Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen of the Chicago Bulls
• John Stockton and Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz, 
• Magic Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers
• Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics, 
• Patrick Ewing of the New York Knicks
• Chris Mullin of the Golden State Warriors
• David Robinsonof the San Antonio Spurs
• Charles Barkley of the Philadelphia 76ers (later traded to the Phoenix Suns).

Source: USABASKETBALL.COM 

Tshomlee Go- Taekwando- Philippine Olympians

As the 2012 London Olympics is fast approaching, this is also the best time for us to give honor to our past Olympians and hopefully their hardwork and perseverance would served as an inspiration to our future Olumpians. This time we would like to recognized the honor and glory that Tshomlee Go gave to our country.

Tshomlee Cabanos Go born January 13, 1981 in Iriga City, Camarines Sur is a taekwondo practitioner from the Philippines. He represented the country in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.

Medal record

Asian Games

Silver 2006 Doha Bantamweight

Bronze 2010 Guangzhou Bantamweight

Asian Championships

Silver 2000 Hong Kong Finweight

Bronze 2004 Seongnam Flyweight

In January 2011, two-time Olympian and three-time Southeast Asian Games taekwondo champion Tshomlee Go has decided to call it quits and open a new chapter in his life by marrying his longtime girlfriend in the United States.

It's a hard decision to make, especially when you love the sport very much said Go in a Facebook message. But maybe, that was it for me [so I can] open a new chapter in my life.

Tshomlee is a big loss, experience-wise, but he has done enough for the country, said Philippine Taekwondo Association executive vice president Sun Chong Hong.

source:inquirer

Watch AFC Asian Olympics Qualifiers on AKTV

Watch AFC Asian Olympics Qualifiers on AKTV. The Football Teams in Asia are heading for the upcoming London Olympics this coming August.

Feb. 7, 2012 Uzbekistan vs. Australia 5PM
Feb. 9, 2012 Syria vs. Japan 5PM

Watch London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay

Watch London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay!

Are you looking forward to the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay? The 2012 London Olympics has just announced that the Olympic Flame will be lit (from the sun's rays!) in Greece on 10 May before travelling to arrive the UK on 18 May.


The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) has announced details of the lighting of the Olympic Flame and its arrival into the UK on the 18 May.

The Flame will be lit in Greece on 10 May and travel on board a special gold-liveried aircraft to Cornwall ahead of the Torch Relay, which starts on the 19 May.


Live stream link will be posted here once it become available online

London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay

The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) has announced details of the lighting of the Olympic Flame and its arrival into the UK on the 18 May.

The Flame will be lit in Greece on 10 May and travel on board a special gold-liveried aircraft to Cornwall ahead of the Torch Relay, which starts on the 19 May.

Ancient Games

Organised by the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC), the Olympic Flame will be lit using the sun's rays at the Temple of Hera in Olympia, in a traditional hour-long ceremony among the historic ruins of the home of the ancient Games.

The Flame will then be taken on an eight-day relay around Greece before arriving at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens on 17 May for the official Olympic Flame Handover Ceremony.

Flight 'BA2012'

British Airways, the official airline partner of the London 2012 Games, will carry the Olympic Flame on board flight ‘BA2012’, a gold-liveried aircraft, from Athens into the UK on 18 May.

As the Olympic Flame is classified as a symbolic flame it is permitted to be carried on board an aircraft subject to special authorisation from the Civil Aviation Authority. It will travel in a ceremonial lantern that is secured in a specially designed cradle which is, in turn, firmly fixed to its seat on the plane using a secure holding device.

Arrival in the UK

It will arrive into the UK at Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Culdrose, near Helston in Cornwall, in the early evening of 18 May. The arrival at this venue acknowledges the vital contribution that maritime and coastal search and rescue services undertake for our island nation.

On the morning of 19 May, the Olympic Flame will travel from RNAS Culdrose to Land’s End ready for the start of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay. It will then be carried on a 70-day journey across the UK, arriving at the Olympic Stadium on 27 July for the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.

LOCOG Chair Seb Coe said: ‘It gives me great pleasure to confirm 10 May as the Flame lighting date and RNAS Culdrose as the Olympic Flame’s arrival point into the UK. My team is looking forward to working with the Hellenic Olympic Committee, the Ministry of Defence and our commercial partners to create exciting events to mark the Flame’s Greek provenance and its arrival to our shores.’

'Honoured'

Captain Willie Entwisle, Commanding Officer of Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose, said: ‘We are honoured that the Olympic Flame will arrive in the UK by landing at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose.

'Our personnel, many of whom are currently supporting the Royal Navy on operations across the globe, are very excited that the build up to the London 2012 Olympic Games will start here.’

source:london2012.com

Philippine Olympic Committee targets 6 Olympic slots

The Philippines is hoping to send six athletes in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in July, according to chief of mission Manny Lopez.

“The way it looks, our assessment is that five to six athletes will go to London,” said Lopez, also the vice-president of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC).

So far, only boxer Mark Anthony Barriga and long jumper Marestella Torres have secured slots to the quadrennial event.

Lopez said they are still hopeful that the number would increase, although conceding that the delegation would be the smallest since the country sent 12 athletes in Atlanta in 1996.

In addition to Barriga and Torres, the Philippines is allowed to send three more athletes because it has two slots each in athletics and swimming.

The country sent 15 athletes to Beijing in 2008 and 16 in Athens four years earlier.

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