July 2012
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INFOGRAPHIC: Most medals by Olympic athletes
OLYMPIC GAMES - Michael Phelps is on the edge of not only breaking a 48-year-old record, but also one of the most important ones. The American swimmer can claim his 18th Olympic medal, equaling Larissa Latynina’s record. Phelps already holds the record for most gold medals. Click Read More to see our Infographic!
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INFOGRAPHIC: GBR need on average 5 days for 1st...
OLYMPIC GAMES - Great Britain is still in search of its first gold medal. On average, it takes Team GBR 4.9 days to produce an Olympic champion, when measuring from the start of the Games. Click Read More to see our Infographic!
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INFOGRAPHIC: Close race between USA & China in VMT
OLYMPIC GAMES - You may have seen our Virtual Medal Table ahead of the Olympic Games predicting the country medal table and all 302 individual events. We have processed all completed events and have refreshed our projection. Click Read More to see our Infographic and click on the graph to make it interactive!
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DAILY FOOTBALL QUIZ QUESTION – 31 July
FOOTBALL - Name the two players from Cameroon to have played for three different teams in the Premier League.
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Answer to yesterday’s question: Jay Göppingen
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INFOGRAPHIC: GBR has another week to improve 1948
OLYMPIC GAMES - After three days of competition, host nation Great Britain is yet to win a gold medal. Typically, it does not take the hosts so long to bag a gold medal, however Great Britain still have a week to improve on their 1948 performance, when they only took their first gold on Day 11. Canada in 1976 did not win a single gold. Click Read More to see our Infographic.
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INFOGRAPHIC: Medal table after day 3 (2008...
OLYMPIC GAMES - Want to know where your country stands in terms of medals, now compared to the standings after three days of competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Click Read More to see our Infographic and then click on the picture to reveal all of its interactive features!
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BIRTHDAY - 31 July: Evonne Goolagong (Tennis)
TENNIS - Evonne Goolagong is 61 years old today. One of the dominant players of the 1970s, Goolagong is a former world number one and a winner of seven career Grand Slam titles. She reached the final of the US Open on four occasions, but the career Grand Slam somehow eluded her. She retired in 1983, with 68 singles titles to her name.
Shares birthday with: Louis de Funès, Wesley Snipes, J.K....
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INFOGRAPHIC - Age breakdown of swimming champions
SWIMMING - The fastest qualifier for the final of the women’s 100m breaststroke is a 15-year-old swimmer from Lithuania. Young as she may seem, it is not at all unusual. We have broken down all Olympic swimming champions by age. Click Read More to see our Infographic and click on the picture to make it interactive!
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DAILY FOOTBALL QUIZ QUESTION – 30 July
FOOTBALL - Today is Jürgen Klinsmann’s 48th birthday. Under which name did he play several matches in the United States in 2003?
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Answer to yesterday’s question: Christian Karembeu (Euro 96), Alain Boghossian (WC 98)
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INFOGRAPHIC: Diving at the Olympic Games
DIVING - China has won the first diving event at the London 2012 Olympic Games, their first step towards perfection in this sport. Chinese divers have improved their gold medal tally in Olympic diving continuously. Can they make it eight? Click Read More to see our Infographic and click the picture to make it interactive!
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INFOGRAPHIC: Medal table after day 2 (2008 - 2012)
OLYMPIC GAMES - We have compared the medals won in the first two days of the London 2012 Olympic Games against those won in the opening weekend four years ago in Beijing. Click Read More to see our world map and click on the Infographic to make it interactive!
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BIRTHDAY - 30 July: Daley Thompson (Athletics)
ATHLETICS - Daley Thompson is 54 years old. The Decathlon is by many considered to be the event that produces the ultimate athlete and that assumption would make Thompson just that. The charismatic Briton stayed undefeated in the event for eight years (1979-1987), winning gold medals in the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games.
Shares birthday with: Emily Brontë, Henry Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger
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INFOGRAPHIC: USA Men's Basketball at the Olympics
BASKETBALL - The men’s basketball team of the United States is about to take to the Olympic court. Our Infographic shows their average winning margin in the previous Olympic Games. Click Read More to see the Infographic and then click the picture to make it interactive.
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INFOGRAPHIC: Japan and Judo at the Olympic Games
JUDO - Japan is where Judo originated and therefore Japan is considered the most powerful NOC in this sport. However, they failed to win a gold medal on Day 1 of the London Games. If Japan’s strength is dwindling, we will find out in the coming week. Click Read More to see our Infographic and then click on it to make it interactive. [[MORE]]
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DAILY FOOTBALL QUIZ QUESTION - 29 July
FOOTBALL - Name the two French players to have played at a European Championship or World Cup while under contract at AS Roma.
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Answer to yesterday’s question: Brett Holman, Jason Culina, Graham Arnold
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INFOGRAPHIC: Medal table after day 1 (2008 and...
OLYMPIC GAMES - China are leading the medal table after Day 1 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. We have prepared an Infographic comparing it to Day 1 at the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. You can see it by clicking Read More. Then click on the graphic to enable its full interactive features.
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BIRTHDAY - 29 July: Fernando Alonso (Formula 1)
FORMULA 1 - Fernando Alonso is 31 years old today. The current leader in the drivers’ championship of the 2012 Formula 1 season, is one of only five drivers to have won at least 30 career Grands Prix. He is a two-time former world champion (2005, 2006). He won his first drivers’ title at 24, making him the (then) youngest world champion in F1 history.
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INFOGRAPHIC - Michael Phelps at the Olympic Games
SWIMMING - Michael Phelps will duly compete in the final of the men’s 400m individual medley. Phelps is not used to losing at the Olympics. He was won a bronze medal twice and has only failed to collect a medal once in an Olympic event, in the men’s 200m butterfly in 2000, when he was only 15 years old. Click Read More to see our Infographic.
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DAILY FOOTBALL QUIZ QUESTION - 28 July
FOOTBALL - Name the three Australian players to have played the most matches in the Dutch top flight Eredivisie.
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Answer to yesterday’s question: Internacional
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BIRTHDAY - 28 July: Gary Sobers (Cricket)
CRICKET - Gary Sobers is 76 years old today. set the highest score for a Test match innings in the 1950s, and 10 years later became the first player ever to hit six sixes from a first class over. The greatest allrounder ever to play the game, Gary Sobers was equally adept at all aspects of his cricket. He was an elegant batsman, a versatile bowler, a peerless close catcher and a brilliant fielder...
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INFOGRAPHIC: Lightest and heaviest athletes
OLYMPIC GAMES - There is one sport in the London 2012 Olympic Games featuring athletes who weigh on average 89 kilogrammes per participant. On the other end of the spectrum, there is a sport featuring participants weighing only 52 kg on average. Want to know more? Just click Read More.
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INFOGRAPHIC: Sports featuring tallest and smallest
OLYMPIC GAMES - You probably would figure that basketball players are on average the tallest athletes in the London 2012 Olympic Games and you would be correct making that assumption. But do you also know which sport features the smallest athletes. Click Read More to find out.
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INFOGRAPHIC: Sports involving most athletes
OLYMPIC GAMES - Based on the provisional entry lists of the London 2012 Olympic Games, there will be 2,685 people competing in athletics, far more than any other sports and way clear of the 1,068 taking part in swimming. Click Read More to see the complete Infographic.
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MEDIA GUIDE: Infostrada Sports offers free...
OLYMPIC GAMES - Infostrada Sports Group proudly offers to all parties interested a free downloadable version of our Media Guide on the London 2012 Olympic Games. You can find the download area by clicking on this link.
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DAILY FOOTBALL QUIZ QUESTION - 27 July
FOOTBALL - What is the last non-European team to win the FIFA Club World Cup?
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Answer to yesterday’s question: Crystal Palace
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LONDON CALLING – Countdown to the 2012 Olympics: 0
0 - Number of times 2012 host Great Britain has failed to win a gold medal at a summer Olympic Games.[[MORE]]
1 - Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED) received 1 bicycle for winning 4 golds in 1948. Click ‘Read More’ to see the complete countdown from 100 until today.
2 - Of the 21445 total Olympic medallists, 5016 have won 2 or more medals.
3 – Michael Phelps swam a total of 3 km (in finals) to win...
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BIRTHDAY - 27 July: Alex Rodriguez (Baseball)
BASEBALL - Alex Rodriguez is 37 years old today. One of the highest profile players in Major League Baseball, Rodriguez is a 14-time All-Star, having hit more than 640 career home runs and having produced close to 2,000 RBIs. He has previously played for the Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers. Since 2004, he has played for the New York Yankees, winning the World Series with the Bronx Bombers...
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BEHIND THE DESK: Two-letter Olympic sport codes
OLYMPICS - During the Olympic Games, we will often use two letter sport codes for each sport on our Olympic twitter account @Infostrada2012. All the sport codes are listed below.
[[MORE]] AR – Archery AT – Athletics BD – Badminton BK – Basketball BV – Beach Volleyball BX – Boxing CS – Cane Slalom CF – Canoe Sprint CB – Cycling BMX CM – Cycling Mountain Bike CR – Cycling Road CT – Cycling Track...
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DAILY FOOTBALL QUIZ QUESTION - 26 July
FOOTBALL - Which club has had five Italian players playing for them in the Premier League with no player playing more than 25 matches?
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Answer to yesterday’s question: Richard Shaw
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LONDON CALLING – Countdown to the 2012 Olympics: 1
1 - Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED) received 1 bicycle for winning 4 golds in 1948. Click ‘Read More’ to see the complete countdown from 100 until today.[[MORE]]
2 - Of the 21445 total Olympic medallists, 5016 have won 2 or more medals.
3 – Michael Phelps swam a total of 3 km (in finals) to win his 16 Olympic medals.
4 - Record golds in a row in the same athletics discipline - by Al Oerter...
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BIRTHDAY - 26 July: Maicon (Football)
FOOTBALL - Today, Maicon Douglas Sisenando, simply known as ‘Maicon’, is 31 years old. Considered one of the best fullbacks in today’s game, the Brazilian has won four Serie A titles and the Champions League with Internazionale, as well as the Copa América (twice) with Brazil. He was named after the famous American actor Michael Douglas.
Shares birthday with: Aldous Huxley,...
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DAILY FOOTBALL QUIZ QUESTION - 25 July
FOOTBALL - After a foul on which player did Eric Cantona receive a red card against Crystal Palace in 1995, after which he kicked a Palace supporter whilst leaving the pitch?
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Answer to yesterday’s question: Arek Radomski (257)
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LONDON CALLING - You Tube: Piccadilly Line
OLYMPIC GAMES - During the 2012 London Olympic Games, Londons’s Underground (subway) system, locally know as ‘the tube’ will rename its 361 stations after Olympic legends and athletes. We will chart each line on a weekly basis. This week, it is the Piccadilly Line with Rowing, Sailing and Canoeing players. Click on the links to find their profiles on the Infostrada Sports Wall Of...
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LONDON CALLING – Countdown to the 2012 Olympics: 2
2 - Of the 21445 total Olympic medallists, 5016 have won 2 or more medals. Click ‘Read More’ to see the complete countdown from 100 until today.[[MORE]]
3 – Michael Phelps swam a total of 3 km (in finals) to win his 16 Olympic medals.
4 - Record golds in a row in the same athletics discipline - by Al Oerter (discus) & Carl Lewis (long jump).
5 - Number of Olympics in which Tug of War...
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BIRTHDAY - 25 July: Walter Payton (American...
AMERICAN FOOTBALL - If he were alive, Walter Payton would be 58 years old today. One of the most feared running backs in NFL history, ‘The Sweetness’ conquered most rushing records, several of which he lost to other players later. He also won the Super Bowl representing the Chicago Bears, the team he played for throughout his NFL career. He died of a rare liver disease, aged only 45.
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DAILY FOOTBALL QUIZ QUESTION - 24 July
FOOTBALL - Which Polish player has played the most matches in the Eredivisie?
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Answer to yesterday’s question: VfB Stuttgart, Bayern Munich, Borussia Mönchengladbach
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LONDON CALLING – Countdown to the 2012 Olympics: 3
3 – Michael Phelps swam a total of 3 km (in finals) to win his 16 Olympic medals. Click ‘Read More’ to see the complete countdown from 100 until today.[[MORE]]
4 - Record golds in a row in the same athletics discipline - by Al Oerter (discus) & Carl Lewis (long jump).
5 - Number of Olympics in which Tug of War was included. GBR is the only two-time winner (1908 & 1920).
6 - Italian...
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BIRTHDAY - 24 July: Barry Bonds (Baseball)
BASEBALL - Barry Bonds is 48 years old today. One of the most powerful sluggers in the history of the Major League, Bonds actually emerged as the ideal hybrid between speed and power, recording one of the very few 40-40 seasons, in which a player belts 40+ home runs and steals 40+ bases. His subsequent home run records are well documented: a single season record 73 in 2001 helped establish the...
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DAILY FOOTBALL QUIZ QUESTION - 23 July
FOOTBALL - Today is Giovane Élber’s 40th birthday! For which three German teams did he play in his career?
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Answer to yesterday’s question: Néstor Combin
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LONDON CALLING – Countdown to the 2012 Olympics: 4
4 - Record golds in a row in the same athletics discipline - by Al Oerter (discus) & Carl Lewis (long jump). Click ‘Read More’ to see the complete countdown from 100 until today[[MORE]].
5 - Number of Olympics in which Tug of War was included. GBR is the only two-time winner (1908 & 1920).
6 - Italian record for most Olympic golds by an individual which could be equalled in London by...
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BIRTHDAY - 23 July: Maurice Greene (Athletics)
ATHLETICS - Maurice Greene is 38 years old today. The “Kansas City Cannonball” was one of the most successful athletes of his time, the late nineties and the early noughties. Greene won the feature event of the Olympic Games, the Men’s 100m, in 2000 and also won a relay gold at the Sydney Games. Greene was also crowned world champion on five occasions, winning the 100m in three...
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IN THE NEWS: Major meltdown by Scott ends streak
GOLF - Adam Scott’s four bogeys on the last four holes of the 2012 British Open meant that a streak of nine successive Majors won by a first time Major winner was snapped. It was the longest such streak in history. Click Read More to see the best runs by first time winners in the history of the Majors.
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Most successive Majors won by first time winners
9 - 2010 US Open - 2012 US...
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REVIEW: Ernie Els wins golf Majors 10 years apart
GOLF - Ernie Els is the winner of the 2012 British Open, following a dramatic meltdown on the last four holes by leader Adam Scott. Els’s victory ended a run of nine successive Majors that had featured first time Major winners. For Els, it was his fourth career Major and his first in 10 years, after winning the Claret Jug in 2002.
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All six players that had to wait 10+ years for...
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REVIEW: Wiggins becomes first British Tour winner
CYCLING - Bradley Wiggins is the winner of the 99th edition of the Tour de France, a remarkable feat considering that no riders from Great Britain had previously reached the podium in ‘La Grande Boucle’. Peter Sagan won the Points Classification, Thomas Voeckler the Mountain Classification and Tejay Van Garderen the Youth Classification.
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First British riders finish in...
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REVIEW: Alonso fifth driver to 30+ career F1 wins
FORMULA 1 - Fernando Alonso has become the fifth driver to accumulate 30+ career Grand Prix wins in Formula 1, by winning the Grand Prix of Germany at the Hockenheimring on Sunday. This circuit has become the third where the Spaniard has won three races.
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Most career Grand Prix wins by driver
91 - Michael Schumacher (GER)
51 - Alain Prost (FRA)
41 - Ayrton Senna (BRA)
31 - Nigel...
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DAILY FOOTBALL QUIZ QUESTION - 22 July
FOOTBALL - Who was born in South America, played in France and Italy and played eight matches for the French national team?
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Answer to yesterday’s question: Julio Arca
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INFOGRAPHIC - Tour de France 2012: Stage 20
CYCLING - During the 2012 Tour de France, we have provided you with a daily Infographic, capturing our Stat of the Day, a Review of yesterday’s stage, a Fun Fact, a daily Quiz Question, as well as our Favourites and Rider to Watch for the forthcoming stage. Today the final one: Stage 20 (Rambouillet - Paris). Enjoy!
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LONDON CALLING – Countdown to the 2012 Olympics: 5
5 - Number of Olympics in which Tug of War was included. GBR is the only two-time winner (1908 & 1920). Click ‘Read More’ to see the complete countdown from 100 until today.[[MORE]]
6 - Italian record for most Olympic golds by an individual which could be equalled in London by fencer Valentina Vezzali.
7 - Korea has won the women’s team event in archery in ALL six editions and can make...
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BIRTHDAY - 22 July: Lasse Virén (Athletics)
ATHLETICS - Lasse Virén is 63 years old today. One of the greatest long distance runners in the history of the Olympic Games, Virén took the double in the 5000m and 10000m in both the Munich 1972 Olympic Games as the Montreal 1976 Olympic Games. He also entered the Marathon in 1976 to put the icing on the cake, however came only fifth. He later went into politics and is one of the most well known...
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DAILY FOOTBALL QUIZ QUESTION - 21 July
FOOTBALL - Name the Argentinian player who, after Carlos Tévez, has played the most matches in the Premier League.
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Answer to yesterday’s question: Valencia CF, Kashima Antlers, Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan
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