Posted by thesportsjunky on December 30, 2016 · Leave a Comment
2016 was a strange year for everyone as there was a lot of bad in the world but sports was there to provide an escape with plenty of great to go along with the not so great.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on August 21, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The Brazilian organisers have done a great job but they wanted to make sure that everyone knew they did a good job especially when false accusations srpung up.
Posted by thesportsjunky on July 31, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Olympics have been a tale of two sports for the average fan as two specific places get most of the attention. The track and the pool are always the most popular parts of the Olympics and for week 1 the focus is on the pool. The popularity of the pool has a lot to do with the fact that these swims are simply races with no complicated rules.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on July 28, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Olympics are now underway as the world lay witness to the first day of the London 2012 Olympics. Like many of the Olympic Games Day 1 saw a number of athletes begin and end their Olympic Games with their medal events happening immediately. As athletes began to go for their medals the talk started about who many expected to win their events.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on July 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Olympics are only a couple of days away and after twelve days of sport previews it is time to take a look at the Overall stories of the Olympics. The Olympics are the centre of the sports world for two weeks in the summer every four years as nothing else seems to matter.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on July 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Aquatic events in the Olympics represent some of the most popular sports in the Summer Olympics. They are probably second only to the Athletic events as people watch these sports in the thousands. One of the big reasons they are so popular is that they have the drama that sports fans love and are all simple enough to understand.
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