80,000 spectators in the Olympic stadium and about a billion on tv saw the Jamaican world record holder Usain Bolt beat off countryman Yohan Blake and American Justin Gatlin to take the crown of ‘the worlds fastest man’. Bolt left 7 of the world’s fastest athletes in his wake to set a new Olympic record [...]

The Olympic Games gets into gear with the start of the track and field events. So far the games have been a resounding success with the Chinese and Americans winning most of the medals but the other nations will now get a chance to fight back just using arms and limbs. Team GB is now [...]

The Olympic ceremony was a spectacle to behold! It enacted a story about Britain’s past and present, full of pomp and ceremony. It was well received by many but confused some. However, as a precursor to ‘the greatest show on Earth’, it served it’s purpose well. 2012 London Olympics – Opening ceremony Isles of Wonder [...]

2012 London Olympic Stadium The Stadium A monument of glass and steel Towering out of the ground A shiny place with mass appeal With seating all around Miles of fibre optic cable Buried under floor unseen Carrying packets of binary data To servers and flat screens Smiles beamed around the world For everyone to see [...]

The Olympics are just a week away but there is so much going on that most people are more concerned about the current day to day events. At present the general public has lots to consider and right now they could care less about whether Bolt is going to be usurped by the young pretender [...]