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Chairman Polky

Olympics finally run their race

Posted: 25 Aug 08 | The Marathon is a fantastic ending to the Olympic Games. |

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The games are over

Posted: 24 Aug 08 | Today the Chairman is mourning Hungary's loss in the women's handball. |

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Greens’ legislation threatens Australia’s quest for obesity gold medal

Posted: 23 Aug 08 | Yesterday the Greens announced plans to revive a bill which would see the banning of junk food ads during children programmes in an attempt to combat Australia’s obesity problem. |

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Table tennis wins fashion gold

Posted: 21 Aug 08 | Let’s face it, table tennis is a nerdy sport. |

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Satanic cult parades as Olympic sport

Posted: 21 Aug 08 | I was flicking around the Olympic channels and discovered what appears to be a bizarre satanic cult masquerading as a sport. |

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Snowsill gives a lesson in grace

Posted: 19 Aug 08 | The great thing about yesterday’s women’s triathlon was the heartfelt congratulations Emma Snowsill, Vanessa Fernandes and Emma Moffatt showed each other after the event. |

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Don’t mention the Five Forbidden Topics! I did once, but I think I got away with it…

Posted: 19 Aug 08 | Over the weekend the Beijing Olympic officials and the IOC called off their Saturday and Sunday press conferences. |

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Has the human Phar Lap finally run his race?

Posted: 18 Aug 08 | In Pulp Fiction, Marsellus Wallace said, "(Athletes) who thought their (backsides) would age like wine, if you mean it turns to vinegar, it does. If you mean it gets better with age, it don’t." |

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Not even bullets could stop our Dana

Posted: 17 Aug 08 | If Iraqi sprinter Dana Adbulrazak, 22, was an AFL footballer she would be described as "hard as nails". |

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Lomong already an Olympic hero

Posted: 15 Aug 08 | Tonight sees a story that embodies the true Olympic spirit come to fruition. |

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The worst Yum Cha I’ve ever had

Posted: 15 Aug 08 | The Olympics is all about pushing yourself to your limits of endurance. |

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Oly, Oly, Oly. Out, out, out! And Brad Pitt beaten black and periwinkle blue

Posted: 14 Aug 08 | After an appalling Olympic campaign the Olyroos have crashed out after a deserved 1-0 loss to Ivory Coast. |

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Cadel can’t overcome Great Wall of cycling

Posted: 13 Aug 08 | It seems Cadel Evans is destined to forever be the bridesmaid of the cycling world, finishing fifth in the Olympic time trial, just 14 seconds out of the medals. |

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Are gymnasts as buff as AFL players?

Posted: 13 Aug 08 | I checked out some of the men’s gymnastics this arvo and despite the feminine connotations that are associated with this sport, it is difficult to be anything but impressed with how strong these blokes are. |

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Iraq sculls its way into the finals

Posted: 12 Aug 08 | I awoke this morning from a dream where I was deep in the jungle being chased by dissidents. |

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Olympic Handball hits the target

Posted: 12 Aug 08 | Handball’s one of those funny European sports that most Aussies wouldn’t even know existed if it didn’t pop up occasionally on TV during the Olympics. |

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Hockeyroos’ legs too strong for Korea

Posted: 11 Aug 08 | After a blistering first half, Korea seemed destined to break their Olympic hoodoo against the Hockeyroos last night and finally beat their nemesis in Games competition. |

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