I am loving the amount of articles and information I am finding about the athletes and the events. I am spending so much time reading that I have not found as much time to write as I would like.
The Globe and Mail featured our medal expectations on the front page of the newspaper yesterday.
With three months to go, Luciano Barra, an "Olympic expert" and deputy CEO of the 2006 Olympics expects Canada to match the 18 medals we won in 2008 for 13th place overall. The Canadian Olympic Committee is predicting a 12th place finish. USA Today has Canada in 11th with 20 medals. It will be interesting to see where we end up.
Here is Barra's prediction for the top 10 countries:
1. China (103 medals)
2. U.S.A. (81 medals)
3. Russia (76)
4. Great Britain (59)
5. Germany (55)
6. France (41)
7. Japan (40)
8. Australia (36)
9. Italy (32)
10. South Korea (28)
As the Games approach, I will try to calculate my own Canadian medal hopes. It will be a kind of pool to see who lives up to my expectations and who surprises me.
Although the Opening Ceremonies are on Friday the 27th, competition will actually begin on the 25th with women's football (soccer). Men's football will begin on the 26th while archery will start on the 27th earlier than the Ceremony.
With so much information out there, what's the best way to get informed before the games?
Besides athlete websites and sport federation websites that are great resources for Olympic information, there are many websites that offer athlete and event information leading up to the Games. A few of those include:
Official website for London 2012 www.london2012.com
Canadian Olympic Committee www.olympic.ca
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