Olympic Thursday, 23 February 2012
Every Thursday in the lead up to the London 2012 Olympic Games the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ will be broadcasting and publishing a series of Olympic-related stories/interviews/clips/blogs through ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sport Online, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 5 live and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 2012 Olympic website.
You can find details on Twitter by following #olympicthursday and @ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½2012.
Olympic Thursday, 23 February 2012:
- Tom Daley doesn’t expect to peak until Rio 2016
- Kelly Smith on her future after the suspension of Women’s Professional Soccer League
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Tom Daley (text & video)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sport’s Nick Hope meets British Olympic diving medal hopeful Tom Daley. Despite the intense focus on him ahead of London 2012, Daley reveals he doesn’t expect to peak until the next Olympic Games in Rio in 2016.
bbc.co.uk/sport/0/diving/17125622
Kelly Smith (text & video)
British women’s football star striker discussed where she could end her playing career following the suspension of the US Women’s Professional Soccer League in the United States last month.
bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17138167
The Science of the Velodrome (text)
Ollie Williams explains why records are expected to tumble at this Olympic venue in August and how some traditional British thunder and lightning would make the track faster than ever.
SB/DL