2012 Decision - LONDON WINS
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He deserves GOLD!AAP wrote:Olympian turns to prostitution to fund campaign
July 12, 2009 - 11:17AM
A New Zealand Olympian has opened a brothel to fund his London Olympics campaign.
Taekwondo athlete Logan Campbell says his parents had to fork out most of the $NZ150,000 it cost to get him to the Beijing games and he's had enough.
He's told the Sunday Star Times he's set up a high-class gentlemen's club with a friend in Auckland that he hopes will earn him $NZ300,000 for his London bid in 2011.
His parents are supportive, but Taekwondo New Zealand says selection isn't just based on performance, but also the athlete's ability to serve as an example to the country's youth.
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I can think of 4 very good examples to young people:Jeffles wrote:AAP wrote:Taekwondo New Zealand says selection isn't just based on performance, but also the athlete's ability to serve as an example to the country's youth.
1) ability to compete at an elite level.
2) independence from his parents.
3) entrepreneurial skills.
4) his taste in women.
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*Bump*
1st round ballot tickets have been allocated. Much wailing and nashing of teeth from those who missed out completely (approx 60%) and those who got much less than hoped for.
I applied for about 2.5k pounds worth, got 126, but does include the womens beach volleyball quarter finals. The missus says I don't have to take her along to that one. Bonus!
1st round ballot tickets have been allocated. Much wailing and nashing of teeth from those who missed out completely (approx 60%) and those who got much less than hoped for.
I applied for about 2.5k pounds worth, got 126, but does include the womens beach volleyball quarter finals. The missus says I don't have to take her along to that one. Bonus!
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1 year to go.
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And they celebrated by having Tom Daley dive into the diving pool, and having a 50m race in the main pool with some former athletes. The female javelin thrower doing breastroke was still more accomplished than Eric the Eel.Cheesie-the-Pirate wrote:1 year to go.
PM David Cameron mispronounced Jacques Rogge (Jack Rugga) and London Mayor Boris Johnson couldn't help doing a bit of early election campaigning banging on about his new buses.
All a bit rubbish really.