Nike’s Sexist Design

After Adidas’s racist shoe design now Nike took the spotlight with their sexist t-shirt design. As you all now Nike was the official outfitter of 2012 London Olympics but apparently their design was not showing enough team spirit. The company’s new t-shirt design, which is only avaible to women, is emblazoned with the phrase “Gold Digging”. I […]

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Why Do Olympians Bite Their Medals?

  Olympians sometimes pretend to bite their medals while posing for pictures, Olympics expert David Wallechinsky says that photographers actually request the pose.A possible reason for the beginnings of this trend is emulating the biting of coins that handlers used to do, as to verify the authenticity.  Gold medals for the 2012 Olympics contain only 1.34% gold or about 6 grams.   The […]

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A Disturbing Fact About Olympic Swimming

  Public pools are known to be pretty unsanitary with so many people using the same pool, not enough chlorine and the fact that 1 out of every 5 adults admitting to peeing in a pool. But when it comes to Olympics you would expect pools to be more clean and sanitary after all its a […]

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Yao Ming foot injury could ‘end career’

Tom Clanton, the team physician for the Houston Rockets basketball team has said the foot injury currently sidelining Chinese center Yao Ming could threaten the seven-foot-six-inch player’s career. “At this point, the injury has the potential for him missing this next season and could be career-threatening,” Clanton told the Houston Chronicle regional newspaper.

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