Many kinds of gold

by David Winter

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 @ 12:19

GIVE the BBC something to get its teeth into, and there is no stopping it. Since the magnificent opening ceremony - brilliantly conceived, and immaculately broadcast - everything has been Olympic. Pretty well all of BBC1, most of the eclectic channel BBC3, and plenty of BBC2 have been annexed to fulfil the Corporation's promise to cover everything. And so they have.

Sports that are usually never heard of, competitors of all backgrounds, fencing, archery, tae kwon do, dressage - all ...

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