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A Brazilian judoka will receive a new bronze medal from the International Olympic Committee after breaking his when he brought it into the shower…
Felipe Kitadai will receive a new bronze medal from the International Olympic Committee after breaking his when he brought it into the shower. (The ribbon broke and there is a small dent in it..not what I call broken)
It was heartening to hear in the days where the whole Olympics seems to be about money that former Beatle Paul McCartney and other star performers who took part in Friday's opening ceremony essentially donated their time, receiving a mere pound ($1.57) for their performances.
The nominal fee was offered to make the Olympics contracts binding, but pales in comparison to the millions big names like McCartney can command for a stadium gig.
These are already the Twitter Games. The Solo/Lolo Show has dominated US Olympics talk. Soccer player Hope Solo went on a Twitter rant against Brandi Chastain. Hurdler Lolo Jones made an insensitive joke on Twitter about the US and guns.
And on Monday, a second athlete, Swiss soccer player Michel Morganella, was kicked out of the Olympics for racist comments on Twitter.
However it could be worse…
A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of posting malicious Twitter messages directed at British Olympic diver Tom Daley, U.K. police said Tuesday.
The first tweet told Daley that he let his dad down with his synchronized diving performance. Later, the tweeter threatens to drown Daley.
Daley's father died of brain cancer a year ago and the 18-year-old Olympian had hoped to win a medal ''for myself and my dad.'' But he finished fourth on Monday, out of medal contention, in the 10-meter synchronized platform competition with teammate Pete Waterfield.
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