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Category Archives: Olympics 2012

London 2012: My Olympics – Day 5
London 2012 / Olympics 2012 / Sport

London 2012: My Olympics – Day 5

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Sam Atkins • Leave a comment

Which sports did I watch today? Swimming, Canoe Slalom, Gymnastics, Rowing, Cycling (Road) Golden moment of the day – UK takes first gold medals I couldn’t decide whether to go with the Rowing Women’s Pair or Men’s Cycling Individual Time Trial for my moment of the day, so I’ve gone for both! Seeing Helen Glover … Continue reading →

London 2012: My Olympics – Day 4
London 2012 / Olympics 2012 / Sport

London 2012: My Olympics – Day 4

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Sam Atkins • Leave a comment

Which sports did I watch today? Archery, Swimming, Canoe Slalom, Gymnastics, Equestrian, Diving Golden moment of the day – US Take Gold in Women’s Gymnastics Though the events were nowhere near as dramatic as those at the Men’s Gymnastics yesterday, the display that the US Team put on today is worthy of my Golden Moment. … Continue reading →

London 2012: My Olympics – Day 3
London 2012 / Olympics 2012 / Sport

London 2012: My Olympics – Day 3

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Sam Atkins • Leave a comment

Which sports did I watch today? Archery, Swimming, Canoe Slalom, Gymnastics Golden moment of the day – Men’s Gymnastics Team Final After their stellar performance in the qualification stages, as well as a poor showing for the favourites, GB went into the Men’s Team Final hoping to sneak into the medals. What happened today was … Continue reading →

London 2012: My Olympics – Day 2
London 2012 / Olympics 2012 / Sport

London 2012: My Olympics – Day 2

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Sam Atkins • Leave a comment

Which sports did I watch today? Archery, Swimming, Canoe Slalom, Cycling (Road), Gymnastics, Sailing, Beach Volleyball Golden moment of the day – France beat USA in Men’s swimming relay The Swimming is an obvious joy at the Olympics, world records left right and centre and some shock results all the time. Seeing Rebecca Adlington win … Continue reading →

London 2012: My Olympics – Day 1
London 2012 / Olympics 2012 / Sport

London 2012: My Olympics – Day 1

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Sam Atkins • Leave a comment

  Which sports did I watch today? Archery, Swimming, Judo, Cycling (Road), Gymnastics, Rowing Golden moment of the day – Archery Men’s Team Final I had never watched Archery before today, but spent most of the day being hooked on the Men’s team event. The final of this saw Italy take on the US in … Continue reading →

Will the Olympics take over my life again?
Olympics 2012 / Sport

Will the Olympics take over my life again?

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Sam Atkins • Leave a comment

It’s hard to avoid the Olympics, it’s become a huge part of life in 2012 whether you’re excited or not. I’m not a big fan of sports, which is evident by the complete lack of anything related to the topic on this blog, but I have a personal affinity for the Olympics. (Cue overlong retelling … Continue reading →

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