Settling in with Vanuatu – London – Athletes Village
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On Wednesday 25th July, it was the Oceania Welcome Ceremony for the Pacific athletes, held in London at The Scoop. The ceremony showed the unification of their athletes, The Scoop was filled with the most vibrant coloured uniforms. There was a buzz of excitement as it is only a few days before the beginning of the Olympic Games. Here, Nazario Fiakaifonu and Janice Alatoa of Vanuatu keep us updated on their thoughts on the Welcome Ceremony and their stay in the Athletes’ Village. This film was produced by Emma of The Reporters’ Academy, a media production company run by young people, tasked with the mission of telling the stories of Oceania’s London 2012 Journey. The Reporters’ Academy is integrated into the world of media, education and employment, based in two great sporting cities, Manchester and Melbourne and is officially Inspired by London 2012. www.TheReportersAcademy.com
Olympic cycling 2012 competition had become very intense game. Kristina Vogel and Miriam Welte gave Germany the gold medal (video). But to be true, Chinese pair of Gong Jinjie and Guo Shuang was faster than the German, but changover cost them the gold medal London, (IANS/RIA Novosti) China’s Gong Jinjie and Guo Shuang were demoted to the silver medal in the women’s team sprint cycling Thursday, with gold going to Germany’s Kristina Vogel and Miriam Welte here at the Olympics. The Chinese pair appeared to have been relegated for an illegal changeover, the same fault that had earlier stopped Britain’s Victoria Pendleton and Jessica Varnish competing in the final after initially qualifying in the German pair’s place. The medal ceremony was delayed as the Chinese riders and coaches argued with cycling officials. Gong and Guo set a time of 32.619 seconds in the final, 0.197 seconds outside the world record they had set earlier in the day, and 0.179 seconds faster than Vogel and Welte. The Australian pair of Kaarle McCullogh and Anna Meares charged to victory in the bronze medal race, beating the Ukrainian pair of Olena Tsyos and Lyubov Shulika. McCullogh and Meares won in a time of 32.727 seconds, which would have been an Olympic record earlier in the day, with the Ukrainian 0.764 seconds behind.
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