Olympics: Week 1 Round-up
The first medal for Burkina Faso came in the Water Polo contest. Not only did they win Gold, but they also beat the Olympic and World record by eating 15 packets of the mints without coming up for air.
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Popeye takes weightlifting Gold amid doping claims
Judges became suspicious after the ageing and visibly out-of-condition sailor underwent a remarkable transformation after ingesting a large quantity of what he later claimed was spinach.
Posted: Aug 1st, 2012
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South West Trains hail 200th day of ‘Zero Empty Seats’
‘In stark contrast to the misery that faces Olympics sports fans, our customers haven’t been taunted by an empty seat since January,’ boasted SW Trains boss Matthew Gratton.
Posted: Jul 31st, 2012
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China denies Olympic pool success down to human-dolphin hybrids
Suspicions were raised when BBC presenter Claire Balding overheard 16-year-old Ye Shiwen navigating her way around the Olympic pool’s deep-end using a series of clicks.
Posted: Jul 30th, 2012
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Medal ceremony to be rerun as athlete fails to bite medal for cameras
Gregor Bibik, the Ukrainian Men’s 4 x 500m Individual Prone champion will have to receive his gold medal for a second time this evening, after journalists moaned that he hadn’t done the thing where the medalist bites his prize.
Posted: Jul 30th, 2012
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