Sporting Spotlight
Posted on Tuesday the 28th August 2012
We catch-up with all-round nice guy and modest GB Paralympian, Robin Williams, one the ten strong blind football squad for the forthcoming games and he talks chocolate, relaxation techniques, and his hopes for the real legacy of the London Paralympics. Read more
Posted on Thursday the 16th August 2012
Sadly not everyone was able to visit the London Olympic venues and feel the buzz of the games first hand. Here ATASS' Dan Hitchcock shares his 'Olympic experience'. Read more
Posted on Wednesday the 8th August 2012
Believe it or not there are olympic competitions that have not even started yet. Four of these events come under the cycling umbrella, the Men's and Women's BMX and cross country (we'll have some info on the last of these events, the Modern Pentathlon, tomorrow.) Team GB have a very good chance in the Women's BMX with us judging the top ranked rider over 60% to add another gold to the ever lengthening list. Read more
Posted on Monday the 6th August 2012
The reverse story to the weekend of GB success is the Russian team's shocking run of gold medal hopefuls. In the events decided so far (around 160 of them) we predicted that Russia had 18 teams or competitors with a greater than 20% chance of achieving the top spot.
As a group we expected this lot to grab 7 or 8 gold medals most of the time, how many gold medals have these hot shots managed to bag so far? Just one! (in yesterday's Greco-Roman wrestling 74kg category). The biggest upsets coming in the Women's weightlifting and Gymnastics. Read more
Posted on Saturday the 4th August 2012
The Chalk, the Jolly, the Favourite. It's a precarious position for any team or athlete, you're expected to win, all the other competitors are gunning for you, second place just isn't good enough. And looking miffed whilst standing on a medal podium being given the silver can come across as serious sour grapes. Read more
Posted on Friday the 3rd August 2012
We’re sure many people will be tuning in today to watch one of the most spectacular sights at the Olympic games, the Men's trampoline competition. The equipment in use today, a few grades above your average back garden bouncer, propels the gymnasts to heights approaching a dizzying 10 metres. Read more
Posted on Thursday the 2nd August 2012
'In The Long Run' is a frequently used phrase when statistical predictions are around, statisticians feel safer when they know they have some time to get their excuses ready!
What is is that makes a long run? - Well, it's not just four days of Olympic competition. Read more
Posted on Wednesday the 1st August 2012
After the impenetrable and seemingly totally random tactics and events of the cycling road races, today turns to a far more transparent Olympic cycling competition, the time trials. The wheelmen and women each pedal individually round a lengthy (44km for men, 29km for women) circuit of South West London beginning and ending at Hampton Court Palace. Read more
Posted on Tuesday the 31st July 2012
No, it's in the water, but we are very excited. Today's Men's C1 Canoe Slalom final is very difficult to call with the favourite for gold (before the heats) with just a 20% chance to come out on top. Read more
Posted on Monday the 30th July 2012
Of the 38 medals scheduled to be handed out on the first Monday of the Games, we think there's a small chance, about 15%, of just one nation, the USA, picking up 9 or more. Read more
Posted on Sunday the 29th July 2012
The Olympic Games are certainly the biggest showcase for the Shooting and Archery events. Can today's events see the South Korean Women's Trio add to their impressive medal collection? Read more
Posted on Saturday the 28th July 2012
Weightlifters certainly fit the 'stronger' part of the bill, the Women competing in the 48kg category (that's just seven and a half stone) today will lift over twice their own body weight (that's your average Rugby Union flank forward) in the clean and jerk. Read more
Posted on Friday the 27th July 2012
Home advantage is seen in every sporting discipline, from football to Formula One to fencing, but how much difference can it make? Read more
Posted on Wednesday the 27th April 2011
Back in 2008 the cricketing world was going crazy for Twenty20 cricket.The first World T20 tournament and the Indian Cricket League had just been held... Read more
