THE OLYMPICS

The Olympics

Hello I'm Ria, this is my second post on this olympic blog.
I think I'll start with showing you the medal tabel.
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE MEDAL TABEL
I love the olympics.
It happens every four years and its very special for me because I'm a leap year baby.
CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT A LEAP YEAR BABY IS.
I'm very proud of my home country who came third. Well done Great Britain.
And well done New Zealand to, six gold, two silver and five bronze.

One FOR THE BRITISH ATHLETES

Here's something for the English folk to cheer about.


WATCH THIS VIDEO WITH YOUR SOUND TURNED ON.

TOM DALEY, OLYMPIC HISTORY

Tom Daley

Tom is an English diver, for the Olympics, who specialises in a ten meter platform event.

He represents Great Britain in the Olympics.

He was the youngest diver to get into a final.

In 2009 he became a FINA world champion at age 15.

Daley also won two gold medals for England at the 2010 Commonwealth games.

Thompson (his real name) won some gold medals in Moscow Olympic games, 1980, and again in Los Angeles, 1984.

Tom Daley was second to win two Olympic decathlons. ( The first was Bob Mathias.)

Country~ Great Britain

Height~ 74 kg / 163 lbs

Nick name ~ Tom the bomb

Hobbies ~ Going to the cinema with friends, playing with family and boarding.

Occupation ~ Student

Language spoken ~ English

Diving club name ~ Plymouth diving

Coach ~ Andy Banks

Handness ~ Right

Sporting relatives ~  Judo champion
Mum ~  Debbie
Dad ~ Ros. Died age 40 (only)

Here is a video click here to watch

BY RIA

VALERIE ADAMS GETS SILVER!

Congratulations to Valerie Adams who got silver in the women's shotput final. Nadzeya Ostapchuk from Belarus beat her with a throw of 21.36 metres Valerie's throw wasn't good enough with 20.70 metres. We still love Valerie, and we will always think of her as our New Zealand champion.

OUR NEW ZEALAND CHAMPION VALERIE ADAMS

SILVER IN SAILING

New Zealand has won a silver medal in sailing.   Congratulations to Peter Burling and Blair Tuke.  Now we look forward to Sarah Walker giving it heaps in the BMX racing.  Go for it Sarah!

Sarah Walker on her bike

COHEN AND SULLIVAN, LIVE by Room 3

Watch this TVNZ clip about the great victory.  It's the TVNZ Sports updates page and changes every day.

WATCH HERE

NZ WINS ROWING GOLD by Conrad

It was an exciting event that Joseph Sullivan and Nathan Cohen won for NZ.  They were the favourites having won two world titles this year.  They are known for their hard training

WATCH THIS VIDEO

NZ First Gold, 2012. by Charlee and Sarah

Joseph Sullivan and Nathan Cohen got NZ's first GOLD in the men's rowing double sculls!   They won by a  boat length.  The advantage was that the New Zealand team had lighter men in their boat than the other teams.  Let's hope for more medals from the rowing team of New Zealand.

OPENING CEREMONY by RIA

THE OLYMPICS

Its 2012 an Olympic year and we are all going to cheer on team G.B (well I will make sure of it- hopefully).  I watched the opening ceremony and the English really overdid them selves.
At first there were lots of fields with flowers growing and people dancing around the may pole (In May we have a festival with people holding ribbons tied to the may pole while people make pattens by waving in and out in and out dancing to the music. In the end the may pole has a pattern of ribbons around it.)
Weeding gardens and dancing together in the sun, the next minute it was a working place with real chimneys and it actually smelt like smoke in the stadium.
Then, wow!! It was a hospital with Voldermort trying to get to a child,  then down came Mary Poppins and scared Voldermort away. The big scaredy cat or should I say scaredy wizard!  Then the countries came and paraded around the stadium. I'm looking forward to watching a game.

Play the Video

By Ria and Mr Bean

London 2012 Olympics. BRONZE FOR EX-PARKLANDS PUPIL

This is the first post for the Parklands Olympic Blog.  This Blog is all about the London 2012 Olympics. Former Parklands student Jonelle Richards won a bronze medal in Equestrian (horse riding) for New Zealand yesterday.

Jonelle Richards