OLYMPIC GAMES – Michael Phelps is on the edge of not only breaking a 48-year-old record, but also one of the most important ones. The American swimmer can claim his 18th Olympic medal, equaling Larissa Latynina’s record. Phelps already holds the record for most gold medals. Click Read More to see our Infographic!
OLYMPIC GAMES – Great Britain is still in search of its first gold medal. On average, it takes Team GBR 4.9 days to produce an Olympic champion, when measuring from the start of the Games. Click Read More to see our Infographic!
OLYMPIC GAMES – You may have seen our Virtual Medal Table ahead of the Olympic Games predicting the country medal table and all 302 individual events. We have processed all completed events and have refreshed our projection. Click Read More to see our Infographic and click on the graph to make it interactive!
FOOTBALL – Name the two players from Cameroon to have played for three different teams in the Premier League.
Answer to yesterday’s question: Jay Göppingen
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OLYMPIC GAMES – After three days of competition, host nation Great Britain is yet to win a gold medal. Typically, it does not take the hosts so long to bag a gold medal, however Great Britain still have a week to improve on their 1948 performance, when they only took their first gold on Day 11. Canada in 1976 did not win a single gold. Click Read More to see our Infographic.
OLYMPIC GAMES – Want to know where your country stands in terms of medals, now compared to the standings after three days of competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Click Read More to see our Infographic and then click on the picture to reveal all of its interactive features!
TENNIS – Evonne Goolagong is 61 years old today. One of the dominant players of the 1970s, Goolagong is a former world number one and a winner of seven career Grand Slam titles. She reached the final of the US Open on four occasions, but the career Grand Slam somehow eluded her. She retired in 1983, with 68 singles titles to her name.
Shares birthday with: Louis de Funès, Wesley Snipes, J.K. Rowling
SWIMMING – The fastest qualifier for the final of the women’s 100m breaststroke is a 15-year-old swimmer from Lithuania. Young as she may seem, it is not at all unusual. We have broken down all Olympic swimming champions by age. Click Read More to see our Infographic and click on the picture to make it interactive!
FOOTBALL – Today is Jürgen Klinsmann’s 48th birthday. Under which name did he play several matches in the United States in 2003?
Answer to yesterday’s question: Christian Karembeu (Euro 96), Alain Boghossian (WC 98)
You will find the answer to today’s question here tomorrow at 14:00 CET. Questions courtesy of Voetbalkenners masters of the quiz (find them on Twitter @Voetbalkenners).
DIVING – China has won the first diving event at the London 2012 Olympic Games, their first step towards perfection in this sport. Chinese divers have improved their gold medal tally in Olympic diving continuously. Can they make it eight? Click Read More to see our Infographic and click the picture to make it interactive!
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