Athletes to blog Olympic Games

Today: Ran a bit. Written by Iain Thomson in San Francisco Writing a blog gives me a chance to reflect on the experience of a rower preparing for the Beijing Olympic Games Drew Ginn Australian rowing champion Athletes at the forthcoming Beijing Olympics will be blogging their experiences in between competing for medals. Lenovo, one of the key sponsors of the games, is giving laptops and web cams to more than 100 athletes from over 25 countries and 29 sports who have signed up. They will be asked to blog the Olympics as it happens “Writing a blog gives me a chance to reflect on the experience of a rower preparing for the Beijing Olympic Games,” said Australian rowing champion Drew Ginn. “There are hours of training and multiple selection camps, trials, events and competitions. I meet countless competitors, athletes and... [read full story]