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Today, July 14, is Bastille Day, the French national holiday that commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789, an act that led to the French Revolution and the end of the French monarchy. In celebration, here’s a look at the stars of the 2008 French Olympic team.
Julien Absalon. This 27-year-old is a four-time world champion in cross-country mountain biking and the defending Olympic Gold Medalist.
Amelie Caze. This 23-year-old from Noyon, France is the two-time defending world champion in the women’s modern pentathlon.
Laure Manaudou. Manaudou delighted French sports fans in 2004 …read more

Reading about Ilona Elek and her remarkable journey in the Olympics prodded me to feature her here at Light the Torch. A female Olympian that was able to win two Olympic golds and one silver. But that was not the thing that created an impression on me. It was the fact that achieved these things even when it seemed a bit difficult because of her age and that she had to go through war in between.
She first competed during the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany in the women’s individual foil event. It was also her first gold, making her …read more

A match is first class if:
* It is of three or more days scheduled duration
* Each side playing the match has eleven players
* The match is played on natural, and not artificial, turf
* The match is played on an international standard ground
* The match conforms to the Laws of Cricket, except for only minor amendments
* The Board of cricket in the appropriate nation or the International Cricket Council recognizes the match as first-class.
[Wikipedia]
Listing some of the …read more

In the upcoming Summer Olympics, we can expect the following disciplines:

Aquatics
Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Boxing
Canoe / kayak
Cycling
Equestrian
Fencing
Football
Gymnastics
Handball
Hockey
Judo
Modern Pentathlon
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Softball
Table Tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
Weightlifting
Wrestling