Will the Olympic Torch be passing you? View the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay interactive map to find out. l2012.cm THIS VID: an animation of a fly-through of some of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay route. Spot some of the UK’s most iconic landmarks! Further tickets for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics will go on sale in Winter 2011. Read more here: l2012.cm
ANCHOR: And now let’s move to news from Israel. About one hundred children have tasted the spirit of the ancient Greek Olympic-style games in a Children’s peace festival, held in Israel. Let’s have a look. STORY: The Archaeological Museum in Bet She’an Valley called “Footsteps in the Valley” has devoted one of the galleries entirely to the ancient Greek art. The museum has accommodated fifth grade children from various schools in Israel. The main purpose of this event was to learn the history of the ancient Greek empire… and especially about the ancient Olympic spirit based on the principles of peace, tolerance and human dignity. [Dror Segel, Manager, Archaeological Museum]: “We can see also in the pictures here that Olympic games all of in the world can be for peace and for tolerance and always we talk about the history of war so here we can teach the history of peace not only war.” Photo: Ohad Romano For three days the children revived the atmosphere of Tolerance, Serenity and Peace in the garden surrounding the museum’s premises. The first two days were dedicated for preparations and training while the third day was reserved for the “Olympics.” The children competed in various Greek style sport fields such as throwing stick, wrestling, running and throwing discus. But the real awards were not the medals. [Mother of Competitor, Bet She'an Valley, Israel]: “True sport, not too much interpersonal competition, good group spirit, encouragement, honesty, all sorts of …
A promotional commercial for the upcoming 2012 Olympic Games in London, England. Archive footage used from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Voice over used from reading of Carl Sagan’s “Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space.” Music by Michael Marantz Director / Editor / Colour Correction: Alex Clark
There’s a festive mood across Russia, with exactly a thousand days to go before the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Massive bashes are being held in the Black Sea resort and of course here, in the capital. RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com RT on Twitter: twitter.com
Click Here to Watch the Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games E3 2011 Trailer: www.youtube.com Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games Gamescom 2011 Trailer [HD] Developer: Sega Release: TBA Genre: Party Platform: Wii/3DS Publisher: Nintendo Website: www.olympicvideogames.com A host of exciting new headline events, including soccer and equestrian will debut on the Wii version appearing alongside classic Olympic disciplines, such as athletics, aquatics and table tennis. These new sports are sure to ignite even more fierce competition between friends and family in both single and multiplayer modes! The all new roster of Dream events that are set in popular Mario and Sonic worlds make for a truly unique sporting experience that can only be found in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. FOR MORE MACHINIMA, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE SPORTS GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE TRAILERS, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MMO AND RPG GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com TAGS: Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games Trailer gamescom 2011 official machinima video game Nintendo wii 3ds gameplay sega sports teaser new debut teaser
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www.scmp.com Fresh from their victories at the Beijing Olympics, gold medallists including Guo Jingjing (郭晶晶) and Wu Minxia (吴敏霞) showed off their skills at a charity event at the Kowloon Park Swimming Pool. The event is to raise money for the Chinese Athletes Educational Foundation (CAEF) and the Hong Kong Amateur Swimming Association. Other Olympic champions in this video include members of the synchronised diving team.
This is the opening introduction for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony. ______________________________________________________________ *1000 views – 20/7/11
