London 2012 Olympics

T&F starts today Friday August 3rd ......

Lots of Caribbean athletes including veteran Aliann Pompey from Guyana ....

All eyes will be on the Yardies ...  ::

Saturday, August 4 :

Morning session 

10:00 Men’s 100 Meters Preliminary Round

12:30 Men’s 100 Meters Heats

Sunday, August 5:

Afternoon session  :cool:

7:45 Men’s 100 Meters Semifinal


9:50 Men’s 100 Meters Final

With many countries in the world facing financial difficulties, there is greater focus on how much money governments are spending on Olympic athletes or Olympic-related events.

Raising eyebrows, Italy's $182,400 payout to any Italian who wins a gold medal. That's the highest payout in the world.

The British press has raised questions about why a country that is struggling to cut its spending would be so generous. With four gold medals so far, Rome is on the hook thus far for almost $730,000. 

In second place is Russia, paying nearly $135,000. Third is France paying $ 65,200. In the host country, Olympic athletes receive zero, meaning British cyclist Bradley Wiggins, and rowers Helen Glover and Heather Stanning, all of whom won gold for Team GB will get pats on the back, and hopefully more endorsements.

China reportedly offers $31,400 to gold medal winners, while Japan rewards them with $35,900, Canada gives $20,000, and Germany, just less than that, at $19,500 for a gold.

In the U.S., gold medal winners get $25,000, $15,000 for silver and $10,000 for bronze. This is not government money, it's paid by the U.S. Olympic Committee.

Potential GOP Vice Presidential candidate Senator Marco Rubio (R-FLA) has sponsored a bill that medal winning U.S. athletes shouldn't have to pay taxes on the money they receive.

Taxes on a gold medal could run as high as $8,986, while silver could be $5,385. On a bronze metal, the tax might be $3,500.

Amateur swimmer Missy Franklin, who is still in high school, will owe $14,000 in taxes for her gold and silver medals.

Did she qualify for the semis ?

people get real stupid when their abandon their homeland.

take captain,  and dat other one for example.  :cheesy: :cheesy:

Okay ...

I haven't been able to watch a whole lot of the games so far, but I did manage to see the Mens 100M heats tonight.

Beast, Bolt and Asafa looking good for de Yardies and Sorrillo and Thompson from T&T also qualified for the semis.