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FooTBall
25 July–11 August
Playing football at the olympic
games may no longer be a high
point in many players’ careers, but
it certainly provides an opportunity
for some of the world’s younger stars
to showcase their talent and gain
notoriety. Let’s not forget, without
the olympics, stars such as Carlos
Tevez of Manchester City might not
have been noticed so quickly.
The 2012 favourites are almost
certainly Brazil, with players such as
ganso and the tournament’s brightest
young prospect, Neymar. Spain
cannot be ruled out though, with
young talents Ander Herrera and fC
Barcelona’s Christian Tello, who made
a name for himself scoring twice in
this year’s Champions League.
great Britain would be an outside
bet for gold, however. With high
quality players such as Ryan giggs,
Craig Bellamy and Manchester
City’s Micah Richards in the squad,
Stuart Pearce’s side cannot be
underestimated.
other nations in with a chance
of a medal include uruguay, with
young talents such as Liverpool’s
Sebastian Coates; and Mexico, who,
without Manchester united’s Javier
Hernandez on the team, are looking
to even younger prospects in the
form of Chelsea’s ulises Davila.
Charlie Bateson, uK
Charlie Bateson went to his first football match
when he was four and has been an ardent
supporter of watford football Club ever since. he
is on a student placement with norton rose Group.
men’s TIme TrIal
and road CyClIng
28 July, 1 August
fortuitously or not, the golden Age
of British men’s cycling appears to
be in perfect synchronicity with the
London games. Mark Cavendish is
undoubtedly the fastest sprinter
in the world, and leads a British
team constituted of many of his
domestiques at Team Sky. The London
course is flat, which should result in a
massive sprint finish. As a sprint leadup
is a very technical operation, Team
Sky, having honed this skill all year,
should propel Cavendish to glory.
The time trial competition casts more
doubt. The usual suspects in this
individual effort, Tony Martin from
germany and fabian Cancellara from
Switzerland, currently lag in form
behind Bradley Wiggins, yet another
Brit from Team Sky. However, olympic
glory is a secondary objective for
Wiggins, who is headed to the Tour de
france as favourite. Will he have legs
after a gruelling three-week race in
the scorching heat of a french July?
for the Queen, maybe, just maybe!
Pierre Nguyen, Canada
Pierre Nguyen is a founder and organizer of the
norton rose Canada annual cycling event, and
a participant in many cycling charities. he is a
partner and patent agent with norton rose Group
in montréal.
Taekwondo
:The sporting life
8–11 August
Tae kwon do, loosely translated into
English, means ‘the way of the foot
and the fist’, which suggests we
should expect plenty of action and
drama this summer.
The Korean martial art is also the
national sport of Korea and so it’s no
surprise that they will be the team
to beat: South Korea dominated the
sport in the 2008 Beijing games,
winning four out of a total of eight
medals.
That said, team gB should also
prove formidable opponents for
the other main international rivals,
from China, the uS and iran –
despite the omission of the reigning
European champion, Aaron Cook,
from the squad.
2008 olympic bronze medallist
Sarah Stevenson, another member
of team gB, is an inspirational
competitor. in 2011, the year of
the world championships held in
South Korea, she had to prepare
for the competition at a time when
her parents were both suffering
from terminal cancer (dying within
months of each other later that
year). With their support, she
entered the fray and came out a
world champion in her category.
Tina glover, uK
Tina Glover is a black belt in karate and a
martial arts enthusiast. She oversees Norton
Rose group’s directories’ submissions and is a
qualified competition lawyer.
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