London Olympics: 10 Great Track Moments

The London Olympics may be over but fans are still savouring the tremendous display put on by the world's greatest athletes. These moments will forever be apart of London's Legacy:

SuperBolt is Back
Dubbed the King-of-Track, Usain Bolt was "THE" face of the London Games. With his face plastered all over the city and his wax figure strategically placed at Heathrow Airport, the world expected a show and Bolt delivered. The tall Jamaican powered his way to the covetous sprint double titles, becoming the only athlete to sweep the 100 and 200 events at back-to-back Olympics. Running the second fastest 100m in history Bolt powered to the line in 9.63 seconds with his training partner Yohan Blake coming in at 9.75 for silver. The longer distance produced the same result, with Bolt again getting the better of  the "Beast" in a thrilling 19.32 seconds, despite easing at the line. His performance in London relegated his early season issues to distant memory and marked his re-ascension to greatness....silencing the critics.

Saudi Women to debut at London Olympics

Sarah Attar

The world will see two Saudi Arabian female athletes at the London 2012 Olympics.

This morning the  International Olympic Committee announced Judoka Wodjan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shahrkhani, who will compete in the 78 kilogram category, and runner Sarah Attar will take part in the 800 metres.

Saudi Arabia is accustomed to sending male-only teams but for the first time ever two Saudi women will compete at the Olympics. IOC President Jacques Rogge says they have been working very closely with the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee and and they finally agreed. The athletes, invited by the IOC, were entered by the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee by the official deadline of 9 July.

Fit Again! Usain Bolt declared "Good to Go" for London

Any fears a less than fit Usain Bolt would cause an anti-climax to London's highest billed event, have been laid to rest.

Bolt's agent Ricky Simms has declared the Olympic sprinter is "back to normal, back in full training and good to go."

Concerns for the Jamaican sprint genius were heightened last month after his defeats at the national trials and subsequent withdrawal from Monaco's Diamond League meet.  His recent visit to Germany for treatment by renowned sports doctor Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt further fueled speculations  that all is not well.

Blade Runner set for London Olympics

Talk about a dream come true... double amputee Oscar Pistorius will run in both the 400m and the 4x100m relays at the London Olympics.

In a surprising last-minute decision Wednesday, South Africa's Olympic committee and national track federation cleared the double amputee to run in his individual event.

The Olympic committee had earlier announced that Pistorius had been only picked for the relay.
Reports are that the track body asked for permission to also allow Pistorius to run the 400, even though he had not met their qualifying criteria.

As you can imagine, 25-year-old who runs on carbon fiber blades is over the moon. In his words "Today is truly one of the proudest days of my life." Pictorius also says  he's run  two Olympic 'A' standard times over the past twelve months and feels his speed will peak in time for the Olympics.

He's now created history by being the only athlete set to compete in both the Olympics and Paralympics this summer. This is bound to be one of the talking points come August and I for one can't wait to see it. Hopefully he can improve on his semi-final finish at last year's world championships. Either way exciting times are ahead!

US and Jamaica Team Trials: What Did We Learn?

Usain Bolt CAN be beaten!

Heavy is the head that wears the crown and Yohan “di Beast” Blake produced not one, but two brilliant races to dethrone Mr Bolt. Some track pundits say they saw it coming but I’ll just be honest and say I was shocked, especially in the 100m. For me it wasn't so much the defeat, as prior to the race I thought both athletes had a 50-50 shot. It was the MARGIN of defeat that sent shock waves through the stadium and my TV screen. I think his disastrous 100m semi-final was an eye-opener. It indicated that his start is worst than we thought and displayed his vulnerability. His effort in the 200m was definitely better but still not enough. Blake got the edge in the last 50 metres and pulled away, handing the "sprint king" his first defeat in his pet-event in over 4 years. Not to stoke the fires of controversy here, but arguably Bolt isn’t really dethroned until London, who knows, it may well be enough time to pull himself together. At least his coach seems to think so.

Olympic Village READY for Funishings

It's six months to the day before the start of the 2012 summer Olympics and the London Olympic committee has released a cool video showing a time lapse of the Athletes village. Check it out!

London Olympics Ticket Mishap leads to Thousands of Upgrades

What an Upgrade!

Imagine buying a ticket for synchronized swimming at the London Olympics but ending up with tickets to the men's 100m finals instead.That's the reality for more than 200 ticket holders who benefited from a snafu in the olympic committee's ticket sales.

The error happened in the summer when committee sold 10,000 too many synchronized swimming tickets. As compensation the fans get their choice of top notch glamour events at no additional cost.
Thousands of ticket holders have already struck gold, upgrading to the finals of major swimming events and track events.

Reports are that approximately 200 ticket holders have nabbed tickets to the biggest event of them all --the men's 100m event.

Now that's an upgrade NO fan would turn down