Its a shame no local chanel is showing olympics. We could use a break from the soaps and the pastors. Kbc is jst showing snippets

The British media was nothing but Mark Cavendish prior to the cycling road race....and i thought TGB had a tight plan that would make Cavendish win by an hour....I ddin't see the fellow amongst the top 30...bure kabisa!!

In the 1896 games, no women were allowed to
take part. The organisers
describe their inclusion as "impractical, uninteresting, and incorrect".
Haitian-born French rugby union footballer
Constantin Henriquez de
Zubiera was the first black athlete to take part in the Olympics in the 1900 Paris games.
During the 1936 Olympics, Nazi Germany is on the rise, pushing ideas about Arian race, but African- American athlete Jesse Owens wins four golds in front of Hitler’s eyes. The Berlin Games are the first to be televised and over 4 million tickets are sold. The Olympic torch is carried for the first time.
The marathon for women was first held in 1984 as the event had
been banned in the past as doctors claimed running would "make women age
faster".
The Soviets used to be a major force in the medal standings when they competed but the United States has also maintained an impeccable record
Check out Olympic Powers on the BBC website for other snippets on past olympics since the modern Olympic Games began in 1896.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/spo...2/medals/olympic-powers

I think it was a brilliant idea to have Dunford carry the flag. It was display of our cultural diversity and also showed the world that Kenya is not just about running... we have world-class swimmers as well. As a bonus, it showed Kenyans that even the whites are genuine citizens!

my country please.