Vijay For Victory

India won its first ever individual Olympic gold meda. Abhinav Bindra wins Men’s 10m Air Rifle Gold

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congratulations Abhinav!

Olympic Torch is a symbol of Olympic games. This is a tradition since the olympic games got introduced in ancient Greece.

Olympic Torch was reintroduced at 1928 Summer Olympics in Armsterdam.

The modern Olympic Games have become as much a global contest among designers and architects as among athletes. Each Olympics is expected to produce a logo, a signature building – and a characteristic torch that symbolizes local tradition and national character. Below, a design history of the Olympic torch form 1936 to the present day.

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The New York Times have done a woderful job here. Click the below link to see all torches and its history in flash animation.

Passing the Torch: An Evolution of Form

Beijing Olimpics 2008. You can watch live streaming videos in the following links.

USA  – http://www.nbcolympics.com (NBC)
United Kingdom – http://bbc.co.uk/olympics (BBC)
Australia -  http://www.abc.net.au/olympics (ABC)
Canada – http://www.cbc.ca/olympics (CBC)

Also Youtube.com has recently opened a new channel Beijing Olympics 2008 to broadcast the highlights of Olympic Games 2008.

Enjoy!!!

Olympics 2008, officially known as “Games of the XXIX Olympiad” starts today.

A world centre for ballooning, Bristol has become home to Europe’s largest hot air balloon festival, the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta.

Founded 30 years ago, the Fiesta has a fascinating history. It all began back in 1978 when Don Cameron, owner of the world’s largest balloon manufacturer, Cameron Balloons, decided to create an event that would draw together balloonists from around the world.

07 August 2008, the festival gets inagurated and this year marks the 30th anniversary for the fiesta. The festival goes for four days and ends on 10 August 200.

You can watch live streaming on the following BBC link

Bristol International Balloon Fiesta – Live Onlinet Streaming

For more information on the events, please visit http://www.bristolfiesta.co.uk