Tag: London Olympics

JON Burns attributes the network of More than Gold teams to single-handedly bringing communities together as well as many underused churches back to life.

LONDON Mayor Boris Johnson has every reason to boast. The 2012 London Olympic Games has seen Team GB climb up the medals chart to the joy of crowds filling stadiums and streets, waving Union Jack flags.

A group of volunteer chaplains called Games Pastors, along with their More Than Gold outreach programme, provided practical and spiritual support at several locations.

HE spent last night in hospital but was reportedly able to watch the closing ceremony of the London Olympics on Sunday evening and eat breakfast on Monday morning.

DAVID Smith’s hearing disability may limit him somewhat, but it hasn’t stopped him from becoming an first-time Olympian. Smith is part of the USA men’s volleyball squad that earned a trip to London for the 2012 Games and is blasting through the competition so far.

INJURIES are not unusual for athletes who train hard and work their bodies to the limits on a regular basis. But how athletes react to an injury can make a world of difference.

THE Philadelphia 76ers small forward/shooting guard has had his share of headlines, and currently he’s sharing it with the USA men’s basketball team tearing up the Olympic court.

By Teresa Young IT is easy to dream of becoming an Olympian, but the road to that dream is anything but simple. High jumper Jesse...

THE words, read in a podcast by Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu at www.churchofengland.org, are designed to be used in church services or alone by worshippers of any faith in a spare moment, the Church said.

TALKING to media persons, Jeremy Hunt, the minister who is in-charge of the Games, said: “With three days to go to the Olympics, we are not leaving anything to chance.”