Sports : 2012 Olympics

The Best of the Best set to Compete...

Magic in the air as the 2012 Olympic Summer Games hosted in London, England are set to officially kick off  at tonight's opening ceremony.  Every 4 years whether it be summer or winter, the Olympic games summon together the best athletes from around the globe to compete on the worlds biggest stage.  The opening ceremony is a spectacle within itself as it usually entails a large ceremonial production to light the torch that ushers in hopeful athletes competing for the gold.  I can't even explain why it is that I get so excited when the Olympics are on.  Most of the games featured I don't even watch on a regular basis which makes them all the more interesting.  When do you get the chance to watch sports like Track & Field, Gymnastics, Badminton, Synchronized Diving, Swimming, and the list goes on and on.  One of the sports that I hope to catch is Women's Volleyball.  Now although I will be watching for the competition, I will admit that cute women bouncing around in bikinis does sweeten the pot.  Currently Mens' and Women's soccer is in full swing but the first event officially set to go off after the opening ceremony will be the Women's 10m Air Riffle Qualification.  One of the more main scale sports, Basketball, will be under close watch and filled with expectation as Lebron James was quoted saying that the "2012 team would defeat the 1992 Dream Team".  Does that mean a gold medal hands down?  The excitement and expectation of gold from the team is high but I think that American's still have to see it to believe it after the few last Olympics teams representing the US performed sub par at best.  Check back frequently as we will have updates, results, and coverage of the 2012 Summer Olympics.