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The 27-year-old [Spain’s canoe gold medalist] Saúl Craviotto resembled a miserable mid-90s fast-food restaurant employee in a polo shirt and Espana cap, clutching a red and yellow backpack in his hands.

 

All Dressed up … In A uniform He Doesn’t Like: Olympian’s opening Ceremony Outfit Misery ((The Age)


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Not any more.

Daley Thompson (top) made the gaffe during last Thursday’s show when he was shown a photo of a torch bearer with ‘Oylmpic torch bearer’ tattooed on her arm.
The Decathlon gold-medalist quipped that the tattooer must have been Irish.
He was quickly corrected by presenter Matt Baker that the tattoo had been done in the USA and the presenter apologised to viewers straight away and then again at the end of the show.

 

Daley Thompson Accused Of Racism After Irish Gag On One Show (Telegraph)


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Ten days before the opening of the London Olympics, Tourism Ireland has launched the second phase of its ‘Escape the Madness’ campaign in Britain.

The €500,000 advertising campaign presents Ireland as a hassle-free holiday option to harassed Londoners during the games.

The campaign began last month with ads on the London Underground. This is stage two: a Youtube viral voiced (and briefly appeared in) by Chris O’Dowd.

That’ll get them over.

Ireland Promoted As Olympics ‘Escape’ (Meadhbh McHugh, Irish Times)

Protesting the ridiculously strict branding regulations of the upcoming London Olympics, street artist collective Brandalism (their motto: ‘taking the piss with a point’) has been busy ‘reclaiming’ billboards around the UK.

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