Category: London Olympics

I love being around positive people. And being around people in the sports world is inspiring, enthusiastic and see nothing as a problem. Life is so short. This Olympic experience...

There are South Africans who are admired around the world. Walking back from the Team Welcoming Ceremony the other day a man from the Multi-Faith Centre walked with me. He...

The Olympics fascinates and thrills me in so many ways. You can be world number one in your sport, and have won World Championships, but so many sporting competitors feel...

The Olympic Village is where the athletes can relax, hide from the media and prepare themselves mentally for their competition. The media are banned from the Village, but an athlete's...

Few people have the privilege of being behind the scenes of the ‘Greatest Show on Earth’! And even fewer people can say that their day was sprinkled with the fastest...

There is no prouder moment than looking across the Olympic Village and seeing the magnificently colourful South African flag. It really is a remarkable sight! And then entering the SA...

The journey of women at the Olympics, started at the beginning of time. The male, in most animal species, was built for competition. The hunter / gatherer competed with nature...

Wednesday 18th July, Madiba's birthday! And the day I was preparing for my first shift at the Olympic Games - London 2012. I unpacked my purple and poppy uniform and...

The largest viewing figures for any event or ceremony on the planet, is the Olympic Opening Ceremony. Danny Boyle has been given £12 million to put on a spectacular show....

It must be almost 2 years since I saw the advertisements on TV, on buses in the Capital and on billboards for ordinary people like me to join in and...

The Olympic Village is sprinkled with colourful flags and signs, and some countries have made such a fantastic effort to make themselves stand out. This, I am sure, gives the...