Posts Tagged ‘Olympics’
With just over a year until the 2014 Winter Games (389 days), the torch was unveiled last night, as we slept here in Vancouver. The torch has a fun, modern and elegant design, and I, personally, am loving that they used the traditional Russian red! The Olympic torch’s Paralympic counterpart is blue. You can see more »
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In the short time I spent on the whirlwind Whitehorse Olympic media day last February, there was much to see and do! (This post is well overdue….) The trip started right from the moment we checked in at YVR. The woman handing out the boarding passes was dressed in traditional dress from the gold rush more »
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The Olympics. Looking back a year later, I have to say that participating as a social media, citizen journalist and photographer for such a prominent world event, had to be one of the most amazing experiences of my life. I didn’t get excited about the event until just over a month before it all started. more »
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Another year gone by, and an epic year it was… The year started off preparing for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. Seeing 2010 on the calendar suddenly made it all a reality and the mad rush to get organized and a site up and filled with content began about a month before the Games actually opened. more »
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The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) is pleased to announce that Dr. Gaétan Tardif has been named Chef de Mission for Team Canada at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Dr. Tardif is a dedicated long-time volunteer within the Paralympic Movement. He first became involved during the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games as a member of the Canadian more »
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Meet Callum Ng, Canada’s young ambassador to the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games. “Hello, my name is Callum Ng, I am Canadian and I love sport. I want everyone, whatever their background, all around the world, to find a love for play. It might be in sport, it might just be a little more laughter, more »
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This August, Singapore will host the first ever Youth Olympic Games. Overall, there will be over 3500 athletes competing in 201 events, divided by age groups 15 to 16, 16 to 17 and 17 to 18. Over all there will be 26 sports represented. Qualifying for the Youth Olympic Games requires at least the top more »
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The city of Singapore will host the first ever Youth Olympic Games this coming August! Check out the winning bid video that the Singapore Youth Olympic Games 2010 bid team used to woo the International Olympic Committee, and sway their votes in Singapore’s favor against the other short-listed competing city, Moscow. Watching this has raised more »
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