Uganda for the gold
For Uganda, this year’s Olympic closing ceremony held special significance. Ugandan Stephen Kiprotich unexpectedly took the gold in the marathon on Sunday, only the second time in history that Uganda has won gold. The last time was 40 years ago when John Akii-Bua won the gold for the men’s 400 meter hurdles in the 1972 Olympics. […]
When his race began
Lopez Lomong is pretty familiar with running. As a U.S. Olympian, he has trained tirelessly for the men’s 5000m event. But that’s not where Lopez’s running journey began. When Lopez was six years old, he was abducted by rebel soldiers in a small village in South Sudan. He was held captive in prison for weeks and […]
Banksy takes to the Olympics
A few days before the opening ceremony of the Olympics in London, British street artist Banksy returned to work and surprised the streets with two new pieces dedicated to the worldly event. So themed, that Banksy. Banksy has been a source of influence over here at the Invisible Children office. Tyler, our Lead Designer and […]
“Beat of 2012” Documentary
For an hour today I successfully unglued my eyes from multiple screens of live London Olympics streams to watch a documentary from Coca-Cola about the making of their Olympics song “Anywhere In The World” by producer/guitarist/DJ-wonderchild Mark Ronson and hip-hop/soul/pop/grime amalgam Katy B. Coca-Cola is no stranger to capitalizing on a good worldwide sport competition […]
Photo blog: iconic Olympic moments
“The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well.” – Pierre de Coubertin (Photo credits: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
In the spirit of fair play
Not all of us at IC are athletes, but some of us work out. Not all of us are dedicated fans of any sport, but some of us like watching them on TV. What we can all agree on, though, is that the Olympics are a special time – not only for athletes, but for […]