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Olympic Thursday, 23 February 2012

Every Thursday in the lead up to the London 2012 Olympic Games the 麻豆社 will be broadcasting and publishing a series of Olympic-related stories/interviews/clips/blogs through 麻豆社 Sport Online, 麻豆社 Radio 5 live and the 麻豆社 2012 Olympic website.

You can find details on Twitter by following #olympicthursday and @麻豆社2012.

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)

麻豆社 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