Despite the fact that sportsmanship and healthy competition are at the fore at the Olympic Games, the promotion of the country, which sportsmen and women take care of with their results, should not be neglected. Willingly or unwittingly, they also draw attention to themselves through the appearance of the official national team uniforms that Olympians and Paralympians wear at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games, during the competitive part of the Games and in their free time in the Olympic Village.
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Usain Bolt knows Slovenian! The Jamaican sprinter, who once again declared his superiority in the 100-meter race at the Rio 2016 Olympics and thus maintained his status as the fastest earthman in the world, answered a number of journalist's questions after winning the seventh gold medal at the Olympic Games. He spoke to Slovenian journalist Anja Hlače Ferjančič in Slovenian. Check out what he confided in her in Slovenian.
The fate of most Olympic facilities is cruel. This was also confirmed by the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, where the facilities are crumbling miserably after the withdrawal of athletes, spectators and cameras. The saddest image is shown by the famous Maracana stadium, where the finals of the World Cup were held in 2014, and the opening and closing ceremonies of the Summer Olympics took place here last summer. Meanwhile, the Olympic venues in PyeongChang, which will host the 2018 Winter Olympics, are getting their beautiful look.
Rio 2016: American swimmers know how to have fun - after Call Me Maybe, this time karaoke in the car
The American swimmers who compete in the Olympic Games drew attention to themselves outside the pools again, and this time also by singing. If they opened their mouths to the song Call Me Maybe (OI London 2012) four years ago, they recorded karaoke in the car at the OI Rio 2016. The famous Michael Phelps, the most successful Olympian of all time, who won 22 medals at the Olympic Games, including 18 gold ones, also tried his hand at singing!
As an official partner of the Olympic Games in Sochi, Volkswagen took its role very seriously. More than 3,000 Volkswagen, Audi and Škoda vehicles contributed, but what stands out the most is the monstrous Polar Expedition Amarok, which was designed a year ago to promote the event even in the most remote regions of Russia.
The PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics are in full swing. They bring together the world's best athletes and shine a light on the heart of Olympism - friendship, solidarity and fair competition. Viewers of small screens can watch Coca-Cola's Olympic spot with three Slovenian hockey players. They call on fans to cheer in the spirit of the initiative: #vednopodpiraj.
Wow, that's something! After all the (mainly domestic) criticism that chewed up our performance at this year's Olympic Games, the large online portal Mashable called the Slovenian outfit one of the best. Take a look at who all found themselves under the fashion microscope and what, even very harsh, comments were received by some national teams.
Beach volleyball player Adrian Carambula serves like an elementary school student, but his serves are an unsolvable puzzle for his opponent! While most beach volleyball players serve with an overhead (jump) serve, the Italian punches the ball and sends it high into the clouds. Check out this amazing serve below that has become his signature and an unsolvable puzzle even for his rivals at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Raya paper artist Sader Bujana has created a series of figures from layers of paper in light of the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio, which were captured by Leo García Méndez. Some are also made from 150 pieces of paper.
Many athletes like to decorate their enviable body with various tattoos. Even in the Slovenian Olympic team, there are some who wear tattoos. The tennis player Polona Hercog is certainly the most noticeable, and the kayaker Peter Kauzer, who has a tattoo of a lion with a crown on his shoulder, is not far behind. But those two are far from the only ones we spotted with tattoos at the Rio 2016 Olympics. We have collected only the best ones, from a little more flashy to minimalist, among which the motif of the Olympic rings clearly dominates. These are the most beautiful tattoos we spotted at the Rio Olympics.
In cooperation with the Olympic Committee of Slovenia and the Brazilian Embassy of Slovenia, a series of Olympic events of various concepts will take place in the Grand Hotel Union, where they will connect Slovenian athletes with fans, present Olympic preparations and current events in Rio, and build a bridge between the two destinations - Slovenia and Brazil. The next in the series will be the cooking academy (Olympic ReUnion: We cook with the Olympians - the flavors of Brazil) with the renowned Brazilian chef Silvia dos Santos, and the Olympic "beep" will be delivered by Bojan Tokič and Benjamin Savšek.
The story of Kenyan athlete Julius Yego is truly unusual. Although Kenya has always been considered the land of runners, Julius Yego is not a runner. Julius Yego is a javelin thrower. And not some average one. He came to the Rio Olympics as a favorite. The force came to this title in an unusual way. After being written off by the coaches in high school and realizing he wasn't a good runner, he tried his hand at the javelin. The problem? Where the hell do you get a javelin coach in Kenya and most importantly where do you even get a javelin? Regarding the latter, he has somehow found his way, and he even hired a YouTube channel as a coach! This honed him into one of the best javelin throwers in the world!