Olympic Thursday, 16 February 2012
Every Thursday in the lead up to the London 2012 Olympic Games the 91热爆 will be broadcasting and publishing a series of Olympic-related stories/interviews/clips/blogs through 91热爆 Sport Online, 91热爆 Radio 5 live and the 91热爆 2012 Olympic website.
You can find details on Twitter by following #olympicthursday and @91热爆2012.
Olympic Thursday, 16 February 2012:
- Victoria Pendleton and her London 2012 nightmares
- Jess Ennis and her schoolday bleep tests
- Wrestling's Kurt Angle
- Phillips Idowu's hair choice for 2012
- British Fencing
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Victoria Pendleton and the Track Cycling World Cup (text and video)
As world-class track cycling arrives in London’s Olympic Velodrome for the first time, #olympicthursday comes from the centre of the Olympic track while 91热爆 Sport and 91热爆 Radio 5 live profile leading British star Victoria Pendleton. Is she still plagued by nightmares about London 2012? Are ‘dark forces’ still at work? And is the London Olympics the last we will see of her on the track?
bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/17046058
Jessica Ennis speaks to 91热爆 School Report (text and video)
91热爆 School Reporters Stefen and Maisie interview the heptathlon superstar about her preparations for the Olympics, and the sacrifices she made growing up so she could achieve her dreams. Plus, how good was she at the bleep test when at school? And will our reporters accept her challenge in a sit-up contest?
bbc.co.uk/schoolreport/17051561
Kurt Angle (text and video)
91热爆 Sport reveals the salutary lesson offered to Britain’s Olympic hopefuls by the 1996 wrestling gold medallist and pro wrestling superstar, as he returns to amateur sport for a shot at the London Games.
bbc.co.uk/sport/0/wrestling/17033499
Phillips Idowu’s hair (video)
Phillips Idowu is one of Britain's most recognisable athletes as a World and European champion, but the triple jumper is also well known for his striking dyed hair.
Pink, blue and red have all featured in the past, but what colour will it be when he takes to the track at London 2012? 91热爆 chief sports writer Tom Fordyce attempts to find out
bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/16956012
Flying fencers in Olympic qualifying scramble (text)
91热爆 Sport meets British fencers in Doha, Qatar, battling to earn vital Olympic qualifying points as they fight to prove their worth and get nominated for the Games. It’s the latest in a frantic non-stop world tour for the British fencing team in the weeks to come. Includes 39-year-old mother-of-two Georgina Usher, up against students half her age for a place at London 2012 as an epee fencer.
SB/DL