Archive for August, 2008

The Olympic Ball

August 1st, 2008 by Christian Wach

Keeping you up to date on official balls…

The Olympic Ball

A soccer ball identical to the balls to be used in Olympic soccer competition is seen in an Adidas store in Beijing Tuesday July 29, 2008. The ball, called Adidas Magnus Moenia, or Great Wall Star, and featuring the Chinese characters for “China” was specially designed for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

via Yahoo

The 2010 Route

The 2010 route

The Ball 2010 left Battersea Park on 24th Jan 2010 is heading to the Opening Ceremony in Johannesburg for the 11th June 2010.

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